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# Number Stations Research

Numbers Stations Research and Information Center

## Posts

- [Recently Captured Russian Military Documents Within Kherson Front Lines Exposes More Information on Russian Military Radio Codeword Use](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russian-military-documents-callsign-use/) - On July 27th, 2022 the Ukrainian governmental site sprotyv.mod.gov.ua (National Resistance Center) published photos, Russian military tables, glossaries and maps that had been said to been captured from the destroyed Russian enemy within the Kherson district. The documents obviously contain tables for meanings of various codwords, their use in action and what specific unit must
- [Ukrainian Number Stations S06s and E17z Go Silent](https://www.numbers-stations.com/ukrainian-numbers-stations-go-silent/) - Once the Russian invasion began towards late February, both of Ukraine's number stations went inactive. Neither has been heard since then.
- [Russia High Command Strategic Command Station Jammed by Pro-Ukraine Military EW Operators](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia-high-command-strategic-command-station-getting-jammed/) - As the Russian voice operator for the Goose began reading a Vozdukh (Air) high priority message, pro-Ukrainian military operators interrupted with jamming.
- [Radio Oddities That Emerged During the Ukraine Russian War](https://www.numbers-stations.com/radio-oddities-that-emerged-during-the-ukraine-russian-war/) - Due to new necessities from the Ukraine Russian war, and the increased attention to radio monitoring, many new and odd shortwave signals have been discovered.

## Pages

- [About - The Number Stations Research and Information Center](https://www.numbers-stations.com/) - Welcome to the Numbers Station Research and Information Center website. We are a group that focuses on the interest of number stations and spy related activity.
- [Various Language Voice Number Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/) - These number stations use various languages such as Chinese, Spanish, and more. They are categorized separately since they use many different languages.
- [V32  the "Farsi" numbers station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v32-the-farsi-numbers-station/) - What is V32? V32 is a designation given to a numbers station like signal that has appeared in February 2026 and has been associated with the US, Israel and Iran war that has started around the same time. It has been claimed that the signal first appeared on 7910 kHz on February 26, the same
- [Military Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/military/) - Military stations use code words or digital transmissions to communicate.They are often confused with number stations, but they are actually for internal use.
- [NSRIC Features and Contributions in Media](https://www.numbers-stations.com/nsric-references-in-media/) - The NSRIC has been featured on many popular media outlets. Listed here are some of the best known examples that we contributed for.
- [V07 - The Spanish Man/Lady "000 000" Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v07-the-spanish-man-lady/) - V07 was first discovered in 1995. It originally used a male voice, so it was nicknamed The Spanish Man. Then the voice changed to female in 2001
- [V30 - The Lighthouse Vietnamese Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v30-the-lighthouse/) - V30 is the Morse counterpart numbers station to M97 and was first noticed February 22nd, 2011.
- [V26 - TXSA/XSE23 Chinese Military Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v26-txsa/) - V26 is a station that was likely operated by Chinese military and not a numbers station. The intro is in English, but the rest of the message is in Chinese.
- [V25 - Chinese Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v25/) - V25 is an inactive numbers station that was read in Chinese. The message format is very basic, only sending an ID, the message groups, and short outro.
- [V24 - South Korean Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v24/) - V24 was a South Korean numbers station first reported in the early 1970's Over the years of its activity, it used many variations of music as its intro.
- [V23 - French Lady / French Man Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/v23-french-lady-french-man/) - V23 was the French language version of the Russian 6 operator. The station has only seen brief periods of activity and is believed to be for special operations.
- [V22 - Chinese II / Beijing Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/v22-chinese-ii/) - V22 was a Chinese numbers station that transmitted in a very odd format. V16, V22 and V26 are all very similar stations that have unique intro phrases.
- [V21 - The Cuban Babbler Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v21-the-cuban-babbler/) - V21 was a Cuban numbers station known for quickly reading it's numbers. It's schedules and transmissions were erratic, having common errors when read.
- [V20 - Bored Man / Lazy Man Cuban Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v20-bored-man-lazy-man/) - V20 was a live read Cuban numbers station. The announcer seems totally uninterested in reading the numbers. Errors were common due to the readers boredom.
- [V19 - WTR21 French Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v19-wtr21/) - V19 was a French numbers station. The station began by playing “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Only one known recording of it exists.
- [V18 - NNN Austrian Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/v18-nnn-austrian-numbers-station/) - V18 was the Hungarian language version of the NNN number stations network. All stations in the NNN network were determined to be operated by the Austrian HNA.
- [V17 - Romanian 3F + 000 Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v17-romanian-3f-000/) - Nickname: Romanian 3F + 000 Activity: Inactive Emission mode: AM Voice Summary: N/A Believed Country of Origin: Romania Numbers Station Summary There's little information on V17 besides that it was a Romanian language numbers station. V17 has an unknown station structure. Emitted in AM mode. Family Relatives: (Possibly) M48, V01, M63(?) Station Family: (Possibly) Family
- [V16 - Chinese Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v16/) - V16 is a Chinese numbers station that's closely related to V22 and V26. Upon further observation, it's possible these could all actually be the same station.
- [V15 - Radio Pyongyang North Korean Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v15-radio-pyongyang/) - V15 is a unique numbers station in the way it transmits to North Korea's own radio station, Radio Pyongyang. Emits in AM on all Radio Pyongyang frequencies.
- [V14 - 4F "Control" CIA Numbers Station Network](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v14-4f-control/) - Nickname: 4F "Control" Activity: Inactive Emission mode: AM Voice Summary: Female, Assumedly like V05’s voice. Believed Country of Origin: USA Station Structure 10 TONES 4 FIGURE GROUPS (####) (repeated for 10 minutes) Numbers Station Summary “Control” version of V05 (like E14 was to E05). Emitted in AM. Family Relatives: E05, G05, V05, E14, E21
- [V12 - NNN Austrian Number Stations Network](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v12-nnn/) - The NNN network of numbers stations was determined to have been run by the Austrian HNA, after some argument on whether it belonged to the CIA or MOSSAD.
- [V10 - Schlosst Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v10-schlosst/) - Nickname: Schlosst Activity: Inactive Voice Summary: Male Station Summary Not much is known about this station.
- [V09 - Guangzhou Chinese Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v09-guangzhou/) - V09 is listed as a Chinese numbers station, but was also debated to possibly be Korea. Only one known recording from The Conet Project exists.
- [V08 - Eastern Music Station Egyptian Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v08-eastern-music-station/) - V08 was the Arabic language counterpart of E09. Like E09, the schedule was erratic and had a poor AM signal. Eventually it used the "Magnetic Fields" music.
- [V06 - The Spanish Lady "00000" Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v06-spanish-lady-00000/) - V06 is the Spanish version numbers station of the Russian 6 operator. Though it'soperations went inactive in 2000, it was observed on special occasions.
- [V05 - Spanish Counting CIA Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v05-spanish-counting/) - V05, Spanish Counting was the Spanish language counterpart to E05. V05 was part of the CIA number stations network, and ran a very strict schedule.
- [V02a - The Spanish Lady / Atención Cuban Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v02a/) - V02a was a Cuban numbers station that had replaced the original V02 in 1997. Most of its schedules were replaced by HM01 in November of 2012.
- [V02 - The Spanish Lady / Atención Cuban Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v02-the-spanish-lady-atencion/) - V02 was a Cuban numbers station first reported around the 1960's. It was believed to be transmitted in the same area as Radio Havana.
- [V28 - The Parrot North Korean Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/v28-the-parrot/) - V28 "The Parrot" is operated by North Korea. It's likely a military station or a training station and not used by North Korean intelligence.
- [V01 -  The Skylark Romanian Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v01-the-skylark/) - V01 used a well-known folk melody for it's preamble music, known by nearly everyone in Romania. At the beginning of the hour in AM, the melody would play.
- [V13 - New Star Broadcasting Taiwan Number Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v13-new-star-broadcasting/) - V13, commonly known as New Star Broadcasting, is a Taiwanese numbers station known for its flute musical intro. The station operates on a random schedule.
- [The Air Horn](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/the-air-horn/) - The Air horn is a Russian military station operated in the western military district. It transmits on 3510.00kHz and broadcasts its channel marker 24/7.
- [Russia's Shortwave Radio Espionage Network](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russias-radio-espionage-networks/) - Russia utilizes a wide range of number stations to send messages to their spies abroad. They have more active stations than any other country, using multiple languages, Morse, and digital modes to send their encrypted messages. Based on the station formats, schedules, and real life events we can conclude there are two different agencies in
- [E05 Cynthia - CIA Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e05-cynthia/) - E05 was one of the English language number stations maintained by the CIA’s network, thus E05 earning the nickname “CynthIA”. First reported in the late 70's.
- [G14 - DFC37 / DFD21 German Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g14-dfc37/) - G14 was a numbers station operated by the West German Federal Intelligence Service (BND). It was first observed in the early 1970's.
- [What is a Numbers Station?  An Introduction](https://www.numbers-stations.com/number-stations-intro/) - A Number Station is used to transmit coded messages to spies and is encrypted with a one-time pad. It's an unbreakable and top secret encryption method.
- [G23 - Hitler's Birthday German Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g23-hitlers-birthday/) - G23 was a rare numbers station known for being broadcasted on Hitler's birthday (April 20th) on 4773 kHz, but not much else is known about it.
- [G22 - Edna Sednitzer Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g22-edna-sednitzer/) - G22 was a rare station that has little information on it. Most number stations in the Edna Sednitzer network had a poor LSB signal which made it hard to find.
- [G21 - Music and Morse Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g21-music-and-morse/) - Not much is known about G21. The station was nicknamed Music and Morse for it's intro that uses a combination of the two.
- [G20 - Spruch German Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g20-spruch/) - G20 is a numbers station that became well known for it's music pieces. It was nicknamed Spruch for it's musical pieces that announce the message number.
- [G19 - The German Man Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g19-german-man/) - Not much is known about G19, The German Man. The only recording is from the Conet Project. It has the same, or at least a very similar voice to G01.
- [G18 - 8 Note Rising and Falling Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g18-8-note-rising-and-falling/) - G18 was a numbers station thought to be run by Czechoslovakia Intelligence. Since the format and the intro notes are similar, this is likely the case.
- [G17 - The German Lady Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g17-german-lady/) - Not much is known about G17, but it was possibly linked to the KGB/GRU/FSB operators. If true, then it was likely generated by the Stasi Sprach Morse Machine.
