-=> quoting Paul Scalzo to All <=-
Howdy Paul,
just browsed through your interesting HF-report, keep the stuff
coming !
PS> Frequency: 16.126.5 Mhz         Mode BD/SH: Baudot 50/370
PS> Callsign : `BPXL'               Date Time : 12/10/94 2024
PS> Location : Unknown              S I N P O : 22222
PS> Remarks  : RTTY station with very odd traffic "BPXL" followed
PS> BYBY "BO ICICICIC  1/1755" then into sloppy CW.
These guys are one of my favourite mystery-nets at the moment
(of course Nr. 2 behind KUL & Co.), so I have spent quite some
time, studying this net.
This is what I found out so far:
- Operational messages are transmitted in French, using bit-
  inversion (letter A = BBYYY; letter B=BYYBB; letter C=YBBBY....)
  (Code3 users set decoder to Mask 31)
  The station you heard on 16126.50 doesn't actually use 'BPXL' as
  a callsign ! The 'BPXL', which is repeatedly sent, is actually
  'ID-linefeed-F' and seems to be part of the synch. process.
- The stations are located in time zone UTC +1 hour
  (see sample messages)
- callsigns heard on the circuit are '0VL', '4AZ', '5HP', '5VG',
  '8NN' and 'ZKD', although there are at least 10 stations involved
  in the net.
- 'ZKD' seems to be net-control
I assume these stations are located in Algeria or some other French
speaking North African country. Europe as a location is unlikely.
My guess is MoI Algiers, in contact with the different prefectures
throughout the country.
Here are some selected op. messages monitored this summer :
frequencies usually 16124 +/- QRM (depending on the QRM from
'RFQP' on 16125,20)
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12:30 UTC    30/JUNE/94
 idfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfi
 dfidfidfidfyryryryryryryryryryryryryryr
  +++ ok  de zkd recu to nr 01/p le 30 juin 1994 aa  13h30
  qru qru ar
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idfidfiedfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidf
idfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidf
++++++de de de de de 5hp recu to nr 124 a 11178///0000 le 01/07/94
 a a a a a15h10
 qtc qtc asas as as as
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ryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryr  de de zkd zkd
 bsr bsr bsr bsr     gmgmgmgmg int int   zbz zbz zbz zbz zbz zbz
  qrv kk   k  k k k k k k k k k k
*************************************************************
 idfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidf
 yryryryryryxu~s~qrcihryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryr
 yryryryryryryrgoqgi~~yryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryr
 zkd zkd zkd de de 5vg 5vg 5vg bsr bsr bsr bsr bsr gmgmgmgmgm
 int int qru int qru et et int zbzbzbzbzb kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
 votre  zbzbzbzb    maintenant     4444444//////5555555    vue
que la   frequence  est  un   peu   qrm qrm  int  okok et int
zbzbzbzb ic icici qtc qtc  nnnnnn qrv  int oikok  as as as
*************************************************************
08:21 UTC    02/JULY/94
idfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidfidf
ryryryryrryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryry
  0vl 0vl 0vl   et et et et  8nn  8nn %un in  de de de  zkd de
zkd  qtc  qtc   je je roule
ryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryry
*************************************************************
Here is the synchronization/encryption sequence, which always
looks very similar. [That's why Ary and me call it the
"Crash Test Dummies" mmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm  ;-)) ]
 mmmmmmmm     mmmmmmm    mmmmmm
 armdhbymjoz &=80#?#&aaaassssddddffffrrrryvqhwjxqoc
 ..... then crypto messages ..........
The 'ARMDHBYMJOZ' appears at the beginning of every crypto.
I hope the M-7000 can receive bit-inverted transmissions,
otherwise you'll only see garbage.
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This is what a bit-inverted msg. from these folks will look like
in normal ITA-2:
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 ibfgk$yvkvaubkmqxqdfoavduoy=+ybyv9wauk6464646yryryryryryryryryr
 yryryryryryryqxqryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryr
 yryryryryryryryryryryrqxqyryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryr
 yryryrsryrygshnw~d~~~~goryryryyryry++?
 6-
 6-$6+1$
  jyk
 ~~ww#=+kubg%.2obk1/1+.3.?2(?2(?2(757575bwk?2(:icicicciuxqc9
 gbyfftfonjj ==0/:12?i
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 And here you have it "reinverted":
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 lst  prete  moi   ta
 plume  pour  ecrire  un mot   rqryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryry
 ryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryry
 ryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryryrygwjwnhgh~~
 v~~sxy~yr yrxryryr   ici  qrmqrmhrif~h w~~~ n je  ctois   la  nuit
   ca  va       int int int ok ok ok         int int    zbzb  zbz
   zbo z  uq~~~ ukejkunonan~
Signal was pretty bad, therefore lot of garbage in between !
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PS> Frequency: 7.545.1 Mhz          Mode BD/SH: ARQ-E3 192/340
PS> Callsign : `RFTJCS'             Date Time : 12/07/94 0600-0653
PS> Location : Unknown              S I N P O : 44444
PS> Remarks  : Unlocated French Military station with "Controle De
PS> Voie" No Circuit ident available.
I have 'RFTJC' listed as COMFOR Cap Vert !
Perhaps 'RFTJCS' is a sub-unit. See also my DEC 94 log, where
FNY Cap Vert appears on two channels (ARQ-E3-100).
KAC:
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At what time and on what frequency did you catch the QSF message
by 'KAC' ???
Did you receive my QSF net-mail to you ???? (note same date in QSF
message on the European circuit)
regards
and merry X-mas to you
de -Leif-
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