GOOGLE BARD On the twelfth day of Christmas, my state sponsored secret short wave station transmitted to me: Twelve groups of numbers, tangled like vines, Eleven one-time pads, hiding secret signs. Ten cryptic messages, whispered into the night, Nine encoded maps, guiding me by starlight. Eight jamming signals, crackling in the air, Seven bursts of static, testing if I'm there. Six coded frequencies, shifting with the tide, Five clandestine agents, always by my side. Four dead drops hidden, beneath the desert moon, Three whispered passcodes, sung at midnight's noon. Two bursts of Morse code, tapping in the breeze, And a single, final message, carried on the seas. (Chorus) Oh, the secrets of the shortwave, whispered on the air, A hidden symphony, for only those who dare. Through crackle and through static, a message finds its way, In whispered numbers, freedom holds its sway. (Continue in this style for the remaining verses, decreasing the number each time and adding new details related to shortwave radio operations and espionage) CHATGPT: I'm sorry, I can't assist with creating content related to number stations. Merry Christmas de N0GIY et N0GIX.
@dmmchugh37144 ай бұрын
Great post ! It really sums up the clandestine aspect of numbers stations !
@N0GIY4 ай бұрын
I wonder why CHATGPT won't talk about number stations, that's pretty strange. @@dmmchugh3714
@rhodaborrocks16545 ай бұрын
When you mentioned that E10 announced in Nato phonetics I hoped it would be numerical phonetics, I don't think many people know that such a thing exists but number 1 would be voiced "ooh-no-wun", 6 would be "soc-see-six", 8 would be "ok-toe-ate" and so on, I was a ships radio officer in a previous life so I had to learn them and be tested on their use, but I never heard it used in practice .. a little bit of trivia for you .. Merry Christmas !!
@rickt105 ай бұрын
Interesting, thanks.
@captainjohnh94055 ай бұрын
Wow. Never knew such a thing existed. As a civilian working in the aviation community, everyone gave me some good natured ribbing when I pronounced 3 5 as tree fife.
@FoxDren5 ай бұрын
@@captainjohnh9405yea, the idea is to over pronounce the words in a specific fashion so they can't be mistaken for homophones
@Mindsi5 ай бұрын
Sounds like c3po in Star Wars, translator bot. AI model build maybe? I’m gonna make one try to ‘ decode’ all this🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉using knime
@HighWealder5 ай бұрын
Why not do it in Cockney rhyming slang ?
@spike.jordan5 ай бұрын
I was in the U.S. Marines from 2006 to 2011, and remember listening to an E10 variant on overnight radio watch while stationed in Okinawa, Japan. I don't know if it was a D-skip from Tel Aviv, or if it was being broadcast locally there. I do recall several of the frequencies had loud klaxon sounding rings on them, as though they were being jammed from someplace. I was also fortunate enough to catch Lincolnshire Poacher (E03) before it went off air, as well as Cherry Ripe (E03a). Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to bring any recording devices with me on watch, but it was just something really spooky about being the only one awake and dialing in to those stations at 0300 in the morning.
@JeffCowan5 ай бұрын
The idea of someone sending a QSL card for one of these stations is hilarious to me.
@RCAvhstape5 ай бұрын
They're in on the joke, for sure.
@spacecat72475 ай бұрын
Always creeped out by these but fascinated by thoughts of their purpose and origin.
@terryjwood5 ай бұрын
They're just passing traffic in a secure manner. If they didn't send it by radio, it could have come into your country via a diplomatic pouch. The message may have said, "Your paycheck has been deposited in your checking account" or something equally mundane. But it sounds cooler as a coded message!
@ThyPandora5 ай бұрын
@@TheDsgfdssd It wouldn't surprise me if some of this is just coded "general updates" for spies and informants in the field. They just want people to think it's like: "we're gonna nix so and so" when it's just general information through the wire on a one-time number pad. :P
@FooPanda4 ай бұрын
@@terryjwood That is strangely comforting to consider. Thank you :)
@SallySallySallySally5 ай бұрын
Not related to number stations but, rather, QSL cards. In my youth, I would listen to non-clandestine SW radio stations and send a reception report, creating a collection of QSL cards. I remember the one I received from Radio Peking which included a copy of "Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung" (also known as "The Little Red Book.") I thought this was a unique find and was happy to have it in my collection. Little did I know that it had (or would have) quite a bit of value as a collectible. I discovered this when I found the same book in a bookstore somewhere. The bookstore copies each had a stamp on the cover from the US State Department saying that its content was not endorsed by the US Government. The copy I had from Radio Peking did not have the stamp, which made it worth hundreds of dollars (really big money back then, especially to a young whipper snapper.)
