Numbers Stations: Broadcasting Secrets
Soviet SWL A. Kozlow (URS3-108-B) with his short-wave receiver KUB-4. Broadcast receiver SI-235 on foreground. Borisoglebsk city, 1941. Numbers stations are one of the most intriguing phenomena of shortwave radio. They have captivated curious minds for decades with their eerie broadcasts of seemingly random numbers, strange tones, and cryptic messages. But what are they? Who…