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The term "numbers station" recently came to my attention, and I was wondering if anyone might have any further information, ideas and/or opinions on this rather mysterious subject of coded radio transmissions.
For those who haven't heard of numbers stations, they are: "shortwave radio stations of uncertain origin that broadcast streams of numbers (usually in groups of five), letters (using a phonetic alphabet), or words. The voices that can be heard on these stations are often mysterious: mechanically generated; spoken in a wide variety of languages; usually female, but sometimes male or those of children. Numbers stations appear and disappear continuously, although some stick to regular schedules, and their overall activity has increased slightly since the early 1990s.
It is not known publicly with certainty where these signals originate or what purpose they serve. It has been speculated that these stations operate as a simple and foolproof method for government agencies to communicate with spies "in the field"." (Wikipedia)
If anyone has any further knowledge of this topic, please post your thoughts. Thanks. :skull:
For those who haven't heard of numbers stations, they are: "shortwave radio stations of uncertain origin that broadcast streams of numbers (usually in groups of five), letters (using a phonetic alphabet), or words. The voices that can be heard on these stations are often mysterious: mechanically generated; spoken in a wide variety of languages; usually female, but sometimes male or those of children. Numbers stations appear and disappear continuously, although some stick to regular schedules, and their overall activity has increased slightly since the early 1990s.
It is not known publicly with certainty where these signals originate or what purpose they serve. It has been speculated that these stations operate as a simple and foolproof method for government agencies to communicate with spies "in the field"." (Wikipedia)
If anyone has any further knowledge of this topic, please post your thoughts. Thanks. :skull: