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Numbers Stations
« on: February 08, 2012, 08:57:39 PM »
Someone asked me the other day about numbers stations.. I finally caught one last night and recorded it..

Someone said it was Andrews AFB sending code to our military, not sure I believe that but it was cool to hear anyways. It was my first time hearing one live!

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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2012, 09:48:16 PM »
Wiki had an interesting write up about it. Kinda gives you some post-apocolyptic insite huh?
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2012, 09:51:21 PM »
Wiki had an interesting write up about it. Kinda gives you some post-apocolyptic insite huh?

On this one specifically or numbers stations in general?
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2012, 10:00:09 PM »
A little googling says this is an EAM out of andrews AFB.. Pretty neat!
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2012, 10:01:42 PM »
number stations in general.
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2012, 10:05:35 PM »
Apparently still a few around.. Attencion' is still on regularly out of Cuba.  And Mossad has one almost nightly..
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2012, 12:52:33 AM »
what are number stations?
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2012, 07:00:13 AM »
We need to spank idial for not giving details
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2012, 08:48:52 AM »
We need to spank idial for not giving details
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station

Yes, we all need to explain and identify acronyms and abbreviations we use!  What is "EAM" ? ? ?
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2012, 08:52:54 AM »
Yes, we all need to explain and identify acronyms and abbreviations we use!  What is "EAM" ? ? ?

Emergency Action Message I think.
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2012, 08:54:23 AM »
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2012, 09:34:06 AM »
OK, so they just send a sequence of characters/numbers?  Probably an encrypted message?  Would really be nice if we could do that....... ;)
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Re: Numbers Station
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2012, 09:41:20 AM »
Yea some of the older ones are related to spies..

This one is the most famous:
1_06: The Lincolnshire Poacher

Most everyone believes it to be MI6


This one is still active now and then:

1_16: Attencion 3 Finals

CIA related ones:
1_02: Counting CIA


Then there is the Yosemite Sam Station:
Ham Vs Spy: Yosemite Sam

Here is the story on Yosemite sam one:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/mar2005/ham_spy.htm

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Re: Numbers Stations
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2012, 10:15:13 AM »
hummmmmm.. coded transmission over the airwaves.. nahhh we wouldn't resort to that, would we guys?

And as far as EAM, didnt you guys see the movie "Crimson Tide"?... every time the sub got a message that lens marked EAM would light up!... yep Emergency Action Message
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Re: Numbers Stations
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2012, 10:30:50 AM »
hummmmmm.. coded transmission over the airwaves.. nahhh we wouldn't resort to that, would we guys?

And as far as EAM, didnt you guys see the movie "Crimson Tide"?... every time the sub got a message that lens marked EAM would light up!... yep Emergency Action Message

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