SP8WJT/HF8V - RED ARMY RADIOTELEGRAPH SIMULATOR - SP8WJT/HF8V ======= US ARMY ======= ver. 2.47 NOTE: US Army radiocomm include also Naval and Air comm, because in the USA army owned its own air force and navy (because of rivalisation between officers of the Army and Navy). ITEMS COVERED: 01. War Department Radio Network 02. US Army in 2WW period 03. UNDEFINED RADIO SILENCE REQUEST (NATO STANDARD) 04. ASP - Air Support Party 05. and maybe other ... (now difficult to find) ============================ 01. WAR DEPARTMENT RADIO NET ============================ OVERVIEW: This was huge network spread over the world (occupied Philipines and Pacific Island etc). Network was up to 164 stations and traffic in Washington HQ was up to 600 messages a day [10], both coded and clear text. Important part of this system was AARS, Amateur Army Radio System, HQ station WLM was in the same room with WAR. AARS also used amateur callsigns and there was 70 nets in the 3.5 MHz band. (Army had very bad operators at that time, so US Regime tried to attract radioamateurs by promoting Amateur Radio.) NET ORGANISATION: It seems there was small nets sometimes with HQ in Washington (WAR). I was rather all-with-all nets, based on current traffic needs. Both simplex and duplex operations. TRAFFIC PROCEDURES: Clear text messages were sent frequently even during WW2 (mainly administrative traffic). For example all promotion messages was always in the clear. During 2 WW crypto was in 5L with indicators (first 2 groups same as last 2 groups - M209 crypto system). QTC FORMAT: 5L with indicator (M209), sometimes clear text. PBL as described in [1]. OP NOTES: Bugs, separator V instead of DE is used (changed to DE in late 1940's). A1, F1 modes in use. Operating procedures as described in [1] [2] USARMY operators were VERY slow (12 WPM was standard training), but on War Dept Net were the better ones (huge load of traffic), so speed is rather moderate. PROB: 30% CALLSIGNS: 1933 (otherwise noted) WAR WASHINGTON WLE AARS BOSTON WLH AARS COLUMBUS WLM AARS WASHINGTON WLN AARS GOVERNORS ISL. WLQ AARS FT. HOWARD WLR AARS ATLANTA WLT AARS CHICAGO WLU AARS OMAHA WLV AARS SAN FRANCISCO WLX AARS ZAMBOANGA (PHILLIPINES) WLY AARS FT. MONMOUTH WTA MANILA (FT. SANTIAGO) (PHILLIPINES) WTA1 BREMERHAVEN (GERMANY) (1951) WTC MARSHFIELD WTG WRANGELL WTI VANCOUVER WTJ FT. SHAFTER WTO FT. KEMEHAMEHA WTP FT. RUGER WTS DENVER WTU TOKYO (1951) WTW FT. MONMOUTH WTX FT. MCKINLEY WTZ FT. SILL WUE FT. GEORGE WRIGHT WUG CAMP MARFA WUI FT. RILEY WUJ FT. LEWIS WUM TUCSON WUP FT. MILLS (PHILLIPINES) WUY FT. CROCKET WUZ FT. BRAGG WVA CIRCLE CITY (1920) [*] WVB FAIRBANKS (1920) [*] WVB FT. SAM HOUSTON WVC FT. LEAVENWORTH WVD SEATTLE (1927) [*] WVL CANAL ZONE WVM MONTEREY WVN TIENTSIN (CHINA) WVO BOSTON WVP GOVERNORS ISL. (NEW YORK) WVR FT. MCPHERSON WVT CHICAGO WVU FT. OMAHA WVVV YOKOHAMA (1951) WVW FT. DA RUSSEL WVX FT. DOUGLAS WVY SAN FRANCISCO WVZ FT. HAYNES WXA JUNEAU WXB FT. BARROW WXE ANCHORAGE WXH KETCHIKAN WXK ST. LOUIS WXP FAIRBANKS WXR SEWARD WXY NOME WYD WRIGHT FIELD WYG KELLY FIELD WYN HATBOX FIELD WYO HANSLEY FIELD WYQ LUKE FIELD WYS CAMP CLERK WYV FORT RILEY WYW BOWMAN FIELD (LOUISVILLE) WYX WHEELER FIELD WYY DRYDEN WYZ FORDSBURG WZA KODIAK (1938) WZAB MIDLAND WZB BRACKETVILLE WZC SKAGWAY WZE KANAKANAK WZF SQUAW HARBOR (BARALOF BAY) WZG FT. BRAGG WZJ SCOFIELD BARACS WZK ST. LOUIS WZL NOGALES WZM DOUGLAS WZN CAMP STOTSENBURG (PHILLIPINES) WZO FT. BLISS WZP FT. HUACHUCA WZQ CAMP JOHN HAY (PHILLIPINES) [*] - Alaskan Communication System In the 1920s there was problems with CATS (Cable Alaskan Telegraphic System) and army stations has been used as public telecom