- [G16 - Two Letter West German BND Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g16-two-letter/) - G16 is set up like the rest of West German BND's number stations.It sent transmissions for many different agents.Nicknamed Two Letter after it's many ID's.
- [G15 - Papa November West German BND Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g15-papa-november/) - G15 was a West German BND numbers station. The station was nicknamed Papa November for its ID that sent out messages to many different agents.
- [G13 - Five Dashes German Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g13-five-dashes/) - G13 was a cooperative numbers station maintained by the CIA and the West German BND during the Cold War for destabilization operations.
- [G12 - NNN Austrian Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g12-nnn/) - G12 and the other NNN format number stations are a network determined to have been run by the Austrian HNA. All NNN stations emitted in AM.
- [G11 - Strich Polish Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g11-strich/) - G11 was first logged around 1978 when it replaced G10. The original G11 had gone inactive in April 1998. After nine years of inactivity it had returned in 2007.
- [G10 - Bert Kaempfert Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g10-bert-kaempfert/) - Not much is known about G10, it was a numbers station known for using songs by Bert Kaempfert as its interval music. It was likely run by a Polish intel agency.
- [G09 - Saxophone Piece Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g09-saxophone-piece/) - The only known broadcast for G09 was once during the cold war at 1900 UTC on 10606 kHz. It was known as the Saxophone Piece for its musical intro.
- [G08 - 4 Note Rising Scale Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g08-4-note-rising-scale/) - G08 was a numbers station operated by the East German Ministry for State Security (Stasi). It transmitted from Zeesan and remotely controlled from Wernsdorf.
- [G07 - The German Lady "000 000" Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g07-german-lady-000000/) - G07 followed the same 000 set up with the exception of “achtung” and “ende” at the beginning and end of messages. Emitted in AM mode. G07a G07 variant with the ID “774” Emitted in AM Station Structure Null Structure Numbers Station Summary Nickname: The German Lady "000 000" Activity: Inactive Emission mode: AM Voice
- [G06 - The German Lady Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g06-german-lady/) - G06 was the final German language numbers station that was active. Most of it's schedules went inactive in 2019, the final one ceased operations in March 2021.
- [G05 - The Counting Station Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g05-the-counting-station/) - G05 was the German language version of The Counting Station operated by the CIA. The voice read the German military radio variant of numbers.
- [G04 - Three Note Oddity Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g04-three-note-oddity/) - G04, known as Three Note Oddity was a numbers station believed to be operated by Hungarian intel. It's operations were most likely originated From Europe.
- [G03 - Gongs or Chimes Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g03-gongs-or-chimes/) - G03, Gongs or Chimes was a Numbers station operated by the East German army. This station was well known for it's eerie gongs and chimes intro signal.
- [G02 - Swedish Rhapsody Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g02-swedish-rhapsody/) - G02, Swedish Rhapsody was one of the more prolific number stations. It had a stable schedule for its time and rarely ever had any errors in transmissions.
- [G01 - The Tyrolean Music Station Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/g01-tyrolean-music-station/) - G01, The Tyrolean Music Station was a very interesting numbers station when it existed. G01 was surprisingly a French station, operated by the SDECE.
- [X06 - Mazielka Russian Diplomatic Shortwave Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/x06-mazielka/) - X06 is a diplomatic selective call system that transmits on many different frequencies. It sends a series of 6 different tones in a repeating series.
- [F11 - Polish Digital Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/f11-polish-digital-numbers-station/) - F11 was a Polish digital mode numbers station that transmitted numbers in FSK modes. It most commonly used FSK 100/620 but sometimes used FSK 100/740.
- [XP - Polytones Russian Digital Number Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/xp-polytones/) - XP was a Russian Intel Multi-tone Numbers Station. It operated from the 1980's until 2005, and used a 14-tone MFSK digital mode.
- [DP01 - Digital Pseudo-Polytone Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/dp01-digital-pseudo-polytone/) - DP01 is a unique numbers station that uses both polytones and another digital mode, which is how it gets the name Digital Pseudo-Polytone.
- [HM02 Hybrid Mode Digital Numbers station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/hm02/) - HM02 is a Russian hybrid mode numbers station that transmits in FSK and Morse code. It begins with FSK and then sends the message in Morse with 5F groups.
- [SK01 - RDFT Cuban Digital Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/sk01-rdft/) - SK01 is a Cuban numbers station that used a digital mode called the Redundant Digital File Transfer (RDFT). This station was operated by the Cuban DGI.
- [HM01 - De La Chica Cuban Number Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/hm01-de-la-chica/) - HM01 is a Cuban numbers station that appeared sometime around 2012 replacing a majority of schedules for its parents V02a and SK01.
- [XPB - Digital Russian Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/xpb/) - XPB is a recently discovered digital numbers station operated by the SVR. First noted in 2014, this station uses a 16-tone MFSK modem.
- [XPA2 Polytones - Russian Digital Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/xpa2/) - The XPA2 numbers station was first heard in May 2006 and is very similar to the original XPA. Although it uses a 7.5 baud rate and has a higher pitch.
- [XPA - Polytones Russian Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/xpa-polytones/) - First heard in December 2003, the XPA numbers station is a MFSK digital mode station operated by the Russian SVR that sends tones corresponding to numbers.
- [F06a Digital Russian Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/f06a-digital-russian-numbers-station/) - F06a is a numbers station variant of F06 that sends an encoded named ASCII text file instead of 5-digit groups. F06a transmits data in the form of raw binary.
- [F06 - Digital Russian Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/f06/) - F06 is a digital Russian numbers station that utilizes a custom FSK mode. Transmits from multiple locations within Russia. Originally identified as M42d.
- [F03 and P03 Digital Mode Number Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/f03-p03-digital-modes/) - F03 (FSK and MFSK) and P03 (PSK) are Polish numbers stations that use a custom modem to send digital messages. First spotted in 2010.
- [F01 - Digital Mode Russian Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/f01/) - F01 is a Russian digital mode numbers station that utilizes a custom FSK system compatible with ITA2 RTTY. First spotted around March 2016.
- [S31 Czech Military Test Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s31/) - S31 was a military test station operated by the Czech Republic that sent test counts played from a tape. It was first spotted around the 1970's.
- [S27 - Czech Lady II Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s27-czech-lady-ii/) - Not much is known about this numbers station. S27 is mentioned in the ENIGMA Control List, but without much of a description.
- [S26 - ZYT ZYT/CYT CYT Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s26-zyt-zyt-cyt-cyt/) - S26 was a station that went unnoticed by many numbers station groups. A letter sent to Simon Mason on his website cleared up a lot of the details about it.
- [S25 - Russian Man "Control" Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s25-russian-man-control/) - S25 is a Russian control numbers station that uses the voice of S06. In the 1990's S25 transmitted daily and always used the same ID 615.
- [S21 - The Russian Man Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s21-russian-lady-man/) - The S21 numbers station can be described as a cross between the 00000 family and 000 family, since it contained a structure belonging to both.
- [S20 - Aifada Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s20-aifada/) - S20, Aifada is a numbers station that has little info on it. It's briefly mentioned in the ENIGMA Active Stations List V1.3 and in the Conet Project handbook.
- [S19 - Czech Man "Control" 000 Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s19-czech-man-control/) - There's not much available information about S19. Also known as the Czech Man "Control" numbers station, it's format is likely similar or the same as S17.
- [S18 - Czech Lady / Czech Man Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s18-czech-man/) - S18 was a rare Czech numbers station that had no set times or frequencies. It's message format makes it seem like it could just be a control station or a test.
- [S17 - Czech Lady "Control" Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s17-czech-lady-control/) - S17 was a control numbers station that always sent the same ID's of 555 and 313 then 42 and 05. "42" was possibly a decode key for the encryption method.
- [S14 - Russian Counting Military Test Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s14-russian-counting/) - S14 is the same type of counting station as S13. It's most likely a Russian military test station. The station counts 0-9 for long duration's.
- [S13 - Russian Counting Military Test Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s13-russian-counting/) - S13 is the same type of counting station as S14 but given a different ID since it used different callsigns. It's most likely a Russian military test station.
- [S11 - Kreska Polish Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s11-kreska/) - S11 was a numbers station operated by Polish intelligence. It was replaced by S11a in early 1994, but was heard again for a short time in 2002.
- [S10 - Czech Lady Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s10-czech-lady/) - S10, the Czech Lady was one of the few numbers stations that a government agency has released details about. That agency being the Swedish Securtiy Service.
- [S09 - Polish Counting Military Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s09-polish-counting/) - Nickname: Polish Counting Activity: Inactive Emission mode: USB Voice Summary: Male and Female Believed Country of Origin: Poland Station Summary S09 is a Polish military counting test station. The station counted 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 repeatedly.
- [S08 - YT Yugoslavian Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s08-yt/) - S08 was a numbers station believed to have been transmitted by Yugoslavia intelligence. It possibly used a pre-recorded or live read announcer.
- [S07 - The Russian Man "000 000" Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s07-the-russian-man/) - Nickname: The Russian Man "000 000" Activity: Inactive Emission mode: AM Voice Summary: Automated man’s voice similar to S06. Believed Country of Origin: Russia Station Structure CALL UP (###) NUMBER OF MESSAGES (usually only 1) (repeats for 2 minutes) 2ND ID (###+) (x2) GROUP COUNT (##+) (x2) MESSAGE GROUPS (#####) (only said once) 000 000
- [S05 - OLX Czech Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s05-olx/) - A unique trait of OLX was that it sent QSL cards to those who requested it. It's a rare instance where a government confirmed their use of a numbers station.
- [S04 - Edna Sednitzer Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s04-edna-sednitzer/) - S04 was a Bulgarian numbers station first spotted in the 1980's. Like the other Edna Sednitzer stations, S04 went through a long period of inactivity.
- [S03 - Okno Czech Test Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s03-okno/) - S03, Okno was not actually a numbers station but a military test. This station was likely used to test transmissions to an air force base called Jasan.
- [S02 - Drums and Trumpets Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s02-drums-and-trumpets/) - S02 was a numbers station that had rare broadcasts and at one point was sent on a "date of the month" schedule. It played the intro music "Il Silenzio."
- [S01 - Aïda Bulgarian Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s01-aida/) - S01 is assumed to be short lived numbers station, few recordings exist of it. The stations message format is unknown but the interval music used, Grand March.
- [S11a - Cherta Polish Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s11a-cherta/) - S11a, also known as "Cherta" is a numbers station operated by Poland. Messages from S11a are not common, mostly null messages are sent.
