During the darkest days of the Cold War ham radio operators listened for Q an Z Code signals sent between Pentagon and MI on the borders of the Soviet Union the most feared being ZBM2 an emergency alert signal meaning: Place a competent operator on this circuit

posted 2 years ago by kula 2 years ago by kula +29 / -0

Sorcha Faal needs financial support and wrote this clever letter on ZBM2 drawing an analogy with our current situation. I thought the Q and Z codes were worth sharing.

http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/

First twelve Q-codes listed in the 1912 International Radiotelegraph Convention Regulations Code Question Answer or notice QRA What ship or coast station is that? This is ____. QRB What is your distance? My distance is ____. QRC What is your true bearing? My true bearing is ____ degrees. QRD Where are you bound for? I am bound for ____. QRF Where are you bound from? I am bound from ____. QRG What line do you belong to? I belong to the ____ Line. QRH What is your wavelength in meters? My wavelength is ____ meters. QRJ How many words have you to send? I have ____ words to send. QRK How do you receive me? I am receiving (1–5). (1) is unreadable and (5) is perfect. QRL Are you busy? I am busy. QRM Are you being interfered with? I am being interfered with. QRN Are the atmospherics strong? Atmospherics (noise) are very strong.

Some example Z codes ZAL I am closing down (until...) due to.... Work...

Simplex;
Duplex;
Diplex; ZAP I am closing down (until...) due to....
Multiplex;
Single Sideband;
With automatic error correction system;
Without automatic error correction system.
With time and frequency diversity modem C&W ZBK Are you receiving my traffic clear? NATO ZBK1 I am receiving your traffic clear NATO ZBK2 I am receiving your traffic garbled NATO ZBM2 Place a competent operator on this circuit C&W ZLD2 I cannot transmit pictures. C&W ZSF Switch off...(1. IFF; 2. IFF sets for 10 minutes in area denoted except for ships whose call signs follow). C&W ZBW no. Change to backup frequency no. C&W ZBZ(1-5). Measure of Printability (Where 1=Garbled/unreadable & 5=Perfect) C&W ZUJ Stand by. NATO

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– kula [S] 2 points 2 years ago +2 / -0

👀 sounds crazy. Will dig.

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– impera 2 points 2 years ago +2 / -0

No rush, if its not something you have heard of before.. well its one rabbit hole I dont think I've seen mentioned in any Q related discussion so far. So might entirely go nowhere or be something inconsequential.

Other theories I've heard is that they are instructions to spies out in the field.. an encoding/encryption scheme for people that cant carry or use any specialized milspec type comms equipment traceable to any recognized nation. But a little codebook that can translate the numbers to orders, targets, locations, drop-box pickups etc is feasible.. and all you need is a regular radio receiver to pick em up.

This latter reminds me of the Soviet Woodpecker, no one knew what they were doing on this wavelength. did occasionally pause but went on for years

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/the-russian-woodpecker-the-soviet-signal-that-could-be-heard-on-the-radio