@Dratchev2415 ай бұрын
Next video will be "Buzzer pirate wishes me merry Christmas on the air"
@DJ_Cthulhu5 ай бұрын
These things are still transmitting. How quaint. Had to leave the espionage game after spilling coffee on my one time pad 😎
@josephschembri48115 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas to you Lewis. I had managed to copy all of these stations in my younger years. Funnily, as I've been growing older, I'm getting drawn back into the hobby thanks to you and similar channels.
@MidlifeRenaissanceMan5 ай бұрын
I thought I should get back into radio when we had the really bad fires back in 2019 here in eastern Australia. Took out all the telco, including mobile phone towers and all the internet. Decided to start at the bottom again and learned Morse. My son, who was in primary school asked me _”Daddy, how do you send emojis in Morse code ?”_ Oh how times have changed but still remained the same
@hackbyteDanielMitzlaff5 ай бұрын
@@MidlifeRenaissanceManHeh, emoji in morse .... a funny idea. ;) And yeah, got finally back into CB for now at least thanks to Lewis and others. ;)
@upstating5 ай бұрын
Someday, I will meet someone in person who is just as excited to see Ringway Manchester has posted a new video as I. They will become my instant friend. And, from that day onward, I will likely have to protect them from getting their throat slit by my wife.
@pinkteardrops68345 ай бұрын
V24 got me into K-pop a little. Got into it because one of the broadcast intro songs was the GFRIEND single "Me gustas tu".
@TheCrakkle5 ай бұрын
I like your vids Lewis, these number stations ones bring back many childhood memories😊 I spent hours listening to numbers stations regularly as a kid of 8 on a big old Bakelite radio with bfo, given to me by my uncle , he brought it over from Germany where he was stationed with the tank reg in the 60's to early 70's. I have no idea what make but i do recall it covered LW to 30 Meg and for some reason I seem to remember 2 vhf bands? I had it into my mid teens when my younger brother knocked it off the chest of drawers it lived on for almost 7 years. By the time I got my first communications receiver Eagle in 1980, and licenced in 81, I had all but forgotten number stations. My aerial was a simple untuned long wire from my bedroom window to the washing post at the end of the garden ( which doubled as a slide down which the I hung odd flaming Airfix model ) Earth was soldered to the copper water pipe which ran atop of the skirting board.
@vanhetgoor5 ай бұрын
All of those years and nobody ever got the idea of adding all those number up.
@nofider15 ай бұрын
Hey Lewis, Wishing you and yours a merry Christmas and happy new year. Thanks for all the excellent uploads through the year. :-)
@philsharp7585 ай бұрын
Dear Ringway. Thanks for great content throughout the year. A safe and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
@alistairreid9655 ай бұрын
Thanks lewis, keep on keeping on! The channel is always interesting and educational, even though i've no experience with radio. Have a nice christmas!🎄📻
@georgezuss29255 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly for a great year of fascinating radio chat, Lewis. Hope you, your family and chums have a fabulous Christmas and a wonderful New year. Take care, chap.
@lostjackets40065 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas to you too Lewis. Love your work!
@0therun1t215 ай бұрын
Those were really cool, I got that feeling of discovering a mystery broadcast on an old shortwave I I no longer own. I twiddled it's knobs for hours, having no real knowledge of what I heard. You brought that feeling back, and your explanations only add to it, and it still feels mysterious Thank you!
@jond15365 ай бұрын
Thanks for the analysis of these weird stations. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you also.
@fretlessfender5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Lewis! And thanks for all the suspense you brought to us! You do a wonderfull job! Love your channel!
@lordtherapeutics5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Lewis and thank you for your wonderful videos this year. The effort involved must be very considerable.
@Bucharestguidedtours5 ай бұрын
Crăciun fericit de la BGT. Merry Christmas from the BGT, Sector 5 , Bucuresti. Great channel, best wishes .
@thormusique5 ай бұрын
Wonderful video, Lewis, and a Very Merry Christmas to you and yours! Cheers!
@pomonabill2205 ай бұрын
Thank You for the Christmas wish! I hope you have a Very Merry one also, and thank you for your info and posts.
@thisandthat8715 ай бұрын
Nice one Lewis have a merry Christmas and a happy new year
@AlreadyThere19655 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and thanks for all the interesting content.
