My new Blaupunkt and Radio Shack Babies

[Sandy G]

I think they tell YOU that you're gonna be their announcer on the numbers stations...Not a question of asking. Most of the ones I've heard are in Spanish (Ocho, cinco,nueve, cerro,cerro,,,) female and/or computer generated. As far as I know, NOBODY has EVER owned up to being "The Daddy" behind one of them either. After communism kinda went out of business in the early -90s, it was funny-numbers station traffic actually increased for awhile. Pirates are good, too. Most of the ones I've heard have been on SSB-some of 'em are obviously "a bunch of kids playing radio" but some of 'em are quite professional sounding. lots of 'em have mailing addresses wher you can send reception reports to. I actually heard back from one of 'em about 10 years ago-turns out the guy had gone to college here in NE Tennessee. It all sounds like mucho fun, but Uncle Charlie (FCC) takes a VERY dim view of such proceedings, & WILL hit you w/draconian fines, seizure of equipment, etc. The Gummint takes their role of being the sole arbiter of who gets to be on the airwaves EXTREMELY seriously. -Sandy G.