- [S06s - The Russian Lady "00000" Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s06s-the-russian-lady/) - S06s, The Russian Lady is a numbers station operated by the Ukraine. It's considered a variant of S06, but it has a different voice and location.
- [S06 - The Russian Man Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/s06-the-russian-man/) - S06 is the Russian counterpart numbers station to E06. This station has many variants, and is likely operated by the Russian GRU.
- [E15 - Nancy Adam Susan Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e15-nancy-adam-susan/) - E15 aka Nancy Adam Susan like E10, was an arabic numbers station that utilized letters rather than numbers, but E15 did not use the standard NATO.
- [E16 - Two Letter Numbers Station History and Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e16-two-letter/) - E16 - Two Letter is the English numbers station version of G16. The set-up is basically the same as the rest of the BND operated stations.
- [E17 - The English Lady Numbers Station History and Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e17-the-english-lady/) - E17 was a numbers station that didn’t have an actual schedule like it's counterparts, but it was heard very often in the US. It had new messages every month.
- [E18 - Fife Free Bulgarian Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e18-fife-free/) - E18, Fife Free was a Bulgarian number station. The oldest logs of this station show activity in the late 1980's but it could have been active earlier.
- [E19 - The Irish Man Russian Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e19-the-irish-man/) - E19, The Irish Man was likely a short lived numbers station. Only one known recording of it exists - from the 'Numbers Racket' CD in 1998.
- [E20 - Two Message Russian Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e20/) - E20 is the dual version numbers station of E17 and E06. E20 sends two messages with E06's format. The second message is sent in E06's voice with a different ID.
- [E21 - 4F Counting CIA Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e21-4f-counting/) - First discovered in 1981, E21 is very similar numbers station to that of E05, using almost the same format. The majority of the time the station used 4 groups.
- [E23 - Swedish Rhapsody Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e23-swedish-rhapsody/) - In 1998,G02a disappeared and was replaced with an English station with the voice of E05 in USB. This station became E23, the English “Swedish Rhapsody.”
- [E27 - Special Event Numbers Station History and Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e27/) - E27 was a number station first reported in 2006 and ceased a year later in 2007. Considered a ‘special event’ station, likely due to it's short lifetime.
- [E14 - 4F Counting Control Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e14-4f-control/) - E14 was a counting control version number station of E05. This station was possibly an attempt to distract jamming attempts from actual E05 messages.
- [E13 - Five Dashes Numbers Station - CIA and BND Network](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e13-five-dashes/) - Both E13 and G13 number stations were thought to be a cooperative CIA and West German BND network. This was because it had a similar format to E05.
- [E12 - NNN Austrian Network Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e12-nnn/) - E12 is an NNN operator numbers station originally sent messages with it's German counterpart, G12 but replaced it completely in June 1994.
- [E10 - Mossad Numbers Station History and Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e10-mossad/) - E10 was one of the most unique number stations that existed, as it employed letters read in their NATO phonetic equivalents rather than basic numbers.
- [E09 - Magnetic Fields Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e09-magnetic-fields/) - E09 was a numbers station with a very erratic schedule and poor reception quality. It used to only be identifiable by the interval music, "Magnetic Fields".
- [E03a - Cherry Ripe Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e03a-cherry-ripe/) - E03a, nicknamed Cherry Ripe was a sister number station to E03. At the beginning of the hour E03a would appear with its opening interval music.
- [E03 - The Lincolnshire Poacher Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e03-the-lincolnshire-poacher/) - The Lincolnshire Poacher was perhaps one of the best known examples of a numbers station. E03 had existed since the 1970’s and possibly earlier.
- [E01 - Ready, Ready! Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e01-ready-ready/) - E01 'Ready, Ready' is a numbers station that had many theories to who operated it and where it came from. There are claims it came from Italy and even the USA.
- [E06 - The English Man Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e06-english-man/) - E06 is a Russian numbers station that has been active since the 1970's and has changed transmission modes and voices many times since then.
- [E25 - Rebeat Egyptian Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e25-rebeat/) - E25 is an Egyptian number station that was first reported in 2000. It originally used live voices read by males, then used a unique automated woman's voice.
- [E17z - The English Lady "674" Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e17z-the-english-lady/) - E17z is a Ukrainian number station that has been active since the 1990's and has always had the same callup number 674. E17z has a new message every two weeks.
- [E11 / E11a - Oblique Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e11-oblique/) - E11 / E11a is a number station operated by Polish AW, and existed since the early 80's.It was nicknamed Oblique since the station uses "Oblique" for a dash.
- [E07a - The English Man Numbers Station Variant](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e07a-english-man/) - E07a - also known as The English Man is a variant of the E07 number station with notable differences. This station was first reported in 2009.
- [E07 - The English Man “000 000” Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e07-english-man/) - E07 is a Russian English voice number station. It has changed it's voice over time and switched from using E06's to it's current voice in 2001.
- [Number Stations Articles](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/) - Our articles cover three subjects: The history and use of number stations, military stations and history of Soviet and post Soviet military expansionism.
- [UVB-76 The Buzzer According to a Russian Ex Servicemen](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/uvb-76-the-buzzer-according-to-russian-ex-servicemen/) - Since the late 1970's, the monotone signal of UVB-76 aka The Buzzer and the Russian messages that come along with it became famous among shortwave listeners.
- [Soviet and Russian Invasions Since 1917](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/soviet-and-russian-invasions-since-1917/) - A comprehensive list of Soviet and Russian invasions since 1917 to modern time. A brief description and history of each country has been accounted for.
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- [The Squeaky Wheel](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/the-squeaky-wheel/) - The Squeaky Wheel is part of a Russian military communications network believed to be operating in the South military district.
- [UVB-76 The Buzzer Russian Military Radio Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/uvb-76-the-buzzer/) - The Buzzer aka UVB-76 is a well known shortwave radio station. The true purpose of it is to send Russian military command messages, despite other speculation.
- [Number Stations Listeners Starter Guide and FAQ](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/number-stations-listener-starter-guide/) - The Number Stations Listeners Starter Guide is dedicated to people who want to start listening in to military or spy transmissions on shortwave radio.
- [Resources](https://www.numbers-stations.com/resources/) - These are extra resources for doing further research on numbers stations, cryptography, and shortwave radio. The links below are excellent sources of info.
- [The HF-GCS and Emergency Action Messages](https://www.numbers-stations.com/usa/hfgcs/) - The HF-GCS is used by the US Air Force to send instructions for their operations through messages, and most commonly send Emergency Action Messages (EAMs).
- [The Japanese Slot Machine - XSL](https://www.numbers-stations.com/japan/the-japanese-slot-machine/) - The Japanese Slot Machine (XSL) is a Japanese military station that transmits data in the form of QPSK (quadrature phase-shift keying) at 1500 Bd.
- [Duga OTH Radars](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/duga-3-oth-radar/) - Duga was a Soviet OTHR (Over The Horizon Radar) that was known for its constant tapping noise, and because of this was nicknamed "The Russian Woodpecker".
- [Morse Code Number Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/) - Many Morse number stations has very little information on them. All still active Morse stations are fully automated and operated by Russia.
- [Digital Mode Number Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/) - Digital number stations are becoming a more popular method in sending messages since it's more efficient than a typical voice station.
- [German Voice Number Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german/) - All German language number stations are now inactive. The final station that was active was the German Lady, which was transmitted by Russia's GRU.
- [Slavic Voice Number Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/slavic/) - Many of the Slavic language number stations were operated by current and former Czechoslovakian countries. The last active stations are S06, S06s, and S11a.
- [English Voice Number Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/) - The majority of all active English numbers stations broadcasts are sent by Russia and Poland. Ukraine and Egypt also maintain a station.
- [E02 - Arabic Man / The Babbler](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e02-arabic-man/) - E02 is assumed to be a short lived numbers station, there is very little information on it. The station is briefly mentioned in the Enigma2000 Control list V1.3 and the Conet Project CD booklet. It's also included in the original ENIGMA ID naming list in ENIGMA newsletter #8. The most likely explanation is that E02
- [KGB Counterintelligence Dictionary on Radio Use](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/kgb-counterintelligence-dictionary-on-radio-use/) - Radio has been used in intelligence work since the first Word War, and its practical use is no secret to any of the agencies in the world. In Soviet Union the intelligence was like fife edged star. The two edges facing west and east where the foreign intelligence wing. The top edge was the interior
- [The Goose](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/okhvat-98-the-goose/) - The Goose operates in Russia's western military district as a command station. It was first discovered on April 11th, 2017 using callsign KAPKAN-70.
- [Russian Military Shortwave Radio Comms Archive from the Ukraine War](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russian-military-comms-in-ukraine/) - Since the start of the renewed full Russian invasion into Ukraine, shortwave radio listeners have been listening to Russia's open military communications.
