North Korea : V28 "The Parrot"

Korean Numbers Station (North Korea) Enigma Code : V28 Nickname : "The Parrot" Frequency : ** Moving around Morning time: 4494, 4625, 4980, 5160 kHz Night time : 2930, 3000, 3050, 3518 kHz Mode : AM "1 2 3 1 2 3 (secret code *3) 1 2 3 1 2 3 (secret code *3) 1 2 3 1 2 3 (secret code *3)" ** 1-2-3 = (하나 둘 셋) = (hana-dul-ses) Past Logs: V28 "The Parrot" (04) : https://radio.chobi.net/DX/SPYnumBBS/?res:2562 V28 "The Parrot" (03) : https://radio.chobi.net/DX/SPYnumBBS/?res:989 V28 "The Parrot" (02) : http://radio.chobi.net/DX/SPYnumBBS/?res:761 V28 "The Parrot" (01) : http://radio.chobi.net/DX/SPYnumBBS/?res:6 schedule 2026 : ------------------------------------- Jan 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Feb 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Mar 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Apr 2200-2210, 1000-1010 May 2200-2210, 1000-1010 Jun 2200-2210, 1000-1010 ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Aug 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Sep 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Oct 2100-2110, 1200-1210 Nov Dec ------------------------------------- schedule 2025 : ------------------------------------- Jan Feb Mar ------------------------------ Apr 2100-2110, 1000-1010 May 2100-2110, 1000-1010 Jun 2100-2110, 1000-1010 ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, 1000-1010 Aug 2100-2110, 1000-1010 Sep 2100-2110, 1000-1010 ------------------------------ Oct 2100-2110, 1200-1210 Nov 2100-2110, 1200-1210 Dec 2100-2110, 1200-1210 ------------------------------------- schedule 2024 : ------------------------------------- Jan 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Feb 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Mar 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Apr 2100-2110, 1000-1010 (2100-2110 ??) May 2100-2110, 1000-1010 (2100-2110 ??) Jun 2100-2110, 1000-1010 (2100-2110 ??) ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, 1000-1010 Aug 2100-2110, 1000-1010 Sep 2100-2110, 1000-1010 ------------------------------ Oct Nov Dec ------------------------------------- schedule 2023 : ------------------------------------- Jan 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Feb 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Mar 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Apr 2200-2210, 1000-1010 May 2200-2210, 1000-1010 Jun 2200-2210, 1000-1010 ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, ?? Aug 2100-2110, ?? Sep 2100-2110, ?? ------------------------------ Oct 2200-2210, 1200-1210 Nov 2200-2210, 1200-1210 Dec 2200-2210, 1200-1210 ------------------------------------- schedule 2022 : ------------------------------------- Jan Feb Mar ------------------------------ Apr May Jun ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Aug 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Sep 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Oct 2200-2210, 1200-1210 Nov 2200-2210, 1200-1210 Dec 2200-2210, 1200-1210 ------------------------------------- schedule 2021 : ------------------------------------- Jan 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Feb 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Mar 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Apr 2100-2110, ?? May 2100-2110, ?? Jun 2100-2110, ?? ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Aug 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Sep 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Oct 2100-2110, ?? Nov 2100-2110, ?? Dec 2100-2110, ?? ------------------------------------- Schedule 2020 : ** Frequency may change by 10kHz or more. *2100/*2200- 3000kHz 3050kHz 4494kHz 4980kHz *0900/*1000- 2930kHz 3518kHz 4625kHz 5150kHz ------------------------------------- Jan 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ** same as 2019 Feb 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ** same as 2019 Mar 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ** same as 2019 ------------------------------ Apr 2200-2210, 1000-1010 ** same as 2019 May 2200-2210, 1000-1010 ** same as 2019 Jun 2100-2110, 1000-1010 (ex: 2200-2210) ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, 0900-0910 (ex: 1200-1210) Aug 2100-2110, 0900-0910 (ex: 1200-1210) Sep 2100-2110, 0900-0910 (ex: 1200-1210) ------------------------------ Oct 2200-2210, 1300-1310 Nov 2200-2210, 1300-1310 Dec 2200-2210, 1300-1310 ------------------------------------- schedule 2019 : ------------------------------------- Jan 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Feb 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Mar 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Apr 2200-2210, 1000-1010 May 2200-2210, 1000-1010 Jun 2200-2210, 1000-1010 ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, 1200-1210 Aug 2100-2110, 1200-1210 Sep 2100-2110, 1200-1210 ------------------------------ Oct 2200-2210, 1300-1310 Nov 2200-2210, 1300-1310 Dec 2200-2210, 1300-1310 ------------------------------------- *** Broadcast time changed with North Korea's standard time change. Old schedule since May/05/2018 ~ Dec/2018: ------------------------------------- Jan 2100-2110/2200-2210, 0900-0910 Feb 2200-2210, 0900-0910 Mar 2200-2210, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Apr 2200-2210, 1000-1010 May 2200-2210, 1000-1010 Jun 2200-2210, 1000-1010 ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, 1200-1210 Aug 2100-2110, 1200-1210 Sep 2100-2110, 1200-1210 ------------------------------ Oct 2200-2210, 1300-1310 Nov 2200-2210, 1300-1310 Dec 2200-2210, 1300-1310 ------------------------------------- NightTime (0900-1400) : around 2900-3700 kHz MorningTime(2000-2300) : around 4200-5700 kHz There was a possibility that it could be received irregularly at another time / frequency. MEMO: Developments since the discovery of this encrypted communication : 3277kHz past logs (in japanese) : http://radio.chobi.net/bbsasia/?res:1844 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I found this broadcasting in August 2015. Initially it was monitoring 3277 kHz. After that, contents were investigated by Korean DXers and a nickname ("The Parrot") was attached. Thanks to them, we are able to know the details in detail. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secret code (There seems to be several types. May not be correct) : 3050kHz : Heuk-ryong-san, Cheon-dung-san 3150kHz : Cheon-gye-san 3277kHz : Rak-du-san 3690kHz : Bak-du-san, Chong-tae-san Wiki (in Korean) : https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%82%9C%EC%88%98%EB%B0%A9%EC%86%A1/%EB%B6%81%ED%95%9C#s-3 List of mountains in Korea (Wiki) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Korea YouTube: -1330- : https://youtu.be/bPXyDTwDJMs https://youtu.be/sJJLOg5dlx8 -2230- : https://youtu.be/2ojSiUsaTqM https://youtu.be/b6CXYyz6cXU

