masonic3
11-05-2007, 05:48 PM
I know I go on about "Number stations" all the time, but its because I can't find any real informaton on them, but please spend 10 min just playing them as they are very weird:
http://irdial.hyperreal.org/the%20conet%20project/disc%201/
This info on the net:
Numbers stations are shortwave radio stations of uncertain origin. They generally broadcast voices reading streams of numbers, words, or letters (sometimes using a phonetic alphabet).
The voices that can be heard on these stations are often mechanically generated. They are in a wide variety of languages, and the voices are usually women's, though sometimes men's or children's voices are used.
Evidence supports popular assumptions that the broadcasts are channels of communication used to send messages to spies. This has not been publicly acknowledged by any government that may operate a numbers station, but in one case, Cuban numbers station espionage has been publicly prosecuted in a United States court [1].
Numbers stations appear and disappear over time (although some follow regular schedules), and their overall activity has increased slightly since the early 1990s. This increase suggests that as spy-related phenomena, they were not unique to the Cold War.
Number station characteristics vary greatly. Some follow strict schedules, whilst others may be at seemingly random times. The voices may read out numbers, letters, words, tunes or morse code. The voice reading the information may be automated or on-the-spot, it may be a young or old(er) person and may be male or female. The use of different languages to convey words or numbers is not necessarily indicative of the origin of the message. French spies for instance, may be versed in Chinese numbers, which may be used to convey a French message.
The use of specific genres may also be an attempt to distract people away from the notion that a number station is for espionage purposes. A person hearing strange music and a young girl reading numbers, may pass such a broadcast off as being a child playing around with the radio for example, however the astute listener will notice that such numbers are read out identically (much like when you dial the wrong number on the telephone and a machine reads you the number that you incorrectly dialed).
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Some people say its UFOs,
some say its spys????
http://irdial.hyperreal.org/the%20conet%20project/disc%201/
This info on the net:
Numbers stations are shortwave radio stations of uncertain origin. They generally broadcast voices reading streams of numbers, words, or letters (sometimes using a phonetic alphabet).
The voices that can be heard on these stations are often mechanically generated. They are in a wide variety of languages, and the voices are usually women's, though sometimes men's or children's voices are used.
Evidence supports popular assumptions that the broadcasts are channels of communication used to send messages to spies. This has not been publicly acknowledged by any government that may operate a numbers station, but in one case, Cuban numbers station espionage has been publicly prosecuted in a United States court [1].
Numbers stations appear and disappear over time (although some follow regular schedules), and their overall activity has increased slightly since the early 1990s. This increase suggests that as spy-related phenomena, they were not unique to the Cold War.
Number station characteristics vary greatly. Some follow strict schedules, whilst others may be at seemingly random times. The voices may read out numbers, letters, words, tunes or morse code. The voice reading the information may be automated or on-the-spot, it may be a young or old(er) person and may be male or female. The use of different languages to convey words or numbers is not necessarily indicative of the origin of the message. French spies for instance, may be versed in Chinese numbers, which may be used to convey a French message.
The use of specific genres may also be an attempt to distract people away from the notion that a number station is for espionage purposes. A person hearing strange music and a young girl reading numbers, may pass such a broadcast off as being a child playing around with the radio for example, however the astute listener will notice that such numbers are read out identically (much like when you dial the wrong number on the telephone and a machine reads you the number that you incorrectly dialed).
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Some people say its UFOs,
some say its spys????