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Enigma ID S30
Name The Pip, Капля, 8C1Щ, ЙВБ1
Frequencies 5448 kHz (daytime), 3756 kHz (nighttime)
Status Active
Voice Male and female, live
Emission mode USB
Location Rostov-on-Don, Russia; 47°17'58"N 39°40'25"E (72nd Communication Hub, callsign: Акация)

Logs[edit | edit source]

September 13, 2026 0935z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - BYTOSTIH 6759 БЫТОСТИХ 6759
September 13, 2026 0926z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - TsUG 3235 ЦУГ 3235
September 13, 2026 0922z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - PROVYeRKA VYZOVA 4321 1234 ПРОВЕРКА ВЫЗОВА 4321 1234
September 12, 2026 1703z
  • 3756 Khz H3E (USB)
 Z6MA/З6МА 28100 PUFOBAR 7631 3495 ПУФОБАР 7631 3495 Specific callsign.
September 12, 2026 1651z
  • 3756 Khz H3E (USB)
 Dlya /для - - - Not fully logged
September 12, 2026 1630z
  • 3756 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 72196 MAKOPAZh 4773 2819 МАКОПАЖ 4773 2819
September 12, 2026 1610z
  • 3756 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 96226 ZhULIK 7977 1346 ЖУЛИК 7977 1346 Shift into night messages!
September 12, 2026 0932z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - SBYTOSYeV 112 ChYeSTNOST' 151 ShchITONARY 160 СБЫТОСЕВ 112 ЧЕСТНОСТЬ 151 ЩИТОНАРЫ 160 District wide training!
September 12, 2026 0927z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 57458 ZhURIOZhRYeTs 3127 3416 ЖУРИОЖРЕЦ 3127 3416
September 12, 2026 0845z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - YaLOKhOR 109 ЯЛОХОР 109
September 12, 2026 0737z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - SBYTOSYeV 112 ChYeSTNOST' 151 СБЫТОСЕВ 112 ЧЕСТНОСТЬ 151
September 12, 2026 0730z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - PROVYeRKA VYZOVA 4321 1234

