What's up with shortwave radio 'numbers stations'?

[chuckster]

A local television station did a story the other night on what it calls 'numbers stations'. These are mystereous transmissions on shortwave frequencies in which a monotone voice repeats a series of numbers over and over. The broadcasts seem to move among different frequencies and don't necessarily broadcast at the same time each day. Furthermore, no broadcaster or government owns up to making the broadcasts. The TV station played some recordings of such broadcasts and it sounds a little erie to hear nothing but strings of numbers over and over.

The TV story said it was rumored one of the mysterious stations was a British operation broadcasting out of Cyprus and another rumor was there are several Spanish language broadcasts out of Cuba for drug smugglers, but the US government won't even acknowledge their existence.

So, what are they? Are they a navigation system for the Black Helicopter Men? Is it a seceret CIA or MI-6 communication system? Or is it a terrorist cult commanding your next door neighbor who is really a sleeper agent to set off a Suitcase Nuclear bomb?

[Vioman]

The SW band....its like listening to something far, far away and long gone.

[Bengan]

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[loganinkosovo]

A local television station did a story the other night on what it calls 'numbers stations'. These are mystereous transmissions on shortwave frequencies in which a monotone voice repeats a series of numbers over and over. The broadcasts seem to move among different frequencies and don't necessarily broadcast at the same time each day. Furthermore, no broadcaster or government owns up to making the broadcasts. The TV station played some recordings of such broadcasts and it sounds a little erie to hear nothing but strings of numbers over and over.

The TV story said it was rumored one of the mysterious stations was a British operation broadcasting out of Cyprus and another rumor was there are several Spanish language broadcasts out of Cuba for drug smugglers, but the US government won't even acknowledge their existence.

So, what are they? Are they a navigation system for the Black Helicopter Men? Is it a seceret CIA or MI-6 communication system? Or is it a terrorist cult commanding your next door neighbor who is really a sleeper agent to set off a Suitcase Nuclear bomb?

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[Abolith]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station


One person was arrested, tried and sent to prison for being a spy based on "number station" information not released to the public.

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

Spanish number station: http://www.jazzkeyboard.com/jill/radio/numbers.mp3

Would be interesting to hear more of these.

[Chulo]

with the right equipment its not that hard to track the station down.. its the governement!

[Wheke C9]

Yeah it's the government.

But it doesn't make for good TV if there's no mystery ;)

[tuercas]

radio havana has a lot of these in wich they mention a specific group and then go into number sequences, a low tech way to pass on instructions to spies perhaps.

[Chulo]

radio havana has a lot of these in wich they mention a specific group and then go into number sequences, a low tech way to pass on instructions to spies perhaps.
its a good think u read the articles.. otherwise.. who knows what u would have thought they were!

[Flak]

All you need to know about number stations:


The Conet Project
http://www.irdial.com/conet.htm


Get the pdf:
http://irdial.hyperreal.org/www/conet_project_booklet.pdf

and download a massive amount of mp3´s
http://irdial.hyperreal.org/the%20conet%20project/


Get a hint of that special eerie Cold War paranoia...
They're still out there, sending those numbers right now!

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[Techmarine1228]

All you need to know about number stations:


The Conet Project
http://www.irdial.com/conet.htm


Get the pdf:
http://irdial.hyperreal.org/www/conet_project_booklet.pdf

and download a massive amount of mp3´s
http://irdial.hyperreal.org/the%20conet%20project/


Get a hint of that special eerie Cold War paranoia...
They're still out there, sending those numbers right now!

- - - - -

Turn this evening into a terrifying stroll down memory lane with the free demo:
http://www.everybody-dies.com/

A truely awesome war game...

:)

I love that game!

and if I remember right, isn't the bugle recording just part of "taps" being played?

[Gluten]

island of lost MUHAHAHA....

[Macs.]

Lots of them here:

http://home.freeuk.net/spook007/

[Thunder]

That's some mysterious stuff. What else could it be used for, apart from dodgy government spy business? I can't think of anything.

[Chulo]

That's some mysterious stuff. What else could it be used for, apart from dodgy government spy business? I can't think of anything.
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[ZaakM433]

I think the lady's voice is sexy. Nay, erotic.