This is a copy of The Numbers Racket CD-ROM, which I prepared back in 1998. I am presenting it here, unedited, for historical purposes. Obviously most if not all of the information is 'out of date' today, but think of it as a snapshot of what the Spy Numbers scene was like in the late 1990s.

Like what you see here? Help support my work by taking a look at my software , and buy something of interest :) It's all available for download before purchase, so you can try it out.

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Morse Station M16 8BY

Morse Station M16 8BY

If you check ITU assignments, you'd think 8BY was located in Indonesia. But don't let the call sign fool you, 8BY transmits from just outside Paris, France.

Here's a sample marker transmission:

VVV VVV VVV 8BY 8BY 8BY 306/097/058

Frequencies used by 8BY:

10248 kHz
12170 kHz
14931 kHz
18415 kHz
20946 kHz

Mode ICW. Uses long zeros. Format:

     Call                        IDS
VVV VVV VVV 8BY 8BY 8BY    605/432/679/236
The IDs can be any number up to 12, they can remain the same for several transmissions, or change by having one ID go and leave the rest, such as 432/679/236.IDs are always in the same sequence.

Schedule: Transmission is at each hour+40 for 20 minutes.Up to 3 frequencies in parallel It is believed that it is just a list of IDs that there is a message waiting for and the ID collects the message possibly on another frequency or by other means. Can also use Q and Z codes If no IDs sends QRU

Example of ZKY= 142 825 047 ZKY/759
Example of ZCC= 142 047 ZCC 11 18/439 ZCC 10 16/306/146
Frequencies in use are,
7668 10248 12075 12170 12283 14433 14925 14931 18415 20946
Listen to the station 8BY (ENIGMA M16)

This is a copy of The Numbers Racket CD-ROM, which I prepared back in 1998. I am presenting it here, unedited, for historical purposes. Obviously most if not all of the information is 'out of date' today, but think of it as a snapshot of what the Spy Numbers scene was like in the late 1990s.

Like what you see here? Help support my work by taking a look at my software , and buy something of interest :) It's all available for download before purchase, so you can try it out.