NTFZh:Activity
This page is reserved to the activity of the NTFZh Russian Military Station.
July 2026
| Date | Frequencies | Time (UTC) | Activity log & Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
28/07/2026 |
4584 kHz | — | Monolith voice message (not logged) |
| Daily Summary: Limited monitoring session marked solely by an unlogged Monolith voice message on the historical 4584 kHz frequency. | |||
August 2026
| Date | Frequencies | Time (UTC) | Activity log & Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
04/08/2026 |
4774 kHz | — | Multiple test counts noticed between 12:00–12:20 UTC and 13:10–13:20 UTC. |
| Daily Summary: Brief activity window characterized by recurring technical test counts on 4774 kHz. | |||
05/08/2026 |
4774 kHz | — | Malfunctions and huge ground loop noticed. |
| 4744, 4774, 4804 kHz | — | Due to malfunctions, 2-second transmitters were set up on 4744 kHz and 4804 kHz. | |
| 13:40 | Monolith voice message: НТФЖ 52156 НАТИЖ 0100 4638 | ||
| 4770, 4774 kHz | — | After the voice message, 4744 and 4804 frequencies shut down, and a new channel marker appeared on 4770 kHz resembling a deep low-tone Buzzer. Malfunctions fixed on 4774 kHz (signal clear now). | |
| 4770 → 4761 kHz | 14:30 | 4770 kHz channel marker moved to 4761 kHz (reason unknown). | |
| Daily Summary: Highly unstable day featuring severe ground loops, temporary multi-frequency auxiliary transmitters, a Monolith message transmission, and dynamic shifts in channel markers including a deep low-tone buzzer emulation. | |||
07/08/2026 |
4774 kHz | 11:10 | Music observed on frequency (confirmed from the station itself, not a pirate). Songs identified as old iconic Russian songs, non-propaganda (ended at 11:20 UTC). |
| Daily Summary: Routine marker interrupted by a brief internal broadcast of non-propaganda classic Russian music directly from the station. | |||
11/08/2026 |
4774 kHz | — | Lot of marker malfunction and loud 50Hz ground loop observed. |
| Daily Summary: Technical degradation session dominated by hardware instability and persistent 50 Hz power line interference. | |||
12/08/2026 |
4781 kHz | — | NTFZh identified on 4781 kHz contacting another station in two-way communication (net check communication). |
| Daily Summary: Operational check session featuring a rare direct two-way network communication with an external station. | |||
16/08/2026 |
4774 kHz | 14:37 | Marker stopped and open mic. |
| 16:43 | Special voice message: НТФЖ 50261 4774 КТШЦ 5206 0824 (time and date doesnt match to anything on this message, maybe logged wrong or operator mistake) | ||
| Daily Summary: Unusual messaging sequence involving an open microphone period followed by a special voice transmission containing timestamp anomalies. | |||
21/08/2026 |
4844 kHz | — | Transmitting on new frequency: 4844 kHz. |
| — | Different markers test. | ||
| ~16:XX | Komanda with the callsign DDDDD.