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PROVYeRKA VYZOVA 43-

ПРОВЕРКА ВЫЗОВА 4321 1234

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ПРОВЕРКА ВЫЗОВА 43-

TX failures

Swearing spotted

September 12, 2026 0640z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 596Ye ND2J FYeNT NTFZh AVZhF Gazov-65 Grasvol-42 Oblako-47 Radiom-77 Rokya-81/596Е НД2Й ФЕНТ НТФЖ АВЖФ Газов-65 Грасвол-42 Облако-47 Радиом-77 Рокя-81 - KOMANDA 145 КОМАНДА 145 Federation wide training!
September 12, 2026 0630z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 596Ye ND2J/596Е НД2Й - TsUG 3235 ЦУГ 3235 Specific callsigns
September 12, 2026 0611z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 ND2J/НД2Й 99650 BLAGODARNOST' 0001 2026 БЛАГОДАРНОСТЬ 0001 2026 Preceeded by morse
September 12, 2026 0600z
  • 4808 Khz A1A (CW)
 JWB1/ЙВБ1 64450 ZKAROZÜZÄ 8261 6102 K ЗКАРОЗЮЗЯ 8261 6102 К From another station addressed to the hub
September 12, 2026 0510z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7126 Khz H3E (USB)
 ND2J/НД2Й 31727 KYeTChUP 8111 7584 КЕТЧУП 8111 7584 Specific callsign
August 26, 2026 1247z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 6922 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 97161 NEOBYChNYJ 9777 9358 НЕОБЫЧНЫЙ 9777 9358
August 26, 2026 1236z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 6922 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - ChYeSTNOST` 151 ЧЕСТНОСТЬ 151 No messages on other stations after...
August 26, 2026 1050z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB)
 - - 'U1B OSOG BO6C F56Shch 9GSA ZhBZU 4RVZ 3VS' DKJ1 ZhD9V ЬУ1Б ОСОГ БО6Ц Ф56Щ 9ГСА ЖБЗУ 4РВЗ 3ВСЬ ДКЙ1 ЖД9В Second dlya without any messages during a high traffic day...
August 26, 2026 1040z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB)
 - - F61N 37CN MUDR 7VNShch Zh7NZh YMA5 VTH3 AGDT 'U1B OSOG Ф61Н 37ЦН МУДР 7ВНЩ Ж7НЖ ЫМА5 ВТХ3 АГДТ ЬУ1Б ОСОГ
August 26, 2026 1030z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 50951 ALGORITMY 1866 3534 АЛГОРИТМЫ 1866 3534 New operator returns!
August 26, 2026 1027z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB)
 - - - - More microphone failures, message inaudible
August 26, 2026 1024z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB)
 - - - - Microphone failures
August 26, 2026 1014z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 6922 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - YaLOKhOR 109 ЯЛОХОР 109
August 26, 2026 0938z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 6922 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 92014 99297 36255 ZhRETsOGROG 3693 7867 LESISTYJ 9294 1702 DYMOBUFF 6976 5368 ЖРЕЦОГРОГ 3693 7867 ЛЕСИСТЫЙ 9294 1702 ДЫМОБУФФ 6976 5368 Multiple operator mistakes
August 26, 2026 0753z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 6922 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 39634 DROSSYeL` 9579 0288 ДРОССЕЛЬ 9579 0288 Very loud buzzing
August 25, 2026 1520z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7056 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - TORSOKhOD 5459 ТОРСОХОД 5459
August 25, 2026 0932z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7056 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - SBYTOSYeV 112 ChYeSTNOST' 151 ShchITONARY 160 СБЫТОСЕВ 112 ЧЕСТНОСТЬ 151 ЩИТОНАРЫ 160 Another district wide training.
August 25, 2026 0745Z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7056 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - YaLOKhOR 109 ЯЛОХОР 109
August 25, 2026 0810z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7056 Khz H3E (USB)
 TUZR 5J7Shch/ТУЗР 5Й7Щ - GONYeTs 8591 7788 2017 8201 ГОНЕЦ 8591 7788 2017 8201 Specific callsigns repeat...
August 25, 2026 0620z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7056 Khz H3E (USB)
 TUZR 5J7Shch/ТУЗР 5Й7Щ - GONYeTs 8591 7788 2017 8201 ГОНЕЦ 8591 7788 2017 8201 Specific callsigns...
August 25, 2026 0615z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB)
 Dlya /для - 8TsShchJ 27Shch' N1DU 53OB 78MV LYeAY JKh'J 12TsI 79AJ ShchT3O 8ЦЩЙ 27ЩЬ Н1ДУ 53ОБ 78МВ ДЕАЫ ЙХЬЙ 12ЦИ 79АЙ ЩТ3О
August 24, 2026 1801z
  • 3756 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - YaLOKhOR 109 ЯЛОХОР 109
August 24, 2026 1733z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 25602 ShKOLOFONIK 9242 8567 ШКОЛОФОНИК 9242 8567 New operator!
August 24, 2026 1320z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7056 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - BYTOSTIKh 6759 БЫТОСТИХ 6759 Unusual date for BYTOSTIKh uzor
August 24, 2026 1314z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7056 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 54758 ZhURIOZhRYeTs 3127 3416 ЖУРИОЖРЕЦ 3127 3416 First Monolith!
August 24, 2026 1305z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB)
 Dlya /для - 61KhZh ZBIL L7O5 V'Z' NLTsYe LI27 V2MZ SB7Z 'O6P Yu8VM 61ХЖ ЗБИЛ Л7О5 ВЬЗЬ НЛЦЕ ЛИ27 В2М3 СБ73 БО6П Ю8ВМ First Dlya!
August 24, 2026 0945z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7056 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - SBYTOSYeV 112 ChYeSTNOST' 151 ShchITONARY 160 СБЫТОСЕВ 112 ЧЕСТНОСТЬ 151 ЩИТОНАРЫ 160 Correction repeat.
August 24, 2026 0900z
  • 5448 Khz H3E (USB) / 7056 Khz H3E (USB)
 JVB1/ЙВБ1 - SBYTOSYeV 112 ChYeSTNOST' 151 ShchITONARY 160 СБЫТОСЕВ 112 ЧЕСТНОСТЬ 151 ЩИТОНАРЫ 160 First Message!

"The Pip", known among Russian listeners as "Капля" (Kaplya; English: Drop), is a Russian military commandment network serving the Southern Military District. It broadcasts on 5448 kHz during daytime, changing to 3756 kHz for nighttime.

While no other traffic is being sent, the station emits its signature channel marker. The traffic consists mainly of the following types of messages:

  • Routine propagation checks, almost always addressed to ten units at a time (there have been instances of 9 or 11), identified by four character callsigns. Example: "Для 4РВЗ, 3ВСЬ, ДКЙ1, ЖД9В, 42БВ, 81БР, М7КС, ПМВ5, ЛЬГЙ, КЗИЬ, как слышно, как слышно? Приём" (Dlya [...] kak slyshno, kak slyshno? Priyom; English: For [...] how do you hear me, how do you hear me? Over). On most days there is a "dlya" style message between 18:00 MSK and 19:00 MSK.
  • "Monolith" type messages addressed to either the collective callsign ЙВБ1 (JVB1) or, less commonly, to the individual units. The previous collective callsign 8C1Щ (8S1Shch) was in use for over 10 years, finally being changed at the beginning of 2021.

The Pip usually multicasts traffic, without the channel marker, on either 6913, 6922, or 7056 kHz during daytime with 7126 kHz being observed as of December 2019, and on 3371 kHz during nighttime. Some of these frequencies also carry exclusive traffic. On 7056 kHz, the callsign of The Pip's hub was revealed to be "Диск-05" (Disk-05). 6922 kHz sometimes leaks conversations from within the radio room via an open microphone

Further to the above, Pip's hub callsign is now "Меза-07" (Meza-07) as of at least November 2019, confirmed on 6922 kHz.

