{"id":15406,"date":"2015-11-03T08:53:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T12:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=15406"},"modified":"2015-11-03T08:53:02","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T12:53:02","slug":"uvb-76-the-buzzer-surfaces-on-6998-khz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/uvb-76-the-buzzer-surfaces-on-6998-khz\/","title":{"rendered":"UVB-76: The Buzzer surfaces on 6,998 kHz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15416\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Elecraft-K3-UVB-76-Buzzer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15416\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15416\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Elecraft-K3-UVB-76-Buzzer.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Andrea Borgnino\" width=\"650\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Elecraft-K3-UVB-76-Buzzer.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Elecraft-K3-UVB-76-Buzzer-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Andrea Borgnino<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My buddy,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aborgnino\/status\/660894061524590593\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Borgnino<\/a>, recently heard UVB-76 (The Buzzer) on 6,998 kHz with his Elecraft K3 in Italy. Check out this short video:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New buzzer on 6998 khz received in Roma <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sicral\">@sicral<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dxcoffee\">@dxcoffee<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SWLingDotCom\">@SWLingDotCom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LondonShortwave\">@LondonShortwave<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/priyom_org\">@priyom_org<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spy_Stations\">@Spy_Stations<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nd5cBkDTEh\">pic.twitter.com\/nd5cBkDTEh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrea Borgnino (@aborgnino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aborgnino\/status\/660894061524590593\">November 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the audio sounds identical to that of UVB-76&#8217;s on 4,625 kHz. I strongly suspect this is simply a pirate radio station relay&#8211;especially since it&#8217;s broadcasting just below the 40 meter ham radio band. Either way, it&#8217;s a great catch! Thanks for sharing, Andrea!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My buddy,\u00a0Andrea Borgnino, recently heard UVB-76 (The Buzzer) on 6,998 kHz with his Elecraft K3 in Italy. Check out this short video: New buzzer on 6998 khz received in Roma @sicral @dxcoffee @SWLingDotCom @LondonShortwave @priyom_org @Spy_Stations pic.twitter.com\/nd5cBkDTEh \u2014 Andrea Borgnino (@aborgnino) November 1, 2015 While the audio sounds identical to that of UVB-76&#8217;s on 4,625 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,172,297,43,304,1167],"tags":[2996,4088,1879,445,615,614],"class_list":["post-15406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-numbers-stations","category-pirate-radio","category-shortwave-radio","category-videos","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-andrea-borgnino","tag-numbers-stations","tag-spooks","tag-spy-numbers","tag-the-buzzer","tag-uvb-76"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-40u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15482,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/shortwave-radio-recording-the-buzzer-on-6998-khz\/","url_meta":{"origin":15406,"position":0},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recording: &#8220;The Buzzer&#8221; on 6,998 kHz","author":"Thomas","date":"November 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"On Friday, Andrea Borgnino, tweeted\u00a0that he could once again hear \"The Buzzer\" on 6,998 kHz. Of course, during the day, I couldn't hear\u00a0\u00a0the signal from my home in North America. I could, however, easily hear the signal via the University Twente Web SDR\u00a0in the Netherlands. Here's my recording: https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/UVB76TheBuzzerWebsdrRecordingSt\/UVB-76-TheBuzzer-websdr_recording_st.mp3 As\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"UVB-76-Buzzer","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/UVB-76-Buzzer.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/UVB-76-Buzzer.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/UVB-76-Buzzer.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40655,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/numbers-station-uvb-76-a-new-buzzer-twin-on-4810-khz\/","url_meta":{"origin":15406,"position":1},"title":"Numbers Station UVB-76: A New Buzzer Twin on 4810 kHz","author":"Thomas","date":"November 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom (DF5JL), who writes: \u00a0 Who doesn't know the mysterious station \"The Buzzer\" on 4625 kHz - but now it gets even more exciting: Because since today \"The Buzzer\" has a twin that transmits on 4810 kHz - fully synchronous. And to make to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Buzzer-Numbers-Station-Waterfall-4810.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Buzzer-Numbers-Station-Waterfall-4810.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Buzzer-Numbers-Station-Waterfall-4810.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/The-Buzzer-Numbers-Station-Waterfall-4810.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7138,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/russian-numbers-station-uvb-76-the-most-mysterious-radio-transmission-in-the-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":15406,"position":2},"title":"Russian Numbers Station UVB-76: &#8220;the most mysterious radio transmission in the world&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"August 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"James Cook, associate editor, at The Kernal has written an excellent article about the Russian numbers station UVB-76. Those of us who listen to numbers stations are very familiar with this reliable buzzer on 4.625 MHz. Cook writes: The radio signal that occupies 4625 kHz has reportedly been broadcasting since\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"UVB-76-detail","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail-300x100.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":51916,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/bbc-newshour-reports-jamming-of-uvb-76-the-buzzer-with-music-and-digital-imagery\/","url_meta":{"origin":15406,"position":3},"title":"BBC Newshour Reports Jamming of UVB-76 (The Buzzer) With Music and Digital Imagery","author":"Thomas","date":"February 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark, who writes: Thomas, The morning (EST) edition of BBC Newshour on Wednesday presented a five-minute report on the jamming of Russian shortwave mystery station UVB-76 (The Buzzer) with music and digital imagery. 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For at least the decade leading up to 1992, it broadcast almost nothing but beeps; after that, it switched to buzzes, generally between 21 and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"UVB-76-via-RT","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/UVB-76-via-RT.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/UVB-76-via-RT.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/UVB-76-via-RT.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/UVB-76-via-RT.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65105,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/uvb-76-plays-swan-lake-and-transmits-cryptic-codes-fueling-speculation\/","url_meta":{"origin":15406,"position":5},"title":"UVB-76 Plays \u201cSwan Lake\u201d and Transmits Cryptic Codes, Fueling Speculation","author":"Thomas","date":"January 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, for sharing this article highlighting unusual activity from Russia\u2019s shortwave station UVB-76, sometimes known among shortwave listeners as \u201cThe Buzzer.\u201d Known for its continuous buzzing and occasional coded voice messages, the station recently broke pattern by playing music--including Tchaikovsky\u2019s Swan Lake--and transmitting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}