Subj : Numbers stations
To   : Digital Man
From : Ralph Smole
Date : Fri Aug 12 2005 11:20 pm

  Re: Numbers stations
  By: Digital Man to All on Fri Aug 12 2005 06:20 pm

 > Numbers stations are shortwave radio stations of uncertain origin that
 > broadcast streams of numbers, letters (using a phonetic alphabet), or words.
 > is not known publicly with certainty where these signals originate nor what
 > purpose they serve. 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.

WOW!
That is weird. I'm gonna check this out. Never heard of this phenomena. I
listen to Coast to Coast AM on the radio and they never brought this topic up.
Thanks for the info,DM!!

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