Numbers stations V24 and M94, new schedule up as of end of July, 2011

[Token]

Hello all,

I have a new schedule up for predictions of transmissions of the Korean language numbers stations V24 and M94 at http://home.mchsi.com/~token_radio/Sched_V3_Jul2011.JPG Keep in mind that these stations make minor changes all the time, so I will not claim the schedule is 100% accurate, but excluding transmission errors (V24 averages about 6 or so "error" transmissions, wrong time or freq and message not repeated, each month) I bet it is 80+%.

M94 has reduced operations to just 4 transmissions per month, I think it is safe to say it is on its way out. This station did more than 28 transmissions per month in 2009 and each year since has shown reductions.

Some V24 time slots are used every other month instead of every month. So, if you try a time/frequency combination and nothing is heard there are three possibilities; you have no propagation to the region, the station is going to use that time slot next month, or V24 changed its schedule...again.

I hope you find it helpful,

T!

 

[midnightcowboy]

I am a newbie. Would the numbered frequencies be exactly the same for us here in Toronto, Canada. Or there is a slight disparity by minus or positive? I would love listening to them if they were from North Korea. Are they?

 

[Token]

The frequencies would be the same for anyplace on Earth.

The numbers stations shown on this schedule, V24 and M94, are from South Korea, although the startup tune is North Korean. The most probable intended recipients are assets in the field in North Korea. So it is likely a message to North Korea, not from NK. As far as I know NK stopped broadcasting numbers on HF in about 2000.

Information on the station here (sorry, several are somewhat dated, I need to update them):
Numbers Station V24
Numbers Station M94 (schedule not yet updated on M94 page)
V24 - HF Underground
M94 - HF Underground


Examples here:
Numbers Station, South Korean, V24, August 3, 2010, 1400 UTC, 6215 kHz AM - YouTube
Numbers Station, South Korean, V24, July 1, 2011, 1500 UTC, 5115 kHz AM - YouTube
Numbers Station, MCW, M94, April 22, 2009, 5715 kHz, AM - YouTube
Numbers Station, MCW, M94, April 23, 2009, 5115 kHz, AM - YouTube

Hope that helps,
T!