- [Book-review secret diplomacy espionage and cryptography](https://www.numbers-stations.com/book-review-secret-diplomacy-espionage-and-cryptography/) - Review about the book Secret diplomacy, espionage and cryptography, by James Westfal published on 1964 and reviewed on CIA academic journal Studies in Inteligence. book-review-secret-diplomacy-espionage-and-cryptography
- [Pastime](https://www.numbers-stations.com/pastime/) - PASTIME (1948-52) was Berlin Base's staybehind program, including trained W/T operators, agents, cutouts, and informants prepared for activation in the event of hostilities. PASTIME used some of the same people as the KIBITZ staybehind program. Files: PASTIME VOL. 1_0002 PASTIME VOL. 1_0003 PASTIME VOL. 1_0004 PASTIME VOL. 1_0005 PASTIME VOL. 1_0048 PASTIME VOL. 1_0049 PASTIME
- [PLAN IVY](https://www.numbers-stations.com/plan-ivy/) - Plan IVY was associated with Italian post war Northern Italian industry that CIA viewed as threatened and therefore aimed to support certain industrial cooperation code named SAIL to prevent the destruction of Northern Italian industry that would cause rise of popularity for communist movements. Files: PLAN IVY_0040 PLAN IVY_0042
- [QKBROIL](https://www.numbers-stations.com/qkbroil/) - QKBROL was CIA operation in Soviet Romania to support anti-Soviet resistance and gain intelligence about the country. Files: QKBROIL_0005 QKBROIL_0012 QKBROIL_0013
- [ROEDER, MANFRED](https://www.numbers-stations.com/roeder-manfred/) - Manfred Roeder (August 20, 1900 – October 18, 1971) was a military judge in Nazi Germany. Serving on the highest wartime court, he led the investigation and examinations and later the prosecution of the German Resistance group, the Red Orchestra. He shared responsibility for the dozens of death sentences handed down by the Reich court
- [AECHAMP](https://www.numbers-stations.com/aechamp/) - AECHAMP was code name for CIA support operations for Lithuanian anti-soviet partisans in Soviet Union in 40ies and early 50ies. AECHAMP VOL. 1_0005 AECHAMP VOL. 1_0010 AECHAMP VOL. 1_0011 AECHAMP VOL. 1_0018 AECHAMP VOL. 1_0020 AECHAMP VOL. 1_0022. AECHAMP VOL. 2_0014 AECHAMP VOL. 2_0030 AECHAMP VOL. 2_0058
- [AECOB ZRLYNCH](https://www.numbers-stations.com/aecob-zrlynch/) - AECOB, approved in 1950, was a vehicle for foreign intelligence (FI) operations into and within Soviet Latvia and involved infiltration and exfiltration of black agents and the recruitment of legally resident agents in the USSR, especially Latvia. ZRLYNCH was approved in 1950 for use of the Latvian Resistance Movement, which had been formed in 1944,
- [AEDEPOT](https://www.numbers-stations.com/aedepot/) - AEDEPOT (formerly AEREADY) (1957-65) was designed to provide a trained "Hot War" cadre of agents who could be used during a period of heightened tensions/increased alert or during actual hostilities against the Soviet Union. Mikola Abramtchik, Constantine Mierlak, Tscherim Soobzokov associated with Project. AEDEPOT VOL. 1_0012. AEDEPOT VOL. 1_0015 AEDEPOT VOL. 3_0097 AEDEPOT VOL. 3_0112.
- [AESAURUS AENOBLE](https://www.numbers-stations.com/aesaurus-aenoble/) - AESAURUS / AENOBLE (initially AEROSOL, renamed AEGIDEON / AENOBLE in 1958) operation (1950-61) maintained communications with agents of the National Alliance of Russian Solidarists (Narodno Trudovoi Soyuz or NTS (CABOCHE-1, PDGIDEON, SHUBA-100)). NTS was founded in 1930s by Russian emigres with extreme rightest and anti-Semitic views and collaborated closely with the Nazis in Russia, providing
- [Andrejs Apsitis](https://www.numbers-stations.com/andrejs-apsitis/) - Andrejs Apsītis was Latvian CIA agent involved in operation AECOB in Soviet occupied Latvia. His father was Hermanis Apsītis, born 19 Nov.1893, in Latvia. Former Latvian Minister of Justice. Deported from Latvia in 1941. APSITS, ANDREJS_0021
- [Arturs Brombergs](https://www.numbers-stations.com/arturs-brombergs/) - Prior to World War II Arturs Leonids Brombergs served in the Latvian Army and the Riga police department. From July 1941 to July 1943 he served as a policeman in the 12th precinct of the Riga police force, eventually attaining the rank of lieutenant. At that time Latvia was part of the German Reich Commissariat Ostland, with its
- [CADROWN](https://www.numbers-stations.com/cadrown/) - CADROWN (1952-55) was a paramilitary resistance service in East Germany tasked with escape and evasion and other staybehind resistance support. CADROWN_0001 CADROWN_0062
- [CATRANSIT DEVELOPMENT AND PLANS](https://www.numbers-stations.com/catransit-development-and-plans/) - The project's objective was the development and maintenance of a courier service to sustain secure communication with agents residing in East Berlin and/or East Germany after the Soviets built the Berlin wall in 1961. CATRANSIT DEVELOPMENT AND PLANS_0014 CATRANSIT DEVELOPMENT AND PLANS_0015. CATRANSIT DEVELOPMENT AND PLANS_0025
- [ENIGMA - Numbers Stations Group](https://www.numbers-stations.com/enigma-numbers-stations-group/) - by Mike Chance on July 19th, 1993 "Achtung" "Achtung" "One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Zero Zero Zero Nine, Zero Zero Nine, Zero Zero Nine, Zero Zero Nine Groups 198, Groups 198" Have you ever tuned into a station on shortwave radio reading a message such as the one above ? You'll
- [Numbers Stations Info: ENIGMA Newsletter Issue 3](https://www.numbers-stations.com/numbers-stations-info-enigma-newsletter-issue-3/) - by Mike Chance on September 29th, 1993 "Achtung" "Achtung" Numbers Fans! Issue 3 of ENIGMA, the journal of The European Numbers Information Group and Monitoring Association has just been published. In Issue 3 you'll find: * Details of how to order Simon Mason's excellent book "Secret Signals (The Euro Numbers Mystery)" * Letters from Numbers
- [++Numbers Stations++](https://www.numbers-stations.com/iridial-discs-conet-project-announcement/) - by Iridial-Discs on March 22nd, 1995 Attention To all Numbers enthusiasts!! The record company Irdial-Discs is releasing a CD of recordings of unidentified/Numbers Stations. We are going to include as wide a variety of station types as possible and are looking for recordings from SWLs all over the world. If you have any recordings of
- [ENIGMA - The European Numbers Information Gathering and Monitoring Association](https://www.numbers-stations.com/enigma-the-european-numbers-information-gathering-and-monitoring-association/) - The European Numbers Information Gathering and Monitoring Association "E.N.I.G.M.A." was the first group of numbers stations listeners that collaborated and shared important findings among their members. ENIGMA was based in the United Kingdom and had contributors worldwide. The contributions received were used for their newsletters, which they originally released 4 times a year (later 2
- [Buzzer Message Samples](https://www.numbers-stations.com/buzzer-message-samples/) - There are few types of buzzer messages. Usual message consists of one double digit number/triple digit number followed by code word (monolith) spelled in Russian phonetics. Then followed by four strings of double digit numbers ended by word priemприём (over) Example MDZhB 22 684 MATROSKA 59 37 88 27 There are events when two messages
- [AERODYNAMIC](https://www.numbers-stations.com/aerodynamic/) - CIA project AERODYNAMIC (formerly CARTEL, ANDROGEN, AECARTHAGE) (1949-70) consisted in CIA support for the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (ZP/UHVR), a Ukrainian émigré organization, which was established in 1949. ZP/UHVR's operational activity concentrated on propaganda and contact operations. CIA helped to establish in New York City the Prolog Research and Publishing Inc. in 1953 as ZP/UHVR's publishing and research arm. Prolog, through an affiliate in Munich, the so-called Ukrainian Society for
- [AEQUOR](https://www.numbers-stations.com/aequor/) - Operation AEQUOR was CIA operation in Belarus to aid the anti-Soviet resistance and gain intelligence data from them. AEQUOR Files: AEQUOR_VOL.1_0002 AEQUOR_VOL.1_0017 AEQUOR_VOL.1_0032 AEQUOR_VOL.2_0052 AEQUOR_VOL.2_0053
- [Wartime Activities of the German Diplomatic and Military Services](https://www.numbers-stations.com/wartime-activities-of-the-german-diplomatic-and-military-services/) - Description: This document is about the wartime activities of the German diplomatic and military services during WWII, this volume was written by the US ARMY European Command Intel Division Wartime Activities of the German Diplomatic and Military Services
- [SATURN](https://www.numbers-stations.com/saturn/) - Description: SATURN (1949-61) was Gehlen Organization's (and later BND's) staybehind program for East/West Germany, and included UJLENTIL (STORCH, AFU Program, FOX, WIESEL) and NADELWALD/UJKEVEL. SATURN referenced in KIBITZ file. [archive.org] SATURN FILES: SATURN_0001 SATURN_0007 SATURN_0010 SATURN_0012 SATURN_0016 SATURN_0018 SATURN_0023 SATURN_0038
- [TILESTONE](https://www.numbers-stations.com/tilestone/) - Description: TILESTONE was a part of CIA missions that were carried out in the soviet occupied Baltic States TILESTONE Files: TILESTONE_0001 TILESTONE_0006 TILESTONE_0023 TILESTONE_0029 TILESTONE_0031 TILESTONE_0036 TILESTONE_0037
- [Hans Clemens](https://www.numbers-stations.com/hans-clemens/) - Johannes Max Clemens (February 9, 1902 — 1976) was a German functionary of respectively the SS,Sicherheitsdienst (SD, Security Service) was primarily the intelligence service of the SS and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany. Clemens was also known as the Tiger of Como while serving as a captain in the SS. Gehlen Organization and Bundesnachrichtendienst (Bundesnachrichtendienst
- [Emil Augsburg](https://www.numbers-stations.com/emil-augsburg/) - Emil Augsburg Polish-born SS-Standartenführer. Between 1939 and 1941 he worked for the Security Police. As part of his duties during World War II Augsburg was responsible for planning the SS executions of Jews and other "enemies of the Reich" in occupied Poland. After 1949 he worked for West German intelligence under Reinhard Gehlen. He was suspected for being
- [QKDEMON](https://www.numbers-stations.com/qkdemon/) - QKDEMON (formerly UMPIRE, EDUCATOR) (1949-50) was a psychological warfare project and provided the production and dissemination of covert propaganda against the Soviet Union and its satellites using radio broadcasts and printed material. QKDEMON VOL. 2_0016 QKDEMON VOL. 2_0027 QKDEMON VOL. 2_0028 QKDEMON VOL. 2_0072 QKDEMON VOL. 2_0077 QKDEMON VOL. 4_0031
- [QRPLUMB](https://www.numbers-stations.com/qrplumb/) - QRPLUMB was another name for CIA operation AERODYNAMIC that aimed to aid and support Ukrainian national anti-Soviet resistance in Ukraine and in exile. QRPLUMB VOL. 1_0015 QRPLUMB VOL. 1_0018
- [Felfe Heinz](https://www.numbers-stations.com/felfe-heinz/) - Heinz Paul Johann Felfe (March 18, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was a German spy. At various times he worked for the intelligence services of Nazi Germany, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and West Germany.[2] It is still not clear when he started working for Soviet intelligence, but it is known that between 1951 and 1961