stations. FREQS: original (1933 otherwise noted) 132 WUP 200 WYV (AAF), WYW (1923) 200B WVB FAIRBANKS (1920) 222 WUP 234.5B WVA (1920) 1652 WXE (1938) 1666 WXH WZA (1938) 1682 WXP WTG (1938) 1712 WXA WXY (1938) 2605 WXK,WZK 3497.5 WLM (1941) 3830 WYZ 5500 WZE 4010 WXH 4020 WAR 4025 WAR 4030 WTI,WUE,WUJ,WVX 4080 WVZ,WYD 4085 WVD 4090 WAR,WTJ,WTS,WTZ,WUG,WUM,WUY,WUZ,WVB,WVW,WZG,WYG,WYN,WYO,WYY,WZAB,WZL,WZB,WZM,WZO,WZP 4255 WAR 4305 WLX,WTX,WVC,WXE,WYS,WZQ 4310 WVR,WZC 4325 WAR WTA WTJ WTU WVD WVY (1951) 4365 WVL,WXB,WXR,WZF 4375 WVC 4380 WVT 4400 WVM 4430 WUI,WVN 4440 WVU 4448 WVO,WZC 4450 WTC,WUM,WYN,WYO,WYY,WYZ 4455 WVB 4705 WVO 6990 WAR,WLE,WLH,WLN,WLM,WLQ,WLR,WLT,WLU,WLV,WLY,WTW,WVB,WVO,WVP,WVR,WVT,WVU,WVZ 8040 WAR 8050 WAR,WXH 8060 WUE,WUJ,WTI,WVX 8160 WVZ,WYD 8170 WVD 8180 WAR,WTJ,WTS,WTZ,WUG,WUM,WUZ,WVB,WVW,WYN,WYO,WYY,WYZ,WZB,WZL,WZM,WZO,WZP 8510 WAR 8600 WVY 8610 WLX,WTX,WVC,WZN,WZQ 8620 WVR,WZC 8730 WVL,WXB,WXR,WZF 8750 WVC 8760 WVT 8860 WUI,WVB,WYN 8880 WVM,WVU 8888 WTC,WUM,WYG,WYN,WYO,WYY,WYZ 12058 WAR 12075 WAR,WXH 12240 WTJ 12255 WVD 12765 WAR,WYO 13095 WVL,WXR 13123 WVC 13140 WVT 13290 WVB,WVN 13320 WVU 13333 WTC,WUM,WYG,WYY,WYZ 13515 WYN 16100 WXH 16320 WTJ,WTO,WTP,WZJ,WYQ,WYX 16340 WVD 17462 WVL,WXR 17500 WVC 17720 WVN 20105 WXH 20435 WTJ 21170 WVD 24510 WVL 24550 WVL REMARKS: Following stations were not covered because of lack of original frequencies: WTE Roosevelt private train WTI SWANS ISLAND (1920s) (decom. 1928) WUAJ MANILA (1920s) WUAK FORT WINT (1920s) WUAL FORT DRUM (1920s) WUB FT. HANCOCK WUBA CAMP ALFRED VAIL (1920s) WUBC CAMP KNOX (1920s) WUBD FORT SILL (1920s) WUC FT. WRIGHT WUCA CAMP STOTSENBURG (1920s) WUCB CAMP JOHN HAY (1920s) WUE FT. LEVETT (1920s) WUF FT. MONROE (1920s) WUH LAREDO (1920s) WUJ FORT SAM HOUSTON (1920s) WUK FT. STEVENS WUL FT. TOTTEN WUN FORT WORDEN (1920s) WUN ABERDEEN PROV. GRDS WUO FORT WINFIELD SCOTT (1920s) WUO FT. BENNING WUQ YUMA WUR FORT MORGAN (1920s) WUR FT. MCCLELLAN WUS FORT ROSECRANS (1920s) WUS FT. OGLETHORPE WUT FORT CASWELL (1920s) WUT FT. STORY WUU FT. ADAMS (1920s) WUV LIVENGOOD (1920s) WUV FT. THOMAS WUX FORT CROCKETT (1920s) WUX FT. ETHAN WUY FORT SAN JACINTO (1920s) WUZ FORT BROWN (1920s) WVA HQ WASHINGTON ? WVB FAIRBANKS (1920s) WVC FORT EGBERT (1920s) WVD FORT GIBBON (1920s) WVE S. MICHAEL (1920s) WVE FORT SAM HOUSTON WVF KOTLIK (1920s) WVG NOME (1920s) WVH NULATO (1920s) WVJ WRANGELL (1920s) WVK HOLLY CROSS (1920s) WVL FORT FRANK (1920s) WVM NOORVIK (1920s) WVN FORT MILLS (1920s) WVQ FORT HOWARD (1920s) WVS FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON (1920s) WVV JEFFERSON BARRACS (1920s) WXG FORT WASHINGTON (1920s) WXL IDITAROD (1920s) WXO CRAIG (1920s) WXP FT. TRAVIS (1920s) WXQ FOR EGBERT (1927) WXT S. MICHAEL (1927) WXV MCGRATH (1920s) WXW NOORVIK (1927) WXX FORT YUKON (1920s) WYDA ST. LOUIS (1920s) WYDB MEMPHIS (1920s) WYDC NEW ORLEANS (1920s) WYUC AACS ASCENSION WYX TIENTSIN (1920s) WZA FORT SCREVEN (1920s) WZAH FORT WORDEN WZC FT. WHITMAN (1920s) WZD FORT BARRANCAS (1920s) WZE FORT CONSTITUTION (1920s) WZF FT. MOULTRIE (1920s) WZH FT. EADS (1920s) WZJ FT. CASEY (1920s) WZK FT. DADE (1920s) WZN FT. DU PONT (1920s) MESSAGES ======== Here is example of intercommunication between Army and Navy, this msg was sent as Z (flash message) by WVT (Chicago) in 1937. Originator COM9 is 9th Naval District HQ in Chicago and destinator (registered telegraphic address) OPNAV is Navy HQ in Washington. GREAT LAKES ILLINOIS 1150 A JULY 6 1937 = OPNAV WASHINGTON DC = TWO ZERO ZERO SIX MY TWO ZERO ZERO SIX ZERO ZERO THREE ZERO AND TWO ZERO ZERO SIX ZERO ONE FIVE ZERO AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION