[Spooks] Cuban Schedules

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Hi List:

    As you know, the V2c broadcasts were with us from about August 8, 2004 
until September 30, 2005.  The schedule was fixed daily as follows:

Time    Sun     Mon     Tue     Wed     Thu      Fri       Sat

0900    7887    7527    7520    7482    7527    7520    7887
1000    7975    7681    7887    7862    7681    7887    7975

1700    8010    8010    8010    8010    8010    8010    8010
1800    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097
1900    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097
2000    7887    7887    7887    7887    7887    7887    7887
2100    6855    6855    6855    6855    6855    6855    6855
2200    6797    6797    6797    6797    6797    6797    6797

    Basically, the same callups were used and the same message sent by the 
two different callups.  Callups were:

A888 16x2 A252 166x1 A888 16x2 (R3) and the message began, 44621 62561 .... 
etc.

A346 72x5 (R3) and the message began, 73511 91082 .... etc.

And only once that I heard on January 9, 2005 the callup:
A445 62x5 (R3) and the message began, 611.4 08405 .... etc. was used. 
Reception was bad for that sked.

    Beginnin in October 2005, this network changed it's format to that of 
V2a, with the following daily schedule being implemented:

Time    Sun     Mon     Tue     Wed     Thu      Fri       Sat

0900    7887    7527    7520    7482    7527    7520    7887
1000    7975    7681    7887    7862    7681    7887    7975

1600    7975    7975    7975    7975    7975    7975    7975
1700    8010    8010    8010    8010    8010    8010    8010
1800    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097
1900    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097    8097
2000    7887    7887    7887    7887    7887    7887    7887
2100    6855    6855    6855    6855    6855    6855    6855

    Note that the only time and freq change is the 2200z sked is eliminated 
and the 1600z on 7975m was put in it's place.
    There are now four different V2a broadcasts on a daily basis occupying 
these skeds.  At 0900,1600,1800 and 2000 the primary sked is on, and at 
1000,1700,1900 and 2100 the secondary or repeat sked is broadcast.  Here is 
an example from today October 29, 2005:

0900    7887    A39083 39413 02603    (Primary)
1000    7975    A39083 39413 02603    (Secondary)

1600    7975    A84305 73605 24685    (Primary)
1700    8010    A84305 73605 24685    (Secondary)

1800    8097    A13256 08366 30096    (Primary)
1900    8097    A13256 08366 30096    (Secondary)

2000    7887    A39258 67888 54718    (Primary)
2100    6855    A39258 67888 54718    (Secondary)

    For those who are new to the "Numbers Stations", the Cubans format is 
such that the last number of each of the three callups will increment by one 
each day.  For instance,

2100    6855    A39257 67887 54717 (Yesterday)
2100    6855    A39258 67888 54718 (Today)
2100    6855    A39259 67889 54719 (Tomorrow)

    The Cuban M8a and M8c formats also use this incremental way of keeping 
track of the number of days that a message is sent.  The M8's also use the 
primary/secondary format.

    There are other V2a skeds on the air that keep regular schedules, but 
this is the only group to my knowledge that used a V2c schedule.

    I hope some of you have found this of interest.

    Happy monitoring!!!

73's
Mark