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Numbers Stations

99% Invisible

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The Consequences of Shortwave

Shortwave is fading out, regarded as archaic by many international broadcasters. Most monitors seem sure that the number of stations are a part of international espionage. There are a few strange stations that I almost admit, like the buzzer on 4625 kilohertz.

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