UVB-76 - The Buzzer

[Michibacy]

“OBYaVLENIYA KOMANDA 135"
Command 135 initiated

A typical message came hours before Christmas day, 1997:
“Ya UVB-76, Ya UVB-76. 180 08 BROMAL 74 27 99 14. Boris, Roman, Olga, Mikhail, Anna, Larisa. 7 4 2 7 9 9 1 4”
Instead of shutting down with the fall of communism in Russia, UVB-76 became even more active. Since the millenium, voice messages have become more and more frequent.

The radio signal that occupies 4625 kHz has reportedly been broadcasting since the late 1970s. The earliest known recording of it is dated 1982. Ever since curious owners of shortwave radios first discovered the signal, it has broadcast a repeating buzzing noise. Every few years, the buzzer stops, and a Russian voice reads a mixture of numbers and Russian names.

Instead of shutting down with the fall of communism in Russia, UVB-76 became even more active. Since the millenium, voice messages have become more and more frequent.

(James Cook, The Kernel)


Listen to a clip of it's nearly constant transmission here


For a full article and visit to the military bunker visit the link below and view wikipedia while you're at it.

http://www.kernelmag.com/features/report/4716/a-russian-enigma/#

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UVB-76


What's your opinion on it? I find it wildly interesting to be honest

 

[darren1979]

First I've ever heard of it, but reminds me of when I was younger tuning in a TV and getting interference from another signal.