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Old February 4th 07, 06:13 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Ron Baker, Pluralitas! Ron Baker,    Pluralitas! is offline
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Default CW "Letters Station"?


"dxAce" wrote in message
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dxAce wrote:

"Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" wrote:

5947 kHz, 2007/02/04 09:20 UTC
s6 in southern California.
A religious broadcaster nearly makes it somewhat
difficult to copy.
CW sending five letter groups like:
AIWNM RDART NDAMM ITIAW WURGR AIURN
WMRDU IGNNI GNIDT RIIRR IUTRR AWWTA TGWUI
DTGUD MNIDA

Letters correspond with numbers? Because there
are only 10 different letters. ADGIMNRTUW.


'Cut' numbers, used to save time:

0 T
1 A
2 N
3 D
4 U
5 W
6 R
7 I
8 G
9 M

The station is known as M8a and is from Cuba.


The same station is operating on or about 5800 at 1007.

dxAce
Michigan
USA


It's interesting. CW numbers would seem contrary to
the supposed low-tech advantage of number stations.
To copy CW numbers the person receiving either has
to have the skill to copy CW (cut numbers at least) or
has to have somewhat special equipment (computer
and appropriate software).

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rb