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| — | New pip marker. | ||
| Daily Summary: Transition phase marked by initial testing on the new 4844 kHz primary frequency, testing of alternative markers, a novel pip marker implementation, and an irregular Komanda call using the radiogram callsign format DDDDD. | |||
22/08/2026 |
4844 kHz | 14:23 | Pip channel marker ON. |
| 14:25 | Test Count: НТФЖ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Проверка Микрофона Приём | ||
| 15:21 | Monolith Voice Message: НТФЖ ТОД3 86106 БИМБАЛОКЗ 0870 3256 Приём | ||
| 16:33 | DLYA message in morse: ХХХ ХХХ ДЛЙА ДЕ НТФВ == 54987 МОМБАЛКХ МОНТУ МОБУТУ КОНТО АОРИС == 5640 8975 K | ||
| 16:38 | Microphone leak (possibly phone line) calling for Komanda with callsign Vulkan for 4625 kHz from 4844 kHz until 16:45 UTC. | ||
| 16:46 | Transmitter turned off. | ||
| Daily Summary: Heavy operational traffic day on 4844 kHz featuring vocal microphone test counts, a Monolith voice dispatch, Morse telegraphy (DLYA message), and a notable cross-station phone line audio leak targeting NZhTI's Vulkan command. | |||
24/08/2026 |
4844 kHz | 12:16 | Pip marker ON. |
| 12:18 | Marker off and music started playing: Red Army is The Strongest [Rock Version] by LYUBE. | ||
| 12:20 | RDFT transmission. | ||
| 12:32 | RDFT ended and marker back. | ||
| 12:55 | Playing multiple Russian songs with a 3-tone clock in background. | ||
| 13:05 | Music and clock off, marker turned on again. | ||
| Daily Summary: Broadcast session alternating between standard pip markers, scheduled Russian rock/patriotic music entertainment blocks, a background 3-tone clock, and digital RDFT data transmissions. | |||
26/08/2026 |
4844 kHz | 00:30 | Channel marker ON with extreme power. |
| 00:40 | Marker off and music started playing: Red Army is The Strongest [Rock Version] by LYUBE with extremely high power. | ||
| 00:43 | Marker back. | ||
| 00:45 | Transmitter off. | ||
| 22:18 | Marker ON, once again with extreme power. | ||
| 22:29 | Pirate attack. | ||
| 22:32 | Jammer on, and after the jammer being not enough strong, they pulled out max power with propaganda songs... | ||
| 22:43 | End of pirate attack and marker back with the same marker as UVB-76 in 2000-2010 era. | ||
| 22:59 |  | ||
| 23:00 | Switched back to pip marker. | ||
| 23:02 | Power lowered back to normal (or almost) | ||
| 23:22 | Transmitter off. | ||
| Daily Summary: Intense operational day characterized by high-power transmission tests, external pirate interference, retaliatory high-power music countermeasures, and deliberate replication of legacy 2000–2010 era UVB-76 markers and top-of-the-hour routines. | |||
29/08/2026 |
4584, 4844 kHz | 11:XX | Channel marker active on 2 frequencies, 4584 kHz and 4844 kHz |
| 4844, 5368 kHz | 11:46 | 4584 kHz transmitter has been turned off and a new signal appeared on 5368 kHz but not from the same location, looks like 4844 kHz is from the main TX, and 5368 kHz from somewhere in Southern District of Russia... | |
| 4844, 5368 kHz | 11:58 | Both transmitter turned off | |
| 5368 kHz | 12:00 | 5368 kHz back but from the main TX location. | |
| 12:07 | Alarm | ||
| 12:59 | Alarm off, and noisy 50 Hz hum | ||
| 13:10 | Pip marker back | ||
| 13:2X | Transmitter off | ||
| Daily Summary: Multi-frequency coordination and geographic testing day, highlighting simultaneous dual-frequency marker states, temporary transmitter relocation testing to the Southern Military District, internal system alarms, and power line noise. | |||
September 2026
| Date | Frequencies | Time (UTC) | Activity log & Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
01/09/2026 |
4844 kHz | 16:XX | Transmitter on from new location |
| 16:32 | Pip marker changed to a low tone pip marker | ||
| 16:4X | Marker off and transceiver noise is transmit (supposely not intentional) | ||
| 17:08 | CIS-12 Modem turned on (also named T-230) | ||
| 17:20 | CIS-12 Modem off, and lot of malfunctions or uninstabilities of the transmitter has been noticed | ||
| 17:34 | ROJY over the frequency, and RTTY | ||
| 17:39 | 3 Tone modem? | ||
