NanTea
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- Posted: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 23:18:09 +0000
Have you ever fiddled with a shortwave radio in the wee hours of the morning? You might have picked up a numbers station!
What is a numbers station? Numbers stations are radio broadcasts made by unknown sources. They could be from kids screwing around, military, air lines, or even spies!(How cold war!)
What's one one one of these stations? Well, it could be any number of things. Generally it's a voice, usually female, reading a list of numbers, or words from the NATO phonetic alphabet. Other voices, such as children's or mechanically-generated, are not uncommon.
Sometimes on a numbers station you'll get static bursts, morse code, music notes, actuall music, or various tones. They may seem like nonsense, but are actually cleverly encrypted codes to relay messages between different people.
The most famous number station recording is in my signature. It's called The Lincolnshire Poacher, and is broadcast over several frequencies. Many people think it's run by the M16-Britain's answer to the CIA.
So have you ever heard a numbers station? They're scary things, and here's a collection of a good number, for your listening pleasure. Conet Project
Discuss
What is a numbers station? Numbers stations are radio broadcasts made by unknown sources. They could be from kids screwing around, military, air lines, or even spies!(How cold war!)
What's one one one of these stations? Well, it could be any number of things. Generally it's a voice, usually female, reading a list of numbers, or words from the NATO phonetic alphabet. Other voices, such as children's or mechanically-generated, are not uncommon.
Sometimes on a numbers station you'll get static bursts, morse code, music notes, actuall music, or various tones. They may seem like nonsense, but are actually cleverly encrypted codes to relay messages between different people.
The most famous number station recording is in my signature. It's called The Lincolnshire Poacher, and is broadcast over several frequencies. Many people think it's run by the M16-Britain's answer to the CIA.
So have you ever heard a numbers station? They're scary things, and here's a collection of a good number, for your listening pleasure. Conet Project
Discuss