- [LCPROWL](https://www.numbers-stations.com/lcprowl/) - LCPROWL was CIA project to support Bund Deutscher Jugend (BDJ, English: League of German Youth) a politically active German association with right-wing and anti-communist leanings founded in 1950. LCPROWL VOL. 1_0050
- [Myron Matviyeko](https://www.numbers-stations.com/myron-matviyeko/) - Myron Matviyeko was the head of OUNb’s Security Service, Myron Matvieyko, was parachuted by the British intelligence service into western Ukraine on 1951. In the parachuted group headed by Matviyeyko was a KGB agent and they were “delivered” directly into the KGB's hands. MATVIYEKO, MYRON_0003
- [OBOPUS BFIEND](https://www.numbers-stations.com/obopus-bfiend/) - Operations OBOPUS and BFIEND was one of the first of many CIA led missions in Eastern Europe and Soviet Union to send agents to assist local anti communist guerrilla organizations in goal to gather intelligence and contribute to the breakdown of the communist order in Eastern Europe. OBOPUS BFIEND was specifically directed towards Albania. OBOPUS BFIEND
- [ICEBERG](https://www.numbers-stations.com/iceberg/) - ICEBERG (1948-53) was Vienna Operations Base's staybehind program and selected, trained, and placed W/T operators and other types of staybehind agents in strategic locations in Eastern Austria to become active only after the outbreak of hostilities and the loss of this area to hostile forces. ICEBERG_0028. ICEBERG_0044 ICEBERG_0049 ICEBERG_0053 ICEBERG_0060 ICEBERG_0066 ICEBERG_0074 ICEBERG_0079. ICEBERG_0094 ICEBERG_0096
- [Lajos Nadas](https://www.numbers-stations.com/lajos-nadas/) - Lajos Nadas was Hungarian army officer during WW2 and represented right wing pro-German army officer group and worked closely with Germans till the end of war. After the war in exile West Germany he started to lay out plans for Hungarian emigre army that would fight against Hungarian communist government. NADAS, LAJOS_0004
- [Nicolae Rădescu](https://www.numbers-stations.com/nicolae-radescu/) - Nicolae Rădescu was a Romanian army officer and political figure. He was the last pre-communist rule Prime Minister of Romania, serving from 7 December 1944 to 1 March 1945. After being forced to leave Romania by communists he moved to Western Europe and took part in Romanian exile activities and became involved by CIA. RADESCU,
- [Barys Rahula](https://www.numbers-stations.com/barys-rahula/) - Barys Rahula (Boris Ragula) was a Belarusian military commander serving with the Biełaruskaja Krajovaja Abarona (BKA) during World War II; the military arm of the pro-Nazi Belarusian Central Rada. After the war he studied medicine in the West and became a Canadian doctor. RAGULA, BORIS VOL. 1_0038 RAGULA, BORIS VOL. 1_0046
- [REDCAP](https://www.numbers-stations.com/redcap/) - Redcap was the codename given to the SR Division’s program to recruit Soviet officials stationed or who traveled outside the Soviet Union as agents or conversely to induce them to defect. REDCAP_0029
- [Alfrēds Riekstiņš](https://www.numbers-stations.com/alfreds-riekstins/) - Alfrēds Riekstiņš (January 30, 1913 – September 11, 1952) was a member of the Latvian Waffen SS Legion who later collaborated with British Intelligence to fight the Soviet Union. RIEKSTINS, ALFREDS_0029
- [Ēriks Robežgruntnieks](https://www.numbers-stations.com/eriks-robezgruntnieks/) - Ēriks Robežgruntnieks (born 1916-) was officer in Latvian army, during WW2 he served the Latvian Waffen SS Legion and after the war moved to exile to Canada. ROBEZGRUNTNIEKS, ERIKS_0002
- [Karl Rudl](https://www.numbers-stations.com/karl-rudl/) - Karl Rudl was officer in German Air force - Luftwaffe. After the war he moved to Argentina and was on CIA watch list. RUDL, KARL_0007
- [Pēteris Runģis](https://www.numbers-stations.com/peteris-rungis/) - Pēteris Runģis according to his case was resident in Soviet occupied Latvia and served as CIA agent for AECAMBARO operation that sought to gather intelligence about Soviet power and military in Latvia. RUNGIS, PETERIS_0004 RUNGIS, PETERIS_0018
- [GRCROOND GRREPAIR](https://www.numbers-stations.com/grcroond-grrepair/) - GRCROOND Project involved staybehind paramilitary operations in Austria to develop escape and evasion network. GRREPAIR Project developed the central section of the escape and evasion network in Austria. GRCROOND / GRREPAIR (1952-62) sought to develop and strengthen the Austrian paramilitary program so that this program could be activated at full strength in the event of
- [German Intelligence Service WWII](https://www.numbers-stations.com/german-intelligence-service-wwii/) - Documents contain CIA gathered information and knowledge about Nazi German intelligence service Abwehr and Sicherheitsdienst. GERMAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (WWII), VOL. 1_0001 GERMAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (WWII), VOL. 1_0002 GERMAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (WWII), VOL. 1_0003 GERMAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (WWII), VOL. 1_0004 GERMAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (WWII), VOL. 1_0005 GERMAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (WWII), VOL. 1_0006 GERMAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (WWII), VOL.
- [KIBITZ](https://www.numbers-stations.com/kibitz/) - KIBITZ was CIA staybehind operation together with PASTIME. Its purpose was training of W/T operators, agents, cutouts, and informants prepared for activation in the event of hostilities. KIBITZ VOL. 1_0020 KIBITZ VOL. 1_0021 KIBITZ VOL. 1_0022. KIBITZ VOL. 1_0024 KIBITZ VOL. 1_0029 KIBITZ VOL. 1_0039 KIBITZ VOL. 1_0046 KIBITZ VOL. 1_0052 KIBITZ VOL. 1_0070 KIBITZ VOL.
- [Aleksei Krugvel](https://www.numbers-stations.com/aleksei-krugvel/) - Aleksei Krugvel was Estonian national who served in Estonian army before 1940, During 1940-1941 he moved to Nazi Germany and became involved in German reconnaissance group Erna in Finland and later Estonia. After the end of WWII he moved to US where he was involved in CIA in their operations in the Baltic States. KURGVEL,
- [Freds Launags](https://www.numbers-stations.com/freds-launags/) - Freds Launags during WW2 served in Nazi German Sicherheitsdienst (SD) Latvian file section. While some authors accuse him of taking part in actions against Soviet supporters, others point out he was part of Latvian anti-Nazi resistance movement Latvian Central Council. After WW2 he emigrated from Latvia and became involved with CIA. LAUNAGS, FREDS VOL. 1_0015 LAUNAGS,
- [Ilmārs Rupners](https://www.numbers-stations.com/ilmars-rupners/) - Ilmārs Rupners according to his case files was resident in Soviet occupied Latvia and was agent for CIA operation AECOB that was devised to gather intelligence about soviet power and military activities in the country. RUPNERS, ILMARS_0025
- [Johann Sanitzer](https://www.numbers-stations.com/johann-sanitzer/) - Johann Sanitzer (1904-1957) was agent of Nazi Germany secret police or Gestapo from Austria. During the war he played active role in counter intelligence and by using fake radio broadcasts lured 70 Soviet agents who paratroop into Nazi occupied Austria and arrested them. After the war he was arrested and sentenced by Austrian authorities. Its
- [Walter Schellenberg](https://www.numbers-stations.com/walter-schellenberg/) - Walter Friedrich Schellenberg (1910 – 1952) was a German SS-Brigadeführer who rose through the ranks of the SS, becoming one of the highest ranking men in the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and eventually assumed the position as head of foreign intelligence for the Reich following the abolition of the Abwehr in 1944. After the war he was
- [Heinz Schmalschlager](https://www.numbers-stations.com/heinz-schmalschlager/) - Heinz Schmalschlager was Oberst in German Abwehr ’s counterintelligence branch on the Eastern Front. After his surrender to US forces he collaborated with Allied intelligence and gave important information about Nazi intelligence activities. SCHMALSCHLAGER, HEINZ_0046 SCHMALSCHLAGER, HEINZ_0060 SCHMALSCHLAGER, HEINZ_0062 SCHMALSCHLAGER, HEINZ_0064
- [Hans Schoebel](https://www.numbers-stations.com/hans-schoebel/) - Hans Schoebel was CIA agent involved in missions in Czechoslovakia and East Germany. SCHOEBEL, HANS VOL. 1_0105 SCHOEBEL, HANS VOL. 2_0007 SCHOEBEL, HANS VOL. 2_0082 SCHOEBEL, HANS VOL. 2_0098 SCHOEBEL, HANS VOL. 2_0121
- [Vidvuds Šveics](https://www.numbers-stations.com/vidvuds-sveics/) - Vidvuds Šveics was double agent for KGB and CIA/SIS. During CIA and SIS operation Tilestone/Jungle in Baltic States he infiltrated the Western secret service and gained valuable information and lured CIA/SIS agents to occupied Soviet Latvia where he had them arrested. SVEICS, VIDVUDS_0011 SVEICS, VIDVUDS_0017 SVEICS, VIDVUDS_0017 SVEICS, VIDVUDS_0021 SVEICS, VIDVUDS_0026 SVEICS, VIDVUDS_0032 SVEICS, VIDVUDS_0060
- [Numbers Stations - ENIGMA 6 is out!](https://www.numbers-stations.com/numbers-stations-enigma-6-is-out/) - by Mike Chace on Sep 16, 1994, 5:41:18 AM Achtung! Achtung! Announcing Issue 6 of ENIGMA ============================ ENIGMA is the newsletter of the European Numbers Information Group and Monitoring Association and is essential reading for anyone interested in the spy numbers stations ever present on shortwave radio today. Although European-based, we have many monitors throughout
- [Numbers Stations - ENIGMA Issue 5](https://www.numbers-stations.com/numbers-stations-enigma-issue-5/) - by Mike Chace on Apr 18, 1994, 4:36:18 AM Achtung! Achtung! Announcing Issue 5 of ENIGMA ============================ ENIGMA is the newsletter of the European Numbers Information Gathering and Monitoring Association and is essential reading for anyone interested in the so-called "numbers stations" prevalent on shortwave radio. Issue 5 is packed with news and features about
- [Artūrs Stankēvičs](https://www.numbers-stations.com/arturs-stankevics/) - Artūrs Stankēvičs was resident in Soviet occupied Latvia and was involved in CIA operation AECOB that aimed to gather intelligence about Soviets in Latvia. STANKEVICS, ARTURS_0039
- [Eugen Steimle](https://www.numbers-stations.com/eugen-steimle/) - Eugen Steimle (1909 - 1987) was a German SS-Standartenführer in the Sicherheitsdienst (SD). He commanded Sonderkommando 7a and Einsatzkommando 4a of the Einsatzgruppen, both of which were responsible for mass killings in the Soviet Union. After the war he sentenced to 20 years in prison. STEIMLE, EUGEN_0035
- [Studies In Intelligence - Japanese secret service: Related Articles](https://www.numbers-stations.com/studies-in-intelligence-japanese-secret-service-related-articles/) - Studies In Intelligence is CIA academic journal on intelligence published by Center for the Study of Intelligence, a group within the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Here are declassified publications about intelligence service history of Imperial Japan. STUDIES IN INTELLIGENCE JAPANESE - RELATED ARTICLES_0001 STUDIES IN INTELLIGENCE JAPANESE - RELATED ARTICLES_0002 STUDIES IN INTELLIGENCE JAPANESE - RELATED
