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CT2KCK > HAM 30.04.17 18:28l 46 Lines 2047 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: North Korea activates numbers station?
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North Korea activates numbers station?
<http://swling.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SWLingPost-Spy-Numbers-Station.jpg>
Many thanks to a number of *SWLing Post* contributors whoâ€Öve shared this
particular item from The National Interest
<http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/north-korea-broadcasts-really-strange-messages-new-nuclear-20183>
:
North Korea Broadcasts Really Strange Messages As New Nuclear Weapons Test
Looms
Pyongyang is reportedly broadcasting encrypted messages reminiscent of
those used to contact spies during the Cold War.
[…]As North Korea prepares to mark a key anniversary â€ö the birthday of
North Korean founder Kim Il-sung â€ö a U.S. Navy carrier strike group
<http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/09/u-s-carrier-strike-group-sails-toward-korea-in-show-of-force/>
led
by the USS Carl Vinson is on its way to Korea.
[…]Radio Pyongyang
<http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/04/14/0200000000AEN20170414002900315.html>
began
broadcasting peculiar messages at 1:15 a.m. (local time). The messages
included numbers and pages, such as No. 69 on page 823, No. 92 on page 467,
and No. 100 on page 957.“Iâ€Öm giving review works in elementary information
technology lessons of the remote education university for No. 27 expedition
agents,” the broadcaster explained before repeating her message.
The messages are broadcast over shortwave radio.
Yonhap News Agency reports the numbers are different from past
announcements. Since June of last year, Pyongyang has broadcast its
messages 32 times.
*Continue reading the full article on The National Interest website…
<http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/north-korea-broadcasts-really-strange-messages-new-nuclear-20183>*
Update: Since I havenâ€Öt gotten any direct listener reports regarding this
numbers stationâ€Ös reactivation, Iâ€Öve added a question mark in the title.
Please comment if youâ€Öve logged this station (and weâ€Öd all love a
recording!).
North Korean Numbers Station V15 'Radio Pyongyang' 6400kHz
https://youtu.be/Owsy4JwsSoQ
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