December 5, 2024

This Week in Amateur Radio

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Dead Hand Or Something Else? A Possible Explanation For Strange Numbers Station UVB-76

Imagine for a moment you’re a ham radio enthusiast, alone at night, idly working your way through the radio spectrum when you come across a broadcast on a disused shortwave channel, where usually there would be nothing but static.

The broadcast is a tune, or a buzz, or sometimes cartoon character Yosemite Sam saying “Varmint, I’m a-gonna b-b-b-bloooow ya ta’smithereenies” (yes, really) followed by a series of numbers read by a human or synthesized voice, on a bed of static for extra “I may never sleep again” vibes.

Read more – IFLScience: https://bit.ly/3X5VfcB