- [Studies In Intelligence - Nazi Germany secret service: Related Articles](https://www.numbers-stations.com/studies-in-intelligence-nazi-germany-secret-service-related-articles/) - Studies In Intelligence is CIA academic journal on intelligence published by Center for the Study of Intelligence, a group within the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Here are declassified publications about intelligence service history of Nazi Germany. STUDIES IN INTELLIGENCE NAZI - RELATED ARTICLES_0001 STUDIES IN INTELLIGENCE NAZI - RELATED ARTICLES_0002 STUDIES IN INTELLIGENCE NAZI - RELATED
- [SYMPHONY](https://www.numbers-stations.com/symphony/) - Symphony was codename for CIA recruitment program specially for post war Jewish refugees who escaped Holocaust and were forced to leave their homelands in Eastern Europe. SYMPHONY VOL. 1_0032 SYMPHONY VOL. 1_0033
- [UJDROLLERY](https://www.numbers-stations.com/ujdrollery/) - UJDROLLERY, covered counterintelligence and counterespionage projects run by West German intelligence chief Reinhard Gehlen. UJDROLLERY VOL. 1 (MASTER LIST)_0018 UJDROLLERY VOL. 1 (MASTER LIST)_0023 UJDROLLERY VOL. 1 (MASTER LIST)_0042
- [Joachim Vacarescu](https://www.numbers-stations.com/joachim-vacarescu/) - Joachim Vacarescu was CIA agent from Romania. VACARESCU, JOACHIM_0016
- [Voldis Vīksna](https://www.numbers-stations.com/voldis-viksna/) - Voldis Vīksna was resident in Soviet occupied Latvia and was part of AECAMBO intelligence mission to gather information about soviet power and military in Soviet Latvia. VIKSNA, VOLDIS_0024
- [Joachim Weinert](https://www.numbers-stations.com/joachim-weinert/) - Joachim Weinert served in Nazi German armed forces the Wehrmacht. On 1945 shortly before Nazi capitulation he was captured by Soviets in Berlin and convinced to serve as agent for the soviet service. He then tried to infiltrate West German agencies as double agent and was arrested. WEINERT, JOACHIM_0001 WEINERT, JOACHIM_0061 WEINERT, JOACHIM_0063 WEINERT, JOACHIM_0089
- [Russian Military Message Types](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/russian-military-message-types/) - A profile of message types used by the Russian military. The messages are divided into categories of urgency depending on it's priority and use.
- [The Swedish Security Service Releases Info on a Numbers Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/the-swedish-security-service-releases-info-on-a-numbers-station/) - The Swedish Security Service has released a recording and new information from their archives confirming their involvement with numbers stations.
- [The First Numbers Stations and Listener](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/the-first-numbers-stations/) - As mentioned in the article "Numbers Stations in World War I: 100 Years of Espionage" the first known instance of a numbers station was in WWI. Issue 12 of the original ENIGMA newsletter wrote about the earliest known listener, Anton Habsburg. He listened in on a few of the enemies stations and wrote down about
- [Stasi Sprach Machine Numbers Station Generator](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/stasi-sprach-morse-machine/) - The German Stasi Sprach machine sent coded messages through numbers stations by automated voice, or Morse code. It was used by East Germany, Russia, and Cuba.
- [Russian Military Signal Orders](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/russian-military-signal-orders/) - This document supposedly belongs to 136th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade that was claimed to have taken part in Russian hybrid invasion in Ukraine.
- [Example of the Use of Russian Military Radio Call Signs and Frequencies](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/example-use-of-russian-military-radio-call-signs-and-frequencies/) - During the Russian military aggression against Ukraine, Russian troops have abandoned weapons, armored hardware also presumably documents like these.
- [M01 - Two Tone](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m01/) - M01 is a hand keyed Russian Morse numbers station. Occasionally had mistakes due to this method. Has had many variants in the past.
- [Numbers Stations More Information Needed](https://www.numbers-stations.com/numbers-stations-more-information-needed/) - Chinese Translations V22
- [Russian Naval Frequencies](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/russian-naval-frequencies/) - Bellow is a list of the most active and common Russian Naval Frequencies. There are 578 known Naval frequencies listed by UDFX All modes are in CW.
- [M12](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m12/) - M12 is a Morse numbers station that sends numbers at 15 wpm until the 3/4 figure decode key then switches to either 25 or 29 wpm.
- [Russian Air Force Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/russian-air-force-stations/) - A comprehensive list of frequencies used by the Russian Air Force. These charts include markers, CW, and other comms these stations provide for Russia.
- [E22 - The Arabic Man / All India Radio](https://www.numbers-stations.com/e22-the-arabic-man-all-india-radio/) - https://archive.org/details/enigma_newsletters/newsletter-14/page/n6/mode/1up swn https://web.archive.org/web/20180319004444/http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page487.htm https://www.signalshed.com/docs/ENIGMA%202000%20Active%20Stations%20List%20V1.3.pdf page 7 E2 ? yfd
- [NSRIC Numbers Stations ID List](https://www.numbers-stations.com/nsric-numbers-stations-id-list/) - English Slavic German Various Language Digital Morse Noise / Other E01 S01 E02 S02 E03 S03 E03a S04 E04 S05 E05 S05a E06 S05b E07 S06 E07a S06a E907b S06b E09 S06c E10 S06d E10a S06e E11 S06f E11a S06s E11b S906g E11c S07 E12 S07a E13 S07b E14 S07c E15 S08 E16 S09 E17
- [Recording and Instruction About the Cold War Era Western Numbers Stations in KGB Archive](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/recording-instruction-numbers-stations-in-kgb-archive/) - In 2019 the Latvian National Archive began digitizing the operational cases of the Soviet State Security Committee (KGB) These cases range from the 1960s-1991.
- [M23](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m23/) - M23 is a Morse numbers station that operates on many regular schedules and commonly changes ID's. Sometimes it transmits on parallel frequencies.
- [Russian Naval Bases](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russian-naval-bases/) - An Interactive Map of the present-day Russian Naval objects and Bases. Including a history of Russian's naval developments.
- [How a One Time Pad Works - CIA Instructions](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/how-a-one-time-pad-works-cia-instructions/) - A one-time pad is a sheet of paper, on which random numbers arranged in groups or five are printed. Numbers on different sheets should vary.
- [High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/haarp/) - HAARP, or the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, is a former US military ionospheric research facility that is now owned by UAF.
- [M51 / FAV22 French Millitary Network](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m51-fav22-french-millitary-network/) - Name: FAV22 Activity: Active Emission Mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: France Station Summary: FAV22 and M51 are sister stations that are used by the French Military and transmits in parallel on both 3881 and 6825 kHz. FAV22 is a station that has been active since the early 1900's. [ECL Pg. 20] M51 was
- [XDE - Doppler Effect](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/xde/) - XDE is a unique station that had very rarely transmitted. It's use is still unknown, though its most likely it could be used for transmitter testing.
- [XM - Whales / The Backwards Music Station](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/xm-whales/) - XM is a commonly heard signal which is a result of audio feedback that's been accidentally transmitted. For a long time, it's cause was unknown.
- [Russian Strategic Radio Stations Network](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/) - There are a large variety of Russian strategic voice net frequencies on the shortwave. These stations sends messages in number and monolith format.
- [Unidentified Russian Numbers Broadcast](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/unidentified-russian-numbers-broadcast/) - This unidentified Russian 5959.00kHz station was first heard on January 17th, 2019. Two messages were logged that day, and another on the next day.
- [ENIGMA Newsletters 1-18](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/enigma-newsletters/) - ENIGMA was founded by Chris Midgley and Mike Gaufman who researched numbers stations and produced newsletters from 1993-2000.
- [4XZ - IDF Navy](https://www.numbers-stations.com/israel/4xz/) - 4XZ is a Morse station run by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Navy in Haifa. It repeatedly sends VVV DE 4XZ 4XZ = = when it's not actively sending messages.
- [VC01 - The Chinese Robot](https://www.numbers-stations.com/china/vc01-the-chinese-robot/) - VC01 is a military station that sends Chinese numbers very quickly. It was nicknamed the Chinese Robot after it's automated robotic voice.
- [UseNet ENIGMA Number Stations Posts](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/usenet-enigma-number-stations-posts/) - A lot of posts were made by the original ENIGMA group and other numbers researchers online through a UseNet group. Many of these posts are from 1993 and some are even from the original founders of ENIGMA, and also contain announcements of them releasing their newsletters and also the beginning of the group. The Conet
- [Soviet Military Expansionism and Post-Soviet Revival: Soviet and Russian Military Bases Abroad](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/soviet-military-expansionism-and-post-soviet-revival-soviet-and-russian-bases-beyond-its-borders/) - Since 1939, when the Workers and Peasants Red Army established first garrisons in independent Baltic States, the Soviet Union began rapid military expansion outside of its borders.
- [Israel](https://www.numbers-stations.com/israel/)
- [T Marker (K66Z)](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/t-marker-k66z/) - (4182.00 kHz since April 4, 2018) believed to be operated in the western military district
- [Katok-65](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/katok-65/) - Katok-65 is a callsign used by the Russian military that sends messages similar to The Buzzer using codewords. However, it has no constant signal marker.
- [The Alarm](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/the-alarm/) - On May 16th, a new signal now called The Alarm, was heard on 4770.00kHz which sounded similar to an air horn. It took over the old frequency of The Goose.