BELIEVE REPORT ABSOLUTELY UNFOUNDED ONE ONE FOUR FIVE COMNINE Typical practice was reference to answered message at the beginning of msg and this was sent by spelled numerals to ensure that averange american military telegraphist would made no errors on it. Format: xxdd hhmm xx - message office number (daily) dd - day hh - hour mm - minute TOF (Time of Filling) was included at the end of msg in the same manner. ========================= 02. US ARMY IN EUROPE 2WW ========================= Linear tactical callsigns. M-209 traffic (QTC 5L with indicators, first 2 groups same as last 2 groups) Army net callsigns with 2 letter prefix. American operators were very slow, 12 WPM was standard training. Original 1944 networks, data from german SIGINT documents [3] ====================================================================== FREQ UNIT PLAYERS ====================================================================== 2460 6TH ARMY GROUP JECU JEAZ JECT 2575 15 CORPS UXY YDW AUL LWL DTH 4040 6 CORPS (7TH ARMY) TKH HAJ RPA RYQ MYJ MVI ====================================================================== Traffic Procedures: - Described in FM24-6 [1], FM24-12 [2]. - Both international and special Q codes. Special Q codes: QCN - Your number is ... Answer after number ... QCO - Your tone is: 1/ Good 2/ Bad 3/ Varies QHA - You are using athenticator incorrectly ... QHD - Delay due to ... QHF - Your frequency is slightly high QHI - Now, untill further orders QHK - Make preliminary call before transmitting traffic QHL - From ... until ... QHO - I am unable to use ... QHP - At ... QHR - Inform me when this message has been received by addressee QIA - Check your authentication of last transmission QID - My ... is faulty QIO - You are causing interference by inattention to order to wait QJA - Authentication of my last transmission is ... QJC - I will call you again at ... on present frequency QJD - Your ... appears to be faulty QJG - I am controlling station (NCS) on this frequency QJM - Check encipherment of message ... and repeat QJR - Messsage ... was received by the addressee QJS - Readibillity of your signals: 1/bad 2/poor etc.. QJW - Keep continues watch until further notice QJZ - Stand by QKA - Authentication of This message or transmission ... QKC - Send by: 1/Direct (R) Method 2/Broadcast (F) Method 3/Intercept (I) Method 4/Repeat Back (G) Method QKF - Answer me on ... kHz QKG - It is necessary to obtain the permission of the controlling station (NCS) on this frequency QLA - Authenticate your last message QLC - Substitute code sign (callsign) of control station of group (net) in place of this operating signal QLE - ... 1/Radio 2/Visual 3/Telegraph 4/Teletypewriter 5/Telephone QLF - Your frequency is slightly low QLG - Station leaves net temporarily QLO - Use ... QMA - Authenticate transmission ... QMF - Your frequency is correct QMG - Station reports into the net QMH - Shift to transmit and recieve on ... If communication is not established within ... minutes, shift back to present frequency QMM - I have ... messages for you QMO - Repeat message (or portion ...) QMR - Retransmit message ... to ... QNC - Call me again at ... on present frequency QNF - Change to normal frequency QNG - Resume normal W/T radiocommunication now QNM - Unable to locate message(s) ... Give further identification data QNO - Your message ... not received QNR - Act as radiolink between me and ... QNW - Close down QOC - Answer in proper order of callsigns QOE - ... 