As of at least June 2021 the hub callsign is "Нора-67" (Nora-67).

As of now the hub callsign is "Зенит-20" (Zenit-20)

About 09:00 UTC February 23, 2024 The Pip changed marker to low-tone Pip. (But changed back)

Schedule[edit | edit source]

The frequency switch-over times depend on the season and can even vary by 5 - 30 minutes in a given season. All times are given in Moscow Time (MSK, UTC+3). This schedule also applies to Additional Pip Frequencies (read about them below):

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
3756 → 5448 08:30 07:30 06:00 07:30 08:30
5448 → 3756 17:00 19:00 20:30 18:30 17:00

Additional Pip Frequencies[edit | edit source]

Depending on the number of the day, it depends where the two additional Pip frequencies are located. At the first frequency, you can hear signals of the "Monolith" type that are relayed from the main frequency, radiograms and communication checks from the Pip communication node. And on the second additional frequency, you can hear how other network participants respond to the received signals from the first additional frequency. Here is the table of all The Pip's additional frequencies (First Frequency <-> Second Frequency):

Month Days Day CW (Inactive) Day USB Night CW (Inactive) Night USB
01-05, 21-25 5911 <-> 6505 7056 <-> 6451 3174 <-> 3586 3159.5 <-> 3697
06-10, 26-31 6183.5 <-> 5923 6922 <-> 5864 3386 <-> 2732 3371 <-> 3799
11-15 6958 <-> 6899 7126 <-> 6508 2521 <-> 3271 2713 <-> 3186
16-20 7178.5 <-> 6127 6783 <-> 7031 3577 <-> 2697 3274 <-> 2601

Recipients[edit | edit source]

As of 2026, The Pip broadcasts messages to the following 67 callsigns:

12ЦИ, 27ЩЬ, 37ЦН, 3ВСЬ, 42БВ, 49ФТ, 4РВЗ, 53ОБ, 5ФСЩ, 5Й7Щ, 61ХЖ, 6И2Ж, 78МВ, 79АЙ, 7ВНЩ, 81БР, 8МУО, 8Н8Ж, 8ЦЩЙ, 9ГСА, А3ПС, АГДТ, БО6Ц, В2MЗ, ВКЫ1, ВТХ3, ВЬЗЬ, ДЕАЫ, ДКЙ1, ДМЦ3, Ж7НЖ, ЖД9В, ЖСК4, ЖБЗУ, З7ПМ, ЗБИЛ, ЗЬ1Б, ЙХЬЙ, КЗИЬ, Л7О5, ЛИ27, ЛЬГЙ, М7КС, МУДР, Н1ДУ, НЛЦЕ, ОСОГ, ПМВ5, С7ЖГ, СБ7З, TЗЛM, TУЗР, ТЩЩС, Ф56Щ, Ф61Н, ФЫ5Е, ХЗ5Т, ХЦЛФ, Ц2ЗА, ЦИ9В, ЦИХС, ЩГЙП, ЩТ3О, Ы8ВМ, ЫМА5, ЬО6П, ЬУ1Б

Callsign А3ПС ceased to be included in reception checks in 2013, returning to service on September 16th 2020 - the first known instance of a defunct callsign returning to service.

Pip/Squeaky Wheel connection[edit | edit source]

We have known Pip and Squeaky Wheel to be associated with each other for several years now owing to several factors. When a "monolith" is transmitted by Pip with the callsign JVB1 (ЙВБ1) there is always a following "monolith" message transmitted by Squeaky Wheel with the callsign Альфа45 (Al'fa45) between 2 and 10 minutes afterwards, albeit with different message content. This, however, is usually not the case when Pip transmits a message with multiple header groups and only one codeword - in this case Squeaky Wheel will not typically transmit a follow-up message.

There have been instances of transmission from Squeaky Wheel with clearly audible Pip channel marker in the background having been picked up by the operator's microphone such as the below example. This demonstrates a direct connection in that the Squeaky Wheel operator is clearly monitoring the Pip. As can be deduced from the complete lack of follow-on message from Pip after a Squeaky Wheel transmission and also having never observed Squeaky Wheel channel marker bleeding into Pip transmissions, it seems that Pip does not need to monitor Squeaky Wheel.

Finally, as a "smoking gun", we have observed transmissions from both stations directed to the same unit(s) - callsign ПМВ5 (PMV5) is a good example of this as it is regularly asked to confirm reception with Pip in standard "dlya" messages and in April 2017 received a monolith transmission alongside two other callsigns transmitted from Squeaky Wheel.

On May 9th 2019 Squeaky Wheel accidentally began reading a message transmitted from Pip several minutes prior before the operator corrected herself and continued with the appropriate/correct message, definitively proving that Squeaky Wheel indeed copies transmissions from Pip.

Images[edit | edit source]


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