- [The Soviet Nuclear Defense System: The Myth of the Dead Hand](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/the-soviet-nuclear-defense-system-the-myth-of-the-dead-hand/) - For years "UVB-76 The Buzzer", also known as UZB-76, MDZhB, or S28 that constantly transmits on 4625 kHz has been associated with the “Dead Hand” switch.
- [The Pip](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/the-pip/) - The Pip is a military communication center for the Southern Military district since 1986. Also known as the 72th comms center in Rostov on Don.
- [Russian Phonetic Alphabet to Latin Characters](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/russian-phonetic-alphabet-to-latin-characters/) - Russian Character Russian Phonetic Pronouciation Latin Equivalent А Анна Anna A Б Борис Boris B В Василий Vasilij V Г Григорий Grigorij G Д Дмитрий Dmitrij D E Елена Yelena E / Yo Ж Женя Zhenya Zh З Зинаида Zinaida Z И Иван Ivan I Й Иван краткий/йот Ivan Kratkij / yot J К
- [Russian Military Airfields and Communications Objects Around NATO, Ukrainian and Finnish Borders](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/russian-military-airfields-and-communications-objects-around-nato-ukrainian-and-finnish-borders/) - Map of Russian military airfields and communications objects.
- [Russian Military in Kaliningrad](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/russian-military-in-kaliningrad/) - Kaliningrad — former East Prussia of Germany is in Russian possession since 1945 when according to Potsdam conference Eastern Prussia was divided between Soviet Union and Poland. The regional capital Königsberg was renamed Kaliningrad. As the westernmost territory of Soviet Union it gained its military importance primary for Soviet Baltic navy as a spearhead
- [USA](https://www.numbers-stations.com/usa/)
- [HF-GCS Interesting and Unique Recordings](https://www.numbers-stations.com/hfgcs-unique-recordings/) - The most common type of messages you will hear over the HF-GCS are Emergency Action Messages and Skyking messages, though the HF-GCS has many other uses. We've cataloged a few interesting and unique messages with explanations here, sometimes only the Primary HF-GCS station (11175 kHz) will contain some types of these messages. Please feel free
- [The Game: KGB against CIA and SIS in the Baltic States 1945-1956](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/the-game-kgb-against-cia-and-sis-in-the-baltic-states-1945-1956/) - On 1940 Soviet Union occupied and annexed three Baltic States- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. On 1941 Nazi Germany marched in setup their own occupation. During the battles of 1944-1945 Soviets returned to Baltic States. German army continued to resist Soviets till May 9th 1945 in the Courland pocket, trapped and surrounded. As the World war
- [Belarusian Factor: Belarusian Military, Cooperation with Russia and Its Threat to the West. The Zapad 2017 Scare](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/belarusian-factor/) - Flag of Belarus. It was July 3, 2014, four months after the annexation of Crimea. I was in Belarus for the first time and turned out it was the Independence Day that was marked there in mass festivities. However, the historic event was not the declaration of first Belarusian state, Belarusian Peoples Republic on March
- [Working at a Numbers Station, a Story From a Numbers Stations Operator](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/working-at-a-numbers-station/) - Our site has various articles and documents showing the use of numbers stations. Now we have a first hand account of someone who worked at one.
- [CIA Agents in East Germany. Documents of the Use of The Numbers Stations](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/cia-agents-in-east-germany-use-of-numbers-station/) - CIA Agents in East Germany; Documents of the Secret Writing Method and Decipher Materials of the Stasi Records Agency This is an excerpt of a German language document publicly available in the site containing STASI decipher service documents. The material contains information obtained by counter-intelligence of the Democratic Republic of Germany about CIA numbers stations. The report
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- [Japan](https://www.numbers-stations.com/japan/)
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- [E24 - ALLO! ALLO!](https://www.numbers-stations.com/english/e24-allo-allo/) - Nickname: ALLO! ALLO! Activity: Inactive Voice Summary: Male Station Summary There is very little information on this station, we will be looking into this for any details.
- [How to Catch a Spy who Uses Numbers Stations? The KGB Experience](https://www.numbers-stations.com/how-to-catch-a-spy-who-uses-numbers-stations-the-kgb-experience/) - From 2019 on, the Latvian National Archive offers access to various KGB documents.The Archive digitized operation cases and also special KGB training manuals.
- [Method in Recreating HM01's RDFT](https://www.numbers-stations.com/digital/method-in-recreating-hm01s-rdft/) - An example explaining the steps in recreating HM01's RDFT, including the one time pad, message sent, and data mode.
- [EV01 - Preliminary Numbers Station Profile](https://www.numbers-stations.com/ev01-preliminary-numbers-station/) - Language: English Voice: Male and female synthesized voices Location: Possibly the Middle East, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan Mode: AM and USB Frequencies: 10400, 11000, 134000, and 16000 kHz EV01 is an indicator for a possible numbers station. It was short lived, so it might have just been used for a special occasion. Perhaps this station was
- [CIA CREST Archive](https://www.numbers-stations.com/cia-crest-archive/) - Declassified CIA documents showing the use of numbers stations and radio communications by CIA and counterparts,
- [The Leviathan: Review on The Shadows the State by Lewis Bush](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/review-on-the-shadows-the-state-by-lewis-bush/) - Since the so-called numbers stations monitoring became a hobby for some, a very few books have been written about the subject. For it's not actually easy to write a printed book about radio broadcasts. The question is how we perceive these stations. For some, they are interesting radio broadcasts they keep track of, create endless logs,
- [KGB's monitoring effort of Number Stations during the Cold War in Latvia](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/kgb-numbers-stations-archive/) - KGB counterintelligence monitoring of the Cold war numbers stations. Exclusive content from the KGB archive in Latvia
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- [TRIGON Numbers Station: The Case of Alexandr Ogorodnik](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/trigon-numbers-station-the-case-of-alexandr-ogorodnik/) - by: Māris Goldmanis On 1984 when relations between US and USSR were at their coldest, Soviet television demonstrated a 10 series spy thriller TASS Is Authorized to Declare... (ТАСС уполномочен заявить) it was a highly sophisticated spy movie that showed the struggle between KGB counterintelligence and CIA. The script was based on novel of the same
- [Plovets-41](https://www.numbers-stations.com/russia/plovets-41/) - Country of origin: Russia Frequency: 4325.00kHz Mode: CW for signal marker USB for messages Counterpart Stations: The Squeaky Wheel, The Pip Station summary: Plovets-41 is a callsign of the station that sends a constant CW signal Morse code R and then is interrupted by live voice message sending a similar message format to The Buzzer.
- [M97](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m97/) - Name: None Activity: Active Emission Mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: Vietnam Station Summary: M97 is the Morse counterpart of V30, and operates on an irregular schedule ar 13750 kHz.
- [M24 / M24a](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m24-m24a/) - Nickname: No Nickname Activity: Active Emission Mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: Russia Station Summary: Operated by Russia GRU, and uses the same format as M14 at a higher speed. Does not operate on a regular schedule. M24a is the ID when M24 sends more than one message. Related Stations: E06, G06, S06,
- [M14 / M14a](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m14-m14a/) - Nickname: No Nickname Activity: Active Emission Mode: ICW, MCW Believed Country of Origin: Russia Station Summary: M14 is sent at 15 words per minute and uses one dash for zeros. M14 usually sends nulls and has very few schedules. Training schedules also send 20 group bogus messages, formerly 15 since November, 2013. M14
- [M18](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m18/) - Nickname: No Nickname Activity: Active Emission Mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: Kazakhstan Station Summary: M18 is a Morse time station that sends time signals commonly during UTC+4 in 4-Figure groups, and others from UTC+2 until UTC-8.
- [M08a](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m08a/) - Nickname: None Activity: Active Emission mode: ICW Believed Country of Origin: Cuba Station Summary: Variant that replaced the original M08 in 1997, and counterpart to V02a. Number Scheme 0 = T 1 = A 2 = N 3 = D 4 = U 5 = W 6 = R 7 = I 8 =
- [M03](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m03/) - Nickname: None Activity: Active Emission mode: ICW Location: Poland Station Summary: Morse counterpart of E11, G11, S11 and S11a. M03 has 6 variants, M03a,a, b, c, d , e, and f M03a M03a was an ID for an alternate M03 null message, which instead of ID "###"/00, would send ID/111/00 or any number
- [M87](https://www.numbers-stations.com/china/m87/) - Name: None Activity: Inactive Emission mode: MCW Believed Country of Origin: China (Possibly) Station Summary: M87 was believed to be used by the Chinese military. Null format was NNN NNN NNN 000 000 (x7) ended TTT.
- [M02](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m02/) - Name: None Activity: Inactive, since October 30th, 1997 Emission Mode: ICW, MCW Believed Country of Origin: Austria Station Structure ID (###), then the Group Count (GR##), five-figure message groups (#####), AR, Repeats Group Count (GR##), Repeats Message, then ends "AR". Station Summary Operated by Austria's HNA, M02 used long zeros and is part of the
- [M04 - LO LO](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m04-lo-lo/) - https://www.numbers-stations.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/M04-1993-06-30-2345utc-LOLO.mp3 Name: LO LO Activity: Inactive, since September 14th, 2000 Emission Mode: MCW Believed Country of Origin: Russia Station Structure "U" for 3 minutes, "LO LO LO LO LO LO/#####" for 5 minutes, "LO LO/##### BT BT", Message (always 100, 5-figure groups) (#####), repeat "LO LO/##### BT BT", Repeat Message, ends with "AR SK AR
- [Gixen](https://www.numbers-stations.com/gixen/) - Join Gixen today! I have been using Gixen myself for trying to bid on items on Ebay. This link which I distrubute allows access to a reference so you can sign up to Gixen. I highly recommend it! Gixen is 99+% reliable and is very secure. No download required and yet Gixen automatically places your
- [History of the Latvian Soviet Radios. VEF and Radiotehnika](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/history-of-the-latvian-soviet-radios-vef-and-radiotehnika/) - Sometimes in various radio groups and Ebay sites you can encounter old receivers from Soviet Union made by VEF and Radiotehnika factories. Very often despite the radios having non Russian names likes Spīdola, Selga and Sigma the people will just label them as "Russian radios". However, the two foremost centers of the Soviet industries were
- [The Lincolnshire Poacher Full Message Transcript](https://www.numbers-stations.com/lincolnshire-poacher-transcript/) - Transcribed September 26th, 1996 at 21:00 UTC on 13.375 MHz USB from London Full message transcript of E03 - The Lincolnshire Poacher Numbers Station Lincolnshire Poacher x12 87383 87383 87383 87383 87383 , 87383 87383 87383 87383 87383 Lincolnshire Poacher x12 87383 87383 87383 87383 87383 , 87383 87383 87383 87383 87383 Lincolnshire Poacher x12
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- [Russian Invasion in the Baltic States](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/russian-invasion-in-the-baltic-states/) - Assessment of reasons why Russia could invade Baltic States and how it would be carried out.
