This is a copy of The Numbers Racket CD-ROM, which I prepared back in 1998. I am presenting it here, unedited, for historical purposes. Obviously most if not all of the information is 'out of date' today, but think of it as a snapshot of what the Spy Numbers scene was like in the late 1990s.
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Here's a typical transmission...
529 Message to 529, this is repeated 834 834 167 167 167 blocks, 834 means ??? 96970 96970 37660 37660... Message, each block repeated 834 834 167 167 0 0 0 0 0 End of messageIf no message is to be transmitted, then the identifier is sent three times, followed by 00000, the same five zeros that are sent at the end of a message. Many Numbers Stations still transmit even if there is no message to be sent that broadcast, presumably so that the agent knows that there is no traffic, and he hasn't missed the transmission.
All Russian Numbers Stations appear to use five zeros as the end of message indicator, which makes it much easier to identify these stations.
The frequencies used by The Russian Man continuously change from week to week, making it much harder to track the station. Each broadcast appears to be sent twice each week, on two consecutive days, on the same frequency.
Reception quality in North America is usually quite execellent. This could indicate either very powerful transmitters and good antennas, or a close location, such as the Russian communications facility in Bauta, Cuba.
This station has been DFed to locations outside of Moscow, and just south of Havana, Cuba (a presumed Russian site). No doubt there are other sites, especially in Europe.
It is believed that the station(s) are operated by the SVR/FAPSI, the successor to the KGB.
0600 11149 0620 12149 0640 13149The frequency ends in '149', the first two digits (MHz) increment.
The Russian Man operations broadcasts Control Transmissions (S25) as follows:
Monday 0800 14895 Monday 0820 11270 These transmissions always appear to be directed to "615". The format is: 0800 "615 xxxxx" (one five figure group is sent) 0810 "615 yyyyy" (another five figure group is sent) 0820 "615 zzzzz" (another five figure group is sent) 0830 "615 wwwww" (another five figure group is sent) ie: 0800 to 0810 615 03448 0810 to 0820 615 09178 In September, 1998, the following transmissions were noted (this time with two 5fg): 0800: "615 93915 99955" 0820: "615 95995 96785"
The Russian Man in English (ENIGMA E6, also called English Man, unisex voice)
The Russian Man in English (ENIGMA E6, also called English Man, unisex voice)
The Russian Man in English (ENIGMA E6, also called English Man)
The Russian Man in German (ENIGMA G19, also called German Man)
The Russian Man in Russian (ENIGMA S6)
The Russian Man in Spanish, YL voice (ENIGMA V7)
The Russian Man in Spanish, YL voice (ENIGMA V7)
The Russian Man in Spanish, YL voice (ENIGMA V7)
The Russian Man in Spanish, OM voice (ENIGMA V7) Recorded June 23, 1998 at 0600z on 11167 kHz
The Irish Man in English, OM voice (ENIGMA E19)
The Russian Lady (ENIGMA S21) Recorded June 19, 1998 at 1945z on 5290 kHz
The Russian Man Control Transmission (ENIGMA S25)
The Russian Man in Russian
The Russian Man in Russian? (Unknown)
The following message was copied from E17 on November 16, 1997 on 6780 kHz at 0300Z:
378 378 378 378 378 378 378 378 378 378 378 378 378 378 378 175 175 84 84 69524 69524 14555 14555 23479 23479 58972 58972 81603 81603 77532 77532 28808 28808 65098 65098 53367 53367 72310 72310 19052 19052 31124 31124 95306 95306 46213 46213 54460 54460 17224 17224 71992 71992 93562 93562 38029 38029 36335 36335 37412 37412 11896 11896 32372 32372 38475 38475 59144 59144 43742 43742 42382 42382 51901 51901 81803 81803 94246 94246 93556 93556 96068 96068 54924 54924 54784 54784 30013 30013 76139 76139 81054 81054 72297 72297 91853 91853 17328 17328 15040 15040 82975 82975 89787 89787 50686 50686 56169 56169 23679 23679 93938 93938 98549 98549 75567 75567 67727 67727 34854 34854 88222 88222 74908 74908 47102 47102 28545 28545 30137 30137 63015 63015 09593 09593 63230 63230 59021 59021 03982 03982 26552 26552 51464 51464 49650 49650 39913 39913 68570 68570 11438 11438 18090 18090 59693 59693 88610 88610 24470 24470 89593 89593 20530 20530 95031 95031 93925 93925 76321 76321 39433 39433 32419 32419 87955 87955 52659 52659 39640 39640 54388 54388 29763 29763 77494 77494 175 175 84 84 00000
This is a copy of The Numbers Racket CD-ROM, which I prepared back in 1998. I am presenting it here, unedited, for historical purposes. Obviously most if not all of the information is 'out of date' today, but think of it as a snapshot of what the Spy Numbers scene was like in the late 1990s.
Like what you see here? Help support my work by taking a look at my software , and buy something of interest :) It's all available for download before purchase, so you can try it out.