[Spooks] Cuban anomaly

[Mark Taylor]

I have not heard the V2c frequency mistakes.

However, I wonder if that or something similar is what happened Tues,
1/11/05 0921 when the Txmn. on 7482 started 21 minutes late.  Since I don't
want to get up at 3:00 AM local time, I just set the radio on timer and
frequency then Audiocorder to vox, there isn't the option to search other
frequencies if the first doesn't come on when expected.

Even if it was just the operator starting the broadcast late, it could be a
"newbie" error, similar to the frequency punch up errors Mark S. suggests.

About Tom H.'s comments in the earlier thread, I've noticed the same click
at the end of the V2a and V2c transmissions.  It would make sense as you
suggest that an automated phone line is used so there is not additional
people handling the media with the actual numbers on it.  (Making the media
and actual set of numbers less vulnerable to going astray presumably.)  I
don't usually follow the M8 family transmissions.  Do they have the click at
the end also?

Mark T.

On 1/12/05 11:52 PM, "mslaten" <mslaten at prodigy.net> wrote:

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> Hi List:
> 
>   M8c came up on the wrong freq at the 2300z sked for January 12, 2005.
> Began on 7519m and changed at 2306z to correct freq of 8009m.  This has
> happened a few other times lately:
> 
> M8a    1/6/05    2300z    8009m to 8135m
> V2c    1/7/05    2100z    7887m to 6855m
> V2c    1/7/05    2200z    6855m to 6797m
> V2c    1/8/05    2100z    7975m (this is a 1000z freq, did not change to
> correct freq of 6855m today)
> M8c    1/12/05    2300z    7519m to 8009m
> 
>   It seems likely that a new operator come on shift and is making these
> mistakes.  Which also means that it is very likely that V2c and M8a/M8c are
> broadcast from the same location and by the same personnel.  More than
> likely, V2a is included in this, but have not noticed the same problem yet.
>   Has anyone else noticed this anomaly?  I have only seen it in the above
> instances and never in the past.
> 
> 73's
> Mark