- [Beyond Enigma: Numbers Stations Monitoring in 1990s](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/beyond-enigma-numbers-stations-monitoring-in-1990s/) - By Māris Goldmanis This is a continuation to the article Before Enigma: the Early Numbers Stations Monitors. The original article was a story about numbers stations monitoring during the period of 1983-1989 as seen in the popular radio magazine The Monitoring Times. Monitoring Times was journal that came out from 1982 to 2013 and covered a
- [Before Enigma: The Early Numbers Stations Monitors](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/before-enigma-the-early-numbers-stations-monitors/) - By Maris Goldmanis The Numbers Stations are not new radio phenomena; they have been spotted on the radio waves since World War I and became most prominent during the Cold War. Yet the first organized group specializing to monitor and log number stations was founded on 1993. It was original Enigma active from 1993 to 2013[1]
- [Soviet Offensive Plans Against Germany 1939-1941](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/soviet-offensive-plans-against-germany-1939-1941/) - At the end of the World War II Allied powers along with the Soviet Union crushed Nazi Germany. Undoubtedly Soviet Union made the most effort in defeating the Nazi Germany and Great Britain and US should be thankful for it. If Nazi Germany never attacked the Soviet Union at June 22, history would be different
- [Spanish Language Numbers Station from 1966](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/spanish-language-numbers-station-from-1966/) - The most active period of numbers stations monitoring began in 1980s as in efforts by "Havana Moon" or William (Bill) Thomas Godbey, Simon Mason and writers and editors of the "Monitoring Times" journal. Our site has studied numbers stations monitoring in 1980s. The great activity of numbers stations DX and monitoring lead to creation of
- [Russian Communication Hubs in Leningrad region](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/russian-communication-hubs-in-leningrad-region/) - February 12 2014 was interesting day for UVB-76 the Buzzer (S28, UZB-76, MDZhB, and now ZHUOZ) monitoring. Suddenly on top of the buzzer marker a woman's voice appeared: АЛе, Але, Вулкан? Але, Але, Але, Вулкан? - Hallo, hallo, Vulcan? Hallo, hallo, hallo, Vulcan? Але - Hallo ... не слышу - I cant hear. Да
- [Növö - The Shortwaves review](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/novo-the-shortwaves-review/) - By Maris Goldmanis Shortwave radio and modern music have rarely met together. Especially the numbers stations that sound obscure or even creepy to newcomers. There are few examples when shortwave signals, and particularly numbers stations have been used in modern music. German band from Frankfurt Ok had their leading song Okay, filled with samples full
- [V22 - Chinese II](https://www.numbers-stations.com/various/v22-chinese-ii/) - Nickname: Chinese II Activity: Active Emission mode: AM Voice Summary: Female, possibly live read Believed Country of Origin: China Station Structure “ALL LISTENING STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY” (x3) “THIS IS BEIJING” (x2) [in Chinese] (5 minutes) MESSAGE GROUPS (####) “THANKS” Station Summary Odd format. Null messages only heard in Europe. Emits in AM. Sources: [Recording
- [M62](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m62/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: Unknown Believed Country of Origin: Slovakia Station Summary Believed to be operated by Slovak military. Rarely sent messages, but always had 30 groups when it did.
- [M56](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m56/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: Unknown Believed Country of Origin: Unknown Station Summary M56 was a station that rarely transmitted and used 5-Figure groups with a long 0. Possibly used by special forces and possibly related to M52.
- [M55](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m55/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: Unknown Believed Country of Origin: Unknown Station Summary M55 rarely broadcasted but always sent null messages. All transmissions are about 10 minutes long and sent 5 3-Figure groups and then "000 000" ex. 599 599 599 000 000. Used to send on Tue & Fri at 1300z on 12150kHz
- [M50](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m50/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: MCW Believed Country of Origin: Russia Station Summary M50 always sent messages in 50 groups on 5431, 4641, 5372, 9567, and 7722 kHz. It was hand keyed and had an inconsistent format. M50a Like M50, M50a sent sloppily hand-keyed messages and had an inconstant format, but used 20 groups
- [M49](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m49/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: East Germany Station Summary M49 was the Morse counterpart of G08a
- [M48](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m48/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: Romania Station Summary M48 was a Romanian numbers station that sent Ciocîrlia Morse and was a counterpart of V01.
- [M45](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m45/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive, Since October 2013 Emission mode: MCW Believed Country of Origin: Russia Station Summary M45 sent hand-keyed messages in 5-Figure groups and used a Short Zero. Had a similar format to M01 and ended "000".
- [M44](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m44/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: Unknown Station Summary M44 was a station that had rare broadcasts and sent continuous Roman letters. M44a M44a was a station that rarely transmitted and sent messages in Cyrillic letters.
- [M40](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m40/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive, since October 2003 Emission mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: North Korea (Possibly) Station Summary M40 sent messages in 5-Figure groups at 20 wpm and ended AR AR VA VA.
- [M39](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m39/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: MCW, ICW Believed Country of Origin: Unknown Station Summary M39 used a short zero and had no ending. It had no known schedules and was rare to hear. Sent a 3-Figure ID then 3 5-Figure messages 5 times in a row.
- [M34](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m34/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: Unknown Station Summary Sent messgaes at 15 wpm in 5-Figure groups and had a 2-Figure ID with no ending
- [M29](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m29/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: CW Believed Country of Origin: Unknown Station Summary M29 sent messages in 5-Figure groups at 12 wpm and ended with "AR" M29a M29a was a variant of M29 that had no preamble or group count. M29b M29b was a variant of M29 that had an extended preamble.
- [M17](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m17/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: MCW Believed Country of Origin: Possibly Bulgaria Station Summary M17 sent messages 5-figure groups and ended with "VA". Was related to E01 and possibly S01.
- [M13](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m13/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: MCW, ICW Believed Country of Origin: Unknown Station Summary M13 has many variants and commonly sent messages in ICW Modulation but sometimes MCW. M13 used a 3-Figure ID (###) with 5-Figure message groups at 9 wpm and used a short zero. Variants M13a M13a was a variant of M13
- [M11](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m11/) - Name: None Activity: Inacive Emission mode: MCW, ICW Believed Country of Origin: Slovakia (Possibly) Station Structure ID (111), NN (#####) repeated for additional groups Station Summary M11 was formerly ID'd as M10e and was possibly hand keyed. Always call a Call ID of "111" and used a 5-Figure ID that sent on 5-7 groups of
- [M10](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m10/) - Name: None Activity: Inactive, Since June 2007 Emission mode: MCW, ICW, CW Believed Country of Origin: Czech Republic Station Summary M10 sent 5-figure groups and ended with "000". M10 sent Morse at 17-25 wpm and operated on parallel frequencies. Variants M10a M10a was an M10 variant noted only "triplet 000" by the Conet Project. M10b
- [M08](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m08/) - Nickname: None Activity: Inactive Emission mode: ICW, MCW Believed Country of Origin: Cuba Station Summary Was superseded by M08a, sent 150 groups of 5-figure message and ended with "AR AR AR SK" M08d M08d is a variant of M08 that sent a 1000 hz tone and a 2 second pause every 10th group. Ended "SK
- [M07](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m07/) - Name: None Activity: Inactive Emission Mode: MCW Believed Country of Origin: Czech Republic Station Summary M07 has a tone sequence at the beginning and start of message. It sended Morse at 17 wpm in 5-figure groups. Ended with "000" Related Stations: S10, M10
- [M06](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m06/) - Name: OLX Activity: Inactive Emission Mode: MCW Believed Country of Origin: Czechoslovakia, then Czech Republic Station Structure "VVV DE OLX OLX" (5 minutes prior to transmission), Id (###), "BT" Group Count (##) "BT", Message Groups (#####), "AR BT", Repeat ID 3x Station Summary M06 was first run by the Czechoslovak State Security, and later the
- [M05 - Two Day Wonder](https://www.numbers-stations.com/morse/m05-two-day-wonder/) - Name: Two Day Wonder Activity: Active Emission Mode: ICW, MCW Believed Country of Origin: Russia Station Summary Was only heard on October 5th and 6th in 1993. Used 6 figures "000000" and a long zero, also operated on parallel frequencies.
- [FBI Operation SOLO - Numbers Stations Revealed](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/fbi-operation-solo-numbers-stations-revealed/) - by Māris Goldmanis on January 6th, 2015 During the Cold War it was a challenge for the intelligence agencies to get their top insider agents within the Soviet Union. For the CIA, the most successful insider story was the Soviet colonel Oleg Penkovsky. He reported vital Soviet military information that helped US to gain
- [World War I: 100 Years of Espionage](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/world-war-i-100-years-of-espionage/) - by Ryan Schaum and Māris Goldmanis Table of Contents I. Intelligence and Decryption II. Radio Communications III. Numbers Stations IV. Sources I. Intelligence and Decryption During WWI many nations did not have a strong intelligence agency. Britain and the US had a well developed Intelligence system, but out of everyone Germany was the most
- [STASI German/Russian Lexicon of Intelligence Terms](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/stasi-germanrussian-lexicon-of-intelligence-terms/) - The Mitrokhin Archive reveals the STASI usage of number stations Major Vasili Mitrokhin (1922- 2004) was a senior KGB archivist. He began his carrier in the Soviet secret service from 1948. He started as overseas undercover operative, but later was moved to archives of the KGB's First Chief Directorate. It was responsible for foreign operations
- [The Russian Spy Ring of 2010, The use of Ciphers and Radio Messages](https://www.numbers-stations.com/articles/the-russian-spy-ring-of-2010-the-use-of-ciphers-and-radio-messages/) - by Māris Goldmanis on January 30th, 2015 On January 26th, 2015 the FBI announced to the public that they have uncovered three Russian spies. Evgeny Buryakov (aka “Zhenya”) who posed as banker in New York of a unnamed Russian bank was arrested. The FBI stated he was in "deep cover" and working for Russia's

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