"...More recently number stations have begun tramsmitting over VOIP. Furthermore this method of communication would be an ideal backup for someone who couldn't recieve satelite or internet communications..."

If Internet is down, VoIP is down too because technology is using TCP/IP based network.

just to point out.

Awesome post,

This is pretty cool, I have never heard of number stations before. It's been a while since I learned something new on ATS.

Definitely something to look into.

Originally posted by darkorange
"...More recently number stations have begun tramsmitting over VOIP. Furthermore this method of communication would be an ideal backup for someone who couldn't recieve satelite or internet communications..."

If Internet is down, VoIP is down too because technology is using TCP/IP based network.

just to point out.

Badly worded. What I meant was that the radio broadcast communications would be an ideal backup. I was just mentioning that the transmissions were starting to become more modernized by being sent via VOIP.

Cool - never heard of them.

This subject has been discussed many times on ATS. Search "Number Stations" and numerous threads will come up.

It is an interesting subject. While on deployments we used to get fixes on the signals in vicinity of Haifa Israel.

I don't know if you play video games or not but Call of Duty: Black Ops has a campaign storyline that is all about the numbers stations.

These types of video games have become prolific and profound. 'On August 3, 2011, Activision confirmed that the game had sold over 25 million copies worldwide.' - Source Wikipedia

If we are to accept that video games were a medium of propaganda (I'm not saying it's good or bad propaganda, just propaganda) then we should take a moment to consider that 25 million people were exposed to the mystery of number stations when they played through this videogame version of history.

There is in my mind a connection between numbers stations and modern day video games. I don't know how else to describe it except : military industrial complex

But the video game connection mystery obviously holds much more to it. In the video game you play a character by the name of "Alex Mason". MASONIC Conspiracy in video games! You heard it here first.

Radio is fun.

If you buy an HF or shortwave radio you may want to get one that you can connect an external antenna to. The little antenna that comes with will disappoint. Best antenna for shortwave would be a long wire strung up in the trees. Also a good ground connection will improve your results. Get a copper ground rod at home depot, pound it into the ground outside your window, and connect your ground terminal to it with a heavy copper wire.

You may also want to look for one that has the SSB or single side band feature. Many HF stations transmit in SSB (not AM)

Different bands are active at different times.

Locally Vhf and Uhf radio is fun to listen to. You can even tune in the space station going over sometimes on Vhf (2 meters). Cops, fire, trains. All kinds of things to listen to on VHF and Uhf.

For daytime HF radio 10 and 20 meters are active. These are about 14 Mhz and 28Mhz. At night you will hear stations on 40 meters (7 Mhz) and 80 (3.5 Mhz) meters and even longer wavelengths. I hear lots of commercial radio stations around 7 Mhz at night.

To test your radio and antenna try WWV and WWVB 5, 10, 15 , 20 and 25 Mhz. Male voice is Colorado, Female voice is Hawaii.

ive got a eton e5 shortwave radio.. its really good

Wow quite interesting, i never heard of number radios.

And did u notice how some movies pointed out about the importance of CB radios in post apocalyptical/wide range disaster scenarios? Like in "die hard 4" (scene: at the warlock basement) or "terminator 3: rise of the machines" (final scene).

Does it have some message?