@craft-o-matic3995 ай бұрын
Thank you Lewis! This stuff creeps me out, but I can't help watching! Merry Christmas to you and yours! Lisa
@bobsoldrecords15035 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Lewis. Looking forward to another year of great videos
@SpunchBop7215 ай бұрын
Great Job, Ringway Manchester!
@tylaranderson85595 ай бұрын
I always look forward to watching one of your informative videos. I must say when I heard the signal from number 5, it reminded me of when the windshield wipers on my car went bad.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman5 ай бұрын
Great video, Lewis. *🎄Merry Christmas🎄*
@q95oldies575 ай бұрын
Always enjoy your videos. Merry Christmas.
@robertmeyer47445 ай бұрын
that was great. love the pic's with the snow. Merry Christmas Lewis !
@MrG7swr5 ай бұрын
thanks for all the videos and the shots in this are fantastic great filming
@bc4yt5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Ringway! 🎄
@ametrinemoon5 ай бұрын
Merry xmas and have a top hogmanay! Loving these videos as they are informative as an SWR and number stations enthusiast.
@MrWazhead5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Lewis. Love what you do. Don't change anything: you've got the aesthetic dot-on.
@Milcom345 ай бұрын
Thanks RM. This was a Awesome Video**** Your Channel is Just the Best. MERRY CHRISTMAS**** Thanks Again and Keep up the Great Work. ***Radio On my Friend***
@alanreader48155 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Lewis And have a Brilliant New year.
@ide55875 ай бұрын
Much love and ty very much for the great content!
@danielscotcher5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas To You & Your Family Lewis Thanks for all the great videos 🎉
@RingwayManchester5 ай бұрын
Special thanks to you Daniel. I appreciate all of your support
@l.a.26465 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Lewis to you as well Lewis and to all of my fellow Radioheads out there - everywhere ! - have fun with family and friends and of course radio! 73 all
@johnmoloney52965 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas to you and yours Lewis
@johnpinckney49795 ай бұрын
Good DX and Merry Christmas to you and yours, Lewis...
@LatteLover5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Lewis 📻🎄
@appalachianamerican71714 ай бұрын
Cheers, Mr. Tony, nice story 👍
@stratojet945 ай бұрын
Love it! Thanks!
@bartbart85565 ай бұрын
Thanks and merry christmas to you Levis
@user-fq6yp8ym3j5 ай бұрын
Awesome video and channel. Merry Christmas everyone,
@MrBreadman19665 ай бұрын
A very Happy Christmas Lewis, do please keep up the good work! I came across your channel quite by accident whilst I was looking for something else and I have become hooked. I am fascinated that all intelligence broadcasting is going on in plain slight considering the internet is available to put it out undercover so to speak.
@crf80fdarkdays5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the merry Christmas and the other kind comments for your supporters mate. Merry Christmas and happy new year to yourzelf also mate, hopefully this next year is a bit kinder to us all.
@markt.34545 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas, Lewis!!
@101jumpit5 ай бұрын
I loved the diversity of signals aroung the bands of yesteryear.Now all you hear is bloody Stannag ! have a good one Lewis (Y)
@_hackwell5 ай бұрын
Howdy Lewis! I wish you a merry Christmas an an happy new year🎄
@unklewink5 ай бұрын
I nicknamed V02 "Havana Anna" the first time I heard her in the 1960s.
@markharpen74175 ай бұрын
Thank You. Merry Christmas
@Cianan-vw1lb5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas, Lewis!
@simontemplar04685 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Lewis to you and your family there in the UK. 73 my friend.
@mindblast39015 ай бұрын
Merry Xmas Lewis many thanks for Great videos this 2023 73
@vanpenguin225 ай бұрын
And a joyous Christmas and prosperous New Year to you my friend 👍
@deckape7145 ай бұрын
Thanks! from Seattle
@RingwayManchester5 ай бұрын
Thank you so so much!
@hvcomputech5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Lewis. Here’s for a better 2024 with more info and subs. 🍷
@rubblestacker5 ай бұрын
merry cristmass Lewis and all
@stevenyemc5 ай бұрын
Good work fella and Merry Christmas. Should have some recordings of a local pirate FM station near me soon. You should see the pile of junk they use.
@womble3215 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas mate
@manofkentcatapultsgunsando50695 ай бұрын
Excellent video 👍💥
@anthonyfranz83175 ай бұрын
The Mossad station is my favorite. Merry Christmas Lewis!
