MFA Washington 27/Jan/2005 USA Transmission Modes: MIL-188-141A 125bd 1750Hz ALE MIL-188-110A 2400bd Serial Tone HF Modem Logged Frequencies: 4553.6 5748.6 6902.6 8058.6 10733.6 11168.6 11217.6 11472.6 13503.6 16283.6 18248.6 18944.6* 20810.6 *18944.6 possibly replaced by 18248.6. Reported Frequencies: None Country Profile: Capital is Washington DC, with 50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Forces include Department of the Army, Department of the Navy (includes Marine Corps), Department of the Air Force note: the Coast Guard falls under the Department of Transportation, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy. Web Address: http://www.state.gov/index.html Notes on Operation: [SAT][SUN] Appearance of extensive network of embassies and frequencies post-September 11 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Previous to that, only sporadic operation, usually a periodic activation of backup systems from KRH50 (London) and other strategic outposts. Two distinct sets of identifiers operate on the network: - K + 2 letters + 2 digits which are believed to be the embassies - W + 2 letters + 3 digits which are believed to be US-based control nodes US Air Force ground stations appear to be programmed to operate on this network too and frequently exchange LQAs with embassies. Notable increase in this activity when US heads of state on overseas business. AMD operator chatter has been noted on several channels including locations being passed in the clear. So much for network security... Secure authentication takes place during data transfers with HF modems Language: English Reported Callsigns/Selcals for Parent MFA/Embassies: KBF95 US Embassy KCA30 US Embassy KEA32 US Embassy KEH34 US Consulate Basrah, Iraq KEH34TOC US Embassy Baghdad, Iraq KEM99 US Embassy KFB90 US Embassy KMN93 US Department of State Springfield, VA, USA KMN94 US Department of State Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA KMN94A US Department of State Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA KMN95 US Department of State Warrenton, VA, USA KMN97 KRC81 US Embassy KRC82 US Embassy KRC83 US Embassy KRH48 US Embassy KRH50 US Embassy London, UK KRH54 US Embassy Moscow, Russia KRH57 US Embassy KRH58 US Embassy KRH60 US Embassy KRH61 US Embassy KRH62 US Embassy KRH68 US Embassy Europe KRH71 US Embassy KRH73 US Embassy KRH84 US Embassy KSI84 US Embassy KVX45 US Embassy SE Asia KVX50 US Embassy Europe KVX53 US Embassy Europe KVX55 US Embassy KVX56 US Embassy KWA37 US Embassy KWA54 US Embassy Europe KWA80 US Embassy Bangkok, Thailand KWB48 US Embassy Europe KWB57 US Embassy KWE41 US Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia KWF22 US Embassy Africa KWG41 US Embassy KWH49 US Embassy KWK20 US Embassy KWK50 US Embassy Teheran, Iran KWK90 US Embassy Europe/Middle East KWK92 US Embassy KWK93 US Embassy Europe/Middle East KWK95 US Embassy Cairo, Egypt KWK96 US Embassy Europe/Middle East KWK97 US Embassy Warsaw, Poland KWK98 US Embassy KWK99 US Embassy Europe/Middle East KWL90 US Embassy Manila, Philippines KWL92 US Embassy Tokyo, Japan KWL93 US Embassy Taipei, Taiwan KWL94 US Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia KWL95 US Embassy Beijing, China KWL96 US Embassy SE Asia KWN63 US Embassy KWN95 US Embassy KWP95 US Embassy KWP96 US Embassy KWP97 US Embassy KWQ36 US Embassy KWR91 US Embassy Europe KWR92 US Embassy KWR93 US Embassy Europe KWR98 US Embassy Europe KWS57 US Embassy Europe KWS78 US Embassy Athens, Greece KWS93 US Embassy Europe KWS99 US Embassy KWT49 US Embassy KWT50 US Embassy KWT51 US Embassy Europe KWT55 US Embassy KWT88 US Embassy KWT90 US Consulate Frankfurt, Germany KWT92 US Embassy KWT93 US Embassy Central Europe KWT97 US Embassy Europe KWT98 US Embassy KWV45 US Embassy KWV71 US Embassy Ankara, Turkey KWV91 US Embassy KWW25 US Embassy Oslo, Norway KWY21 US Embassy KWY55 US Embassy KWY58 US Embassy KWY59 US Embassy KWY94 US Embassy KWX57 US Embassy Europe KWX95 US Embassy KWX92 US Embassy Europe KWX95 US Embassy KWX99 US Embassy WBK69A US Department of State WNG739 US Department of State Beltsville, MD, USA WNG740 US Department of State WNG744 US Department of State WNG746 US Department of State WNG767 US Department of State Europe Control Node WNG811 US Department of State Dictionary: Sample message formats: ========================================================================== Example 1: ==========================================================================