| 17:53 | music started playing: Red Army is The Strongest [Rock Version] by LYUBE | ||
| 5368, 7134 kHz | 18:00 | Moved to 5368 kHz and 7134 kHz which is from the old location (7134 khz) | |
| 7134 kHz | 18:08 | Fully moved to 7134 kHz from New location | |
| 18:20 | Music stopped | ||
| 18:23 | Marker back | ||
| 4844 kHz | 20:18 | Back on 4844 kHz, with 50 Hz hum | |
| 20:30 | Transmitter off | ||
| 21:53 | Transmitter back on, still 50 Hz hum. | ||
| 22:46 | Marker on. | ||
| Daily Summary: High-complexity operational shift following the official relocation to the 270th Communications Center, featuring digital modem traffic (CIS-12/T-230, RTTY), inter-station interference with ROJY, music broadcasts, frequency hopping across 4844, 5368, and the newly introduced 7134 kHz, alongside persistent hardware instability. | |||
02/09/2026 |
4844 kHz | 11:51 | Marker off. |
| 12:00 | 800 Hz tones and Marker back on. | ||
| 12:06 | Marker off or breakdown. | ||
| 12:07 | Marker back with weird tone on the beggining... | ||
| 12:15 | Marker off again. | ||
| 12:20 | Test Count: НТФЖ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 Проверка Микрофона Приём | ||
| 12:28 | Calling someone? callsign not identified... | ||
| 12:32 | CIS-20 on. | ||
| 12:40 | CIS-20 off. | ||
| 12:42 | Marker on. | ||
| 12:46 | Marker changing tone 9 times and set to 230 Hz instead of 200 Hz for the known one. | ||
| 13:27 | Marker off. | ||
| 13:29 | Transmitter off. | ||
| 20:41 | Transmitter on with transmitter noise. | ||
| 20:56 | Marker on. | ||
| 21:07 | Marker off. | ||
| 21:10 | Transmitter off. | ||
| Daily Summary: Highly erratic session characterized by rapid marker cycling, equipment dropouts, voice test counts, unidentified callouts, deployment of the CIS-20 digital modem, and intentional tuning adjustments to a modified 230 Hz marker tone.
Note: The 20:41 - 21:10 transmission is supposely a transmitter test, it has been turned on for a short time with noise and marker and a lof of malfunctions and issues has been noticed, the station is maybe fixing there transmitter but on high power somehow... This is only a theory, we are not sure of this but it looks like to be... | |||
05/09/2026 |
4844 kHz | 20:00 | Some sort of CIS? |
| 20:20 | Off | ||
| Some digital data possible CIS-12 | |||
06/09/2026 |
4844, 12005 kHz | 22:55 | CIS-12 on |
07/09/2026 (night) |
00:13 | CIS-12 off and 2024 uvb-76 like buzzer marker on | |
| 12005 kHz | 00:16 | Buzzer switched to normal pip marker and 4844 kHz off | |
| 00:21 | 2 Test count with callsign Prymka61: Prymka61, проверка микрофона, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, Как слышно? Свяжись со мной по телефону. Прием. | ||
| 00:28 | Marker and transmitter off | ||
| Daily Summary: High-frequency operational session spanning overnight into September 7, marked by dual-frequency CIS-12 digital data deployment on 4844 and 12005 kHz, followed by rapid marker transitions from a 2024-style buzzer back to standard pip markers. The session concluded with a voice test count on 12005 kHz under the callsign Prymka61 featuring an unusual phone-patch request before full transmitter shutdown.
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07/09/2026 |
4844 kHz | 14:59 | Marker on |
| 15:00 | Soviet music | ||
| 15:03 | Song off and marker back | ||
| 15:05 | Marker off but transmitter still on | ||
| 15:10 | Marker on, but different marker kerro-pip like | ||
| 4862 kHz (CW) | 15:21 | Morse monolith message: XXX XXX NTFV 54805 POVKLAMA 8075 9089 K TTT TTT | |
| 4844 kHz | 15:27 | Monolith voice message (very slow operator and lot of mistakes): НТФЖ 54805 ПОВКЛАМА 8075 9089 | |
| 15:30 | Mic stay open after voice message and communication via phone or someone the room has been heard speaking asking for the voice message reception (kind of acknowledgment of receipt) | ||
| 15:31 | Mic closed and marker back | ||
| 15:36 | Pirate activity | ||
| 15:39 | Pirate out followed by station changing marker back to original pip marker | ||
| 4862 kHz (CW) | 16:07 | CW unknown message format: DE NTFV == 55870 54408 40848 == NTFV K | |
| 4844 kHz | 16:08 | Pirate activity | |