Numbers Stations
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About
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.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – One-time pad
