[Spooks] Automated Spy Numbers Loggings

[radiofreak]

Your setup, although modest by hard-core DXer standards, will definitely 
net you some results. Patience is the key. I actually do not actively seek 
out numbers stations, but I do log them when I come across them, which is 
from time to time. With a little information from the database you should 
be able to nail down with a good degree of certainty when to listen. I for 
example, quite often hear a numbers station around 6959 when listening for 
pirates in the evening. Many stations keep pretty static schedules. I 
would look through the mailing list archive, if I were you, and get a feel 
for what's out there and when.


On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, David Loose wrote:

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> Hi, my name is David and I've only recently bought a shortwave radio.  Not
> even sure why I bought one, but tracking down and hearing these numbers
> stations seems an interesting target.  My question is simply how to go about
> it?
> 
> The radio I bought is the Radio Shack DX-398 (aka Sangean ATS-909).  I have
> the 7 meter reel antennae, dropped out my second floor apartment window to
> the ground. By the way, I'm here in Austin, Tx.  Is this going to get me
> anywhere close to hearing these stations?  Or am I completely out of my
> league?
> 
> If not, what's the best strategy for finding an active station?  I've been
> using the spynumbers database, looking either at currently available, or
> searching on stations that have been active recently on either AM or USB at
> around the time I'm listening.  I've been watching the list, hoping to get a
> real time 'listen quick' message, but they seem to be a little late by the
> time I get them.  I try to listen around the hour, during my evening hours
> hour here.
> 
> Is there another, better way to search?  Should I scan frequencies by hand
> between the SW bands?  If I use the scan function on the radio, it skips by
> 5khz, which doesn't seem best for these types of stations.  It also tends to
> stop frequently on every bit of static it picks up.  How do most of you go
> about finding these stations?
> 
> Thanks, any advice and help appreciated!
> 
> David Loose
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