M14
| Enigma ID | M14 |
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| Name | ||
| Frequencies | ||
| Status | Active | |
| Voice | N/A | |
| Emission mode | ICW (A1A), MCW (H2A) | |
| Location | Russia | |
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| Known counterpart stations | E06, E17, G06, S06, V06, V23, F06, F01 | |
Run by one of Russian intelligence agencies. Its active counterparts are E06, G06, S06, F06 and F01.
Non-traffic format:
| 382 | 382 | 382 | 00000 |
| 3-digit schedule ID | |||
| Repeated for 4 minutes | |||
Traffic format, single message:
| Intro | Preamble | Message | Postamble | Outro | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | 642 642 | 108 108 | = = | 33910 33910 ... 06851 06851 | = = | 642 642 | 108 108 | 00000 |
| 3-digit schedule ID | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | 5-digit paired groups | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | |||
| Repeated for 4 minutes | ||||||||
Traffic format, two messages: (rarely heard)
| Intro | Preamble | Message | Postamble | Intro | Preamble | Message | Postamble | Outro | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | 601 601 | 38 38 | = = | 67394 67394 ... 85907 85907 | = = | 601 601 | 38 38 | 258 | 937 937 | 12 12 | = = | 56362 56362 ... 44490 44490 | = = | 937 937 | 12 12 | 00000 |
| 3-digit schedule ID | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | 5-digit paired groups | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | 3-digit schedule ID | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | 5-digit paired groups | 3-digit group, purpose unknown |
Group count | |||||
| Repeated for 4 minutes | Repeated for 1 minute | |||||||||||||||
Note that the "= =" parts are frequently omitted.
Typical scheduling
M14 schedules are scarce, because most regular traffic from the agency operating it is now digital (F06, F01). However, it is not uncommon to hear unscheduled M14 transmissions, which also adhere to the rules described here.
Typically M14 transmits on the hour or at the half hour, but may also start at other times within an hour. The transmission is often repeated 30 or 60 minutes later, on a frequency that is either higher or lower by 1-3 MHz than the one on which the previous broadcast was made. In case traffic was sent, the two transmissions are often repeated also the next day at the same times and on the same frequencies - but different times may also be used. Some schedules make only one broadcast, and repeat messages the next day at the same time, but on a different frequency.
The Morse speed is highly variable - 15, 20, 25, 30, and 40 WPM have all been used.