[Spooks] Off-Topic: 14375 Khz and a possible on air appearance of 'Pedro'
KC2TTK/M
kc2ttk at gmail.com
Mon Jun 2 23:10:58 EDT 2014
HOPE X Info Desk.
(...because I never could get a "DIY 8-bit #s Station" talk off the ground.)
On June 2, 2014 11:02:04 PM EDT, Todd Dokey <justcallmebuddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>Lol what was it? An AT&T 900 cell phone in debug mode with a little
>software...
>
>During the time of the Gulf War, I could tell a numbers transmission
>was coming up by the sound of the transmitter hum. I knew 5-9 MHz so
>well, I only had to check my Klingenfuss guide if I heard something
>very obscure. I had every normally heard station memorized from Alaska
>to Argentina, from Europe to Kamchatka.
>
>One month, propagation was right for the whole month. I could hear the
>Black Sea fleet, and HF phone traffic out of the region. I don't
>completely understand Russian, but could tell the differences between
>native Russians and those from other regions. (I can also tell Arabic
>from Farsi, but as ever, only know words that could get me into
>trouble) ;-)
>
>Jeez what a radio geek, huh? :-)
>On June 2, 2014 6:45:18 PM AKDT, "J. Random Entity"
><jrandomentity at gmail.com> wrote:
>>On 6/2/14, 7:41 PM, Todd Dokey wrote:
>>> Feature group B calling cards, war dialers with card hacking.. I
>>remember those days.. maybe one day I will write a book. :-)
>>Loops, WATS, PBXes, Centrex, and boxes of various tints, shades, and
>>hues. Later on, AMPS and CDMA. Fun times.
KC2TTK/M
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