Jim Dye Posted August 5, 2004 Report Posted August 5, 2004 (edited) I read an article a couple days ago in the Washington Post (subscription required) about Akin Fernandez, a Nigerian born man who lives in London. Fernandez began recording broadcasts of shortwave numbers stations about 12 years ago. Numbers stations are believed to broadcast encrypted messages to spies or agents around the world. I used to do a lot of shortwave listening when I was younger and I always wondered what those stations were. The band Wilco used and also named their album after one of the recordings on this compilation. I'm not a conspiracy theory guy. I never watched the X files or anything like that, but I find these recordings endlessly fascinating and chilling. Check 'em out. The Conet Project Main Page The Conet Project • The Swedish Rhapsody MP3 The Conet Project • Yankee Hotel Foxtrot MP3 Edited August 5, 2004 by Jim Dye Quote
rockefeller center Posted August 5, 2004 Report Posted August 5, 2004 Thanks to couw I found this thread. Jim D, post more links. Quote
WD45 Posted August 5, 2004 Report Posted August 5, 2004 My buddy has this set. Pretty wild stuff. Quote
7/4 Posted August 5, 2004 Report Posted August 5, 2004 nice download. perfect for mixing in with some Eno or other ambient. Quote
.:.impossible Posted August 5, 2004 Report Posted August 5, 2004 I heard an NPR piece on shortwave spy messaging a few years back. I don't know if it is available online, but I remember being fascinated by it. Thanks for the links guys! By the way, if you haven't heard the Wilco album YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT, I'd recommend it. Quote
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