schedule 2026 : ------------------------------------- Jan 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Feb 2100-2110, 0900-0910 Mar 2100-2110, 0900-0910 ------------------------------ Apr 2200-2210, 1000-1010 May 2200-2210, 1000-1010 Jun 2200-2210, 1000-1010 ----------------------------- Jul 2100-2110, 1000-1010 Aug 2100-2110, 1000-1010 Sep 2100-2110, 1000-1010 ------------------------------ Oct 2200-2210, 1200-1210 Nov 2200-2210, 1200-1210 Dec 2200-2210, 1200-1210 ------------------------------------- ** Special thanks to MiasmaSpasm63 !

I only just saw the new thread, so I'll repeat what I said on the old one. So far today (5th of November), I found one evening V28 transmission at 1159z on 3049.5kHz. The operator was female and at the start of the transmission, music was audible in the background. I'm going to send an audio clip of it below for anyone wanting to identify it. There was also a man audible in the background during the transmission. At 1203z, the transmission went out, cutting the female operator off. It stayed off for around 45 seconds before coming back at 1204z. The transmission then remained up until 1206z. https://radio.chobi.net/DX/SPYnumBBS/img/3272.mp3

I found one morning V28 transmission at 2158z on 5490kHz and there might have been another one that appeared at 2202z on 3008.8kHz, but I didn't get a chance to confirm if it was V28 before it went off. The transmission on 5490kHz had a female operator and initially, it was very weak. However, by 2202z, it was way more audible. It remained audible and kept zig-zagging up and down the spectrum until it went off abruptly at 2208z.

So far today (6th of November), I found one evening V28 transmission at 1202z on 3049.4kHz. The operator was female and it went off at 1205z.

I found one morning V28 transmission at 2202z on 3050kHz. The operator was female and it went off at 2206z.

So far today (7th of November), I found one evening V28 transmission at 1202z on 3007.9kHz. The operator was female and it went off at 1207z. I guess the one morning transmission from the 5th on 3008.8kHz was most likely V28 then.

I found two morning V28 transmissions at 2159z on 5540.9kHz and at 2202z on 3008.7kHz. The transmission on 5540.9kHz had a female operator and she finished her message at 2208z. As she left, the electronic background noise is heard. The carrier remained up and kept drifting until 2209z. While I didn't spend as much time monitoring the transmission on 3008.7kHz, it went off around 2204-2205z. Also, if Ary happens to be reading this, I really enjoyed the latest issue of N&O.

So far today (8th of November), I found one evening V28 transmission at 1203z on 3008.6kHz. The transmission started with an electronic buzzing noise that could have been extremely distorted morse code, but after it concluded, the carrier drifted up and down the spectrum and remained up for 23 seconds before a female operator started talking at 1204z. The transmission went off at 1207z when she finished her message.

I found one morning V28 transmission at 2202z on 3049.9kHz. The operator was female and it went off at 2205z.

So far today (9th of November), I found one evening V28 transmission at 1159z on 3050kHz. The transmission started with a female operator speaking, but it was very overmodulated. It went off at 1200z and stayed off for almost 2 minutes. The transmission came back at 1202z with the same female operator. It remained overmodulated until the female operator finished her message and the transmission went off for good at 1208z.