Numbers Stations

Numbers Stations

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Numbers Stations are shortwave radio stations that broadcast an encoded transmission in the form of numbers as well as letters. They are used worldwide to send coded messages to listeners using a one-time pad (OTP).[1]

Origin

Notable Number Stations

The Lincolnshire Poacher

UVB-76 "The Buzzer"

The Pip

Usage In Media

On March 7th, 2010, Jimbomcb posted a video of Team Fortress 2's Heavy lip-dubbing a numbers station broadcast. The video (shown below, left) has over 1 million views. On March 8th, 2010, he posted the second video which shows Heavy spinning while playing The Lincolnshire Poacher. The video (shown below, right), has over 400,000 views.



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External References

[1] Wikipedia – One-time pad

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