1/ Receiver 2/Transmitter 3/Power supply 4/Antenna system QOF - I'm changing to normal frequency QOG - Assume W/T organisation ... forthwith QOM - Transmit only messages of and above precedence ... QOW - Will call you again as soon as possible. Am closing down QPA - Authentication challenge is ... QPC - Answer calls for me on present frequency (or on ... kc/s) QPG - Take control of net QPM - Following message has been read (received or intercepted) QPO - Following repetision is made in accordance with your request. (This signal used in reply to QMO) QPW - I'm closing down QPZ - Affirmative (yes) QQC - ... will answer calls for me (or for ...) QQF - I hear you best on ... kc/s QQK - Report disposal of message ... QQL - This message is being repeated for information to you QQM - This message is exact duplicate of message previously transmitted QQQ - Air raid: 1/warning 2/in progress 3/all clear QQS - Signal strengths of group (...) are ... QQT - There is no reply to message ... QQU - Give me your message. I will dispose of it QQV - Make signals more distinctly QQW - Following stations are keeping watch on ... kc/s QQX - This message may be sent as written by any means except radio (wireless) QQY - This message must be sent in cipher if liable to interception or to fall into enemy hands QQZ - Negative (no, not) QVF - Send a series of V's QVM - This message was incompletly received. Portions missed are indicated by the position of QVM in message QVR - Transmit this message to the addressee indiated by the numeral following ... All addressee are to be counted consecutively as they appear QVY - (for visual use only) QVZ - Unable to comply QWC - I have been unable to communicate with ... QWF - I'm about to send tuning signal on my present frequency QWO - Listen for voice (R/T) QXC - Nothing heard from you (since ...) QYC - I'm in communication with ... QYF - I'm shift receiver to ... kc/s QYM - This message may be sent as written by any means including radio (wireless) QYT - Timing signal will be transmitted now QYZ - (for visual use only) QZF - Zero beat your transmitter to my frequency QZH - Use CCBP ... (Attention is invited to article ...) QZM - Message acknowledged QZZ - Your Operating Signal ... (1/Not undestood 2/Not held) =================================== 03. UNDEFINED RADIO SILENCE REQUEST =================================== According to FM manuals, special prosign HM and transmission authentication, repeated twice. These stations are just procedure examples, never exists (synthetic type). According to some sources this procedure was rarely used, but maybe was trained in exercises. CALLSIGN: 3 element LFL NATO type, dynamic. FREQ: 2402 3184 4394 5739 6953 7754 8056 PROB: 25% ============================ 04. ASP - Air Support Party ============================ Based on 2WW (EU Theatre) original procedure/example. This was tactical link between Army low level units and Army Air Force (AAF) party. FREQS: Assumed in orignal band. SOURCES: [1] FM24-6, 1945 [2] FM24-12, 1944 [3] German intercepts of US Army Nets in France, 1944 [4] Vagledning for Radiospanare, 1947, SAPO [5] Final Acts of the Extraoridinary Radio Conference, Geneva 1951, ITU [6] Short Wave Radio Craft [7] Various radiologs [8] Spring_1938_Radio_Amateur_Callbook [9] http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/congressional_hearings/pclmaps-army-radio-net-1927.jpg [10] ArmyAmateurRadioSystem1925-1941.pdf [11] https://ia801707.us.archive.org/1/items/SignalOperationInstructions/SignalOperationInstructions.pdf [12] https://history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-17-1/CMH_Pub_30-17-1.pdf [13] The Sigmal Corps The Test LOOKING FOR: 1. More freqs/callsigns/original skeds 2. AARS net freqs and sked on amateur bands 3. More original traffic examples 4. WVSM - DF NET 2WW