@rftech16085 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@martinharper51125 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas. The start and end music sounds like the 'ice cream man'.
@bobbysenterprises32205 ай бұрын
Right back at ya ringway
@JJ1962445 ай бұрын
Marry Xmas Lewis from the Ghostryder John keep good work up love the video's
@mph35005 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas from Indiana!
@petechongy5 ай бұрын
Merry Xmas Lewis have a good 1.
@robertmagnusson43195 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and all the best for -24, Lewis and all other viewers!
@MidlifeRenaissanceMan5 ай бұрын
🎵🎶 On the first day of Christmas 🎶🎵 Lewis made for me 🎶🎵A numbers stations video history 🎵🎶
@gerardouribe99395 ай бұрын
Felices fiestas!!!!
@suitandtieguy5 ай бұрын
Numbers stations are terrifying.
@limcako41Ай бұрын
Imagine locked up in a secret government prison and hearing these sounds all day!
@maximal105 ай бұрын
Got to say some of the views from those tower site are amazing.
@RogueError6175 ай бұрын
Could you do a video on that Morse machine that had some of those automated voices?
@MrCrabbing5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.
@bc4yt5 ай бұрын
Your channel has inspired me to explore my local airwaves - I'm thinking a USB SDR dongle I can use with my Android phone is the cheapest and easiest entry, do you have any recommendations?
@KarlWitsman5 ай бұрын
Yankee Tango lady sounded much more human and calmer than other stations. Some of them could give you anxiety just listening to them. Have a great holiday!
@AK-vx4dy5 ай бұрын
So many thousands kilometers transmisions have some additional magic added to radio itself... But lone location and solidutity adds more.... event if not full lone... I rember my grandma kitchen with one small window on dark end of village, power outages were frequent, we sat near that pitch black window barely lighten by one small candle and listening to battery long waves radio... (those years without constant cross-interference) it was so unreal....
@rickt105 ай бұрын
So grandma was part of a sleeper cell.😅
@AK-vx4dy5 ай бұрын
@@rickt10 As i know - not, but who knows 😅 But seriously we were listening national radio, not number stations 😅
@MarkGarth5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas 👍👍👍
@gonebamboo41165 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas everyone
@thelvadam89165 ай бұрын
Great channel-thank you for the excellent content.
@Mike-H_UK5 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Lewis, Ho, Ho, Ho....
@stratojet9414 күн бұрын
Ready Ready is terrifying
@coondogtheman5 ай бұрын
1:25 what is the ringing sound heard in this transmission? I hear the same sound sometimes when listening to AM stations.
@shaunxthexmod7775 ай бұрын
hi, I like the Swedish Rhapsody , Code. have a good one mate.. over and out ......
@snakezdewiggle60845 ай бұрын
Hsy Lewis. Where do you get the audio clips ?
@michaelmeyer27255 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and thanks for your content, as I find it very informative. I sent a Super Thanks donation too, tho I thought it would let me comment on it - but hey, I don't pretend to know what I'm doing. Can't wait for your 2024 content. --Mike KC3AIL
@johnbenz75735 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@RingwayManchester5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@MadMaxBS5 ай бұрын
Can I ask you what the name of the station that plays in the intro of this video? It was sampled in an old song and I always knew it was a numbers station recording but never found the exact one
@OliverWoodphotography5 ай бұрын
I used to hear many of these stations in the late 70s on my Realistic DX160. I had simple 80M long wire antenna. Ironically listening from Hale Barns close to Ringway I often heard E10, Lincolnshire Poacher and Swedish Rapsedy stations as very strong signals after dark. I had no idea what they were and for a time thought they may have been propergation forecasts or other technical messages.
@95Haniel4 ай бұрын
Hey mate, I'm very new to this sort of thing but have been finding it very interesting. Do you need any sort of license in the UK to listen, and not transmit on short wave? Or is it free game just to listen in? Cheers!
@RingwayManchester4 ай бұрын
Listening To This Radio Scanner Is ILLEGAL! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZDRdKGrYrWAqKc
@helioshaul39245 ай бұрын
Merry DX and a Great New Year... GW8 YDR
@LiamPennington5 ай бұрын
A very happy Christmas to you x Or should that be "bip bip beeeeep beep bip beeeeep beep bip bip beeeeep bip"? All the best to you, and remember, if you're being accused of being clickbait, then you're probably doing it right x
@dougmorris21345 ай бұрын
CQ. CQ Lewis, Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year 73s and Good DX