Curse

Kerwyn Nasilan · Oct 28, 2008, 08:52 PM // 20:52

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haCm9JAFD58

Ok so there are these things called "number stations" which are basically random radio transmissions with a random string of numbers and sometimes music, no one officially knows where they come from and they sound creepy as hell. Google number stations for more info and "The Conet Project" has a ton of them.

poobert · Oct 29, 2008, 09:20 AM // 09:20

ok that's creepy as hell.

Imagine walking in to a school that is completely deserted in the middle of the day, with this recording playing over the loud speakers throughout the school. AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

komma · Oct 29, 2008, 09:53 AM // 09:53

some of the numbers sound like german to me, but this def is uber creepy.....silent hill style.

Turbobusa · Oct 29, 2008, 12:34 PM // 12:34

AM, FM?
Band?

Kerwyn Nasilan · Oct 29, 2008, 02:07 PM // 14:07

Sorry I do not know if they are AM or FM I do know you can track them if you want, a lot of conspironuts do and they usually have a set station. And yes creepy as hell and some of the numbers are in german. I think they all might, I cant remember exactly. A band did use them in a CD but no this is not by a band

Lihinel · Oct 29, 2008, 03:15 PM // 15:15

Deutsch: Amateurfunk?
English: Amateur radio, or ham radio?

Sorry, but to me sounds just like some amateur transmission (but not the real stuff, just some kid messing around a out of boredom), the signal sometimes gets reflected and you can even get connections withsomeone on the other end of the globe.

All's good, no need to freak out...

Abedeus · Oct 29, 2008, 03:37 PM // 15:37

They are in German, because they are transmitted from Germany. They can also be Spanish, Chinese, French, English or Russian and probably few other.

The "secret" is that they are on very high frequency, but low power. This makes them a perfect tool for spies, as you need to "guess" a frequency to hear it otherwise, you can't jam it (too hard to do it, as the distance is really far usually) and all you need is a small, but potent radio.

This way, a spy from UK could receive a message while he's in Mexico. Also, the less buildings around sender and receiver, the better quality of transmission is. But it's pretty basic stuff, no?

Konig Des Todes · Oct 29, 2008, 04:39 PM // 16:39

Sounds like a recording of a kid saying numbers. Someone probably just put a repeating recording on a high frequency as a joke, I bet that person (if still alive seeing how old radio transmissions are) has had a good laugh at how people get creeped out at this.

No big deal really, a secret old station, oooOOooo.... >.>

JupiterStarWarrior · Oct 29, 2008, 04:45 PM // 16:45

Or it could be something else entirely.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station

Don't you just LOVE conspiracies?!

Turbobusa · Oct 29, 2008, 05:18 PM // 17:18

That was the most confusing wiki article ever.

They transmit at low power, but you need huge antennas of 100KW to transmit that. But spies carry some in their pocket.
That must be some big pockets.

Bryant Again · Oct 29, 2008, 06:30 PM // 18:30

Oy, I shivar...I'm always creeped out by something that makes no sense, especially with such origins.