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Tag Archives: Spy Numbers
North Korean numbers station detected; possible submarine instructions?
The website Intellihub.com features an Op Ed piece regarding a recently detected numbers station supposedly originating from North Korea. The station, reported by a ham radio operator, is in single-side band and adjacent to the Voice of Korea. Below is an excerpt from … Continue reading
Deutsche Welle: spies received secret messages on their shortwave receiver
If you’ve ever been curious who listens to and acts upon the coded messages we hear in numbers stations (a.k.a. spy numbers stations), follow this German-based couple who are being accused of spying on NATO and and the EU: (Source: … Continue reading
Secret Wars exhibition features shortwave radio artist David Goren
For readers living near Brooklyn, New York, make a point to visit the Secret Wars exhibition at the interdisciplinary gallery, Proteus Gowanus. Radio producer, sound artist, and die-hard shortwaveologist, David Goren, will host a talk/listening session about numbers stations, clandestines, propaganda stations, rebel … Continue reading
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Tagged David Goren, Numbers Stations, Secret Wars, Shortwave Shindig, Shortwaveology, Spy Numbers
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Numbers Stations: The English Man came back
Two weeks ago this Friday, I caught and recorded the numbers station often referred to as the English Man. He was found in the pirate radio watering hole (of 6,925-6,990 kHz) on 6,949 kHz. After sifting through more spectrum recordings taken … Continue reading
Archived BBC 4 documentary on Lincolnshire Poacher
A friend recently sent me this archive site of a BBC documentary from 2005 that tracks the Lincolnshire Poacher and other numbers stations. If you’re unfamiliar with numbers stations check out our previous post on the subject–and be sure to listen to David Goren’s … Continue reading
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Tagged David Goren, Lincolnshire Poacher, Numbers Stations, Spy Numbers
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