A bit late to the party but I just picked up Interzone and have been going through twilight’s last gleaming and to be perfectly honest I cannot really decipher the radio operator’s message.
The part that has me confused is “son-of-a-bitching set… sos…might smell us…” I suppose son-of-a-bitching has a similar meaning with bloody or fucking but for the life of me I can’t understand what “set” is supposed to mean or “might smell us” for that matter.

Any feedback would be hugely appreciated.

Kind regards

George