[Spooks] UnId English 6840 AM; 0120 & 0150 UTC

[Mark Taylor]

On 11/18/04 2:17 AM, "Chris Smolinski" <csmolinski at blackcatsystems.com>
wrote:

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>> Here's one I can't identify, maybe someone can help;
>> 
>> I was checking for E 10 on 6840 USB, when I heard something on AM. It was;
>> Female voice, Phonetic alphabet, series of 14 letters phonetically for two
>> sets, "once again" series of 29 letters, something unintelligable, series of
>> 3 letters.  This is a somewhat different phonetic alphabet from E 10's (e.g.
>> "Cameo" instead of "Charlie").
>> 
>> The voice is somewhat distorted, as though the signal is overdriven.
>> 
>> Another message at 0151.  Announced that the message was "28 characters"
>> then gave sets of 14 / 14 letters.  Ended 0156.
>> 
>> I have a MP3 recording of the end of the first broadcast, and all but the
>> first couple of seconds of the second.
> 
> There is a "pirate" numbers station (for lack of a better word) that
> has beenon the air over the lat few months, usually around the 6850
> kHz +/-, so this may be what you heard.  Send me the mp3 if you want,
> and I will give a listen.

I also thought of the "pirate" numbers station.  BTW, I heard it on two
receivers, so I don't think it was some weird image or intermod product of
the receiver.

This doesn't sound like a parody unless it is being done extremely
"straight."  It was definitely not the Rodent Revolution station though.
I've heard Cmdr. Bunny et. Rodentia, and it wasn't them.

Recordings are on the way.