WHAT'S NEW IN 1998-1999?

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DATE (DD-MM-YYYY)
TYPE OF UPDATE
18-12-1999
Added samples of the 18-tone and 39-tone PSK modem,
used by Military units of the Peoples's Republic of China
(TNX my friend, you know who you are!)
02-12-1999
Added a new Algerian 4-tone MFSK system, which is marketed by ALCATEL as
the 801 modem series and can be used both in ARQ and FEC mode
01-12-1999
Added the rarely heard NATO STANAG 4529
1200 Bd narrow band serialtone waveform
21-11-1999
Added a PSK system, believed to be used in the Harris
Advanced HF Data System (AHFDS).
I added the  frequency hopping mode and
the non-frequency hopping mode.
Corrections are highly appreciated via e-mail(!)
20-11-1999
Added a new Czech MIL analogue vocoder system
and
a burst variant of the Czech Diplo modified MIL-STD 188-110A
serial tone modem.
31-10-1999
Added the Rockwell Collins SELSCAN system, used by some stations in the 
Swedish diplomatic network (rarely heard) and the US Customs network
07-10-1999
Added a French MIL voice scrambler system
19-09-1999
Added the 16 channel VFT system per MIL-STD 110-342/STANAG 4481
05-09-1999
Added the German Air Force 144 Bd 3-channel VFT-system
03-09-1999
Added the PACTOR-FEC system, which is being 
used by both HAMs and utility stations
09-08-1999
Added the CODAN 100 Bd FSK SELCALL system
07-08-1999
Added the G-TOR system, which is being 
used by both HAMs and utility stations
25-07-1999
Added  samples of the NATO RATT system in a variant
used by the Turkish Forces (150Bd, 300Bd & 600 Bd/400 Hz shift)
12-07-1999
Added the following modes:
 6-tone Piccolo MK VI
and 
12-tone Piccolo MK 12
both used by British MIL stations
10-07-1999
Updated the adaptive M85200 M/90 Messaging terminal, manufactured and
marketed by NOKIA. I added wav-files of the system running with 150.6
and 301 Bd to the already existing 600 Bd sample. The FFT-spectra were of course updated accordingly!
20-06-1999
Added the NATO STANAG 4285 waveform in burst mode.
NATO STANAG 4285 in continuous bitstream mode can be found here.
08-06-1999
Added a HAVE QUICK time-of-day (TOD) signal used on VHF/UHF
by NATO units to initiate HAVE QUICK contacts
05-06-1999
Added a rarely heard VFT system, consisting of 4 x 75 Bd PSK and 
1 x 150Bd FSK. The system is believed to be in use by either the Israeli MIL
or one of Israel's intelligence agencies
28-05-1999
Added a 120.9 Bd FEC FSK system used by MIL 
units in the former Yugoslavian Republics
14-05-1999
Added the following modes:
The 13-tone Coquelet-13 MFSK mode used by Belgian MIL
and
the 8-tone Coquelet-8 MFSK system used by Algerian diplomatic stations
07-05-1999
Added a 195.3 Bd 4 tone MFSK system believed to be 
manufactured by Racal and used by UK-MIL units
24-04-1999
Added the KY-57 voice encryption system used on VHF/UHF by NATO units
22-04-1999
Corrected the mode I had previously listed as being "FRENCH 300" to 
"US-MILITARY 4-FREQ. MODEM" - (TNX buddy, you know who you are!)
28-03-1999
Added the rarely heard CIS 73 Bd crypto FSK system
07-03-1999
Updated the FFTs of the MIL-STD 188-110A serial tone waveform and 
added a sample of this waveform with zero interleaving
05-03-1999
Added the 4-tone Clover system used by HAMs and utility stations
02-03-1999
Added the German Air Force 300.4 Bd/11 bit FSK telemetry system
28-02-1999
Added the DUP-ARQ-II system formerly used by the Swedish MIL
(still in use?)
27-02-1999
Added the Rohde & Schwarz 225 Bd FEC-system
21-02-1999
Added a deeper look into the  "middle of nowhere"!
20-02-1999
Added the Swiss MIL 68.57 Bd FSK system known as KFF-58
The system is said to have been phased out, however several stations using KFF-58 were noted 17/02/1999 on various frequencies in the 4 Mhz range
05-02-1999
Added the ARCOTEL ALE procedure, implemented in the Daimler Chrysler 
ACE 1800 Modem, which again is part of the FARCOS system
01-02-1999
Added a new 240 Bd MFSK system currently being tested by 
the Bulgarian diplomatic corps
27-01-1999
Added a rare Israeli VFT system, used by one of their intelligence agencies
23-01-1999
Updated info on the Daimler Chrysler ECHOTEL modems used in the "FARCOS""MAHRS" and HRS 7000 radio systems
16-01-1999
Added the following modes:
The CIS NAVY 50Bd 136-bit frame FSK mode
and
the 108.86 Bd FEC-system used by one of the United States
intelligence agencies (possibly the CIA)
09-01-1999
Added two modes used by Amateur radio stations:
The MT63 parallel tone modem and
the narrow PSK31 system
08-01-1999
Added the widely heard CIS 75 Bd PSEUDO# FSK system
07-01-1999
Added the MIL-STD 188-110A serial waveform (long and short interleaving)
06-01-1999
Added various TWINPLEX-SITOR variants
05-01-1999
Added the  Bulgarian and Slovakian ASCII-systems
03-01-1999
Added the RACAL SkyFax HSM serial modem
01-01-1999
Added the following modes:
CODAN 80 Bd Chirp
ROU-MOI FEC 115.76 Bd
Rohde & Schwarz 2400 Bd PSK
R&S ALIS 2000FH 250 Bd FSK simplex ARQ-system (FHSS and non FHSS)
31-12-1998
Added a sample of the Harris Analogue Voice security (AVS), used by 
Algeria, Austria, Poland, Romania and several other countries
29-12-1998
Added the widely heard CIS 100 Bd FSK burst mode
28-12-1998
Added a new Russian OFDM-waveform that is part of the "SERDOLIK" long range radio system, 
and is currently being tested on several Russian diplomatic radio links

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