Here is an audio sample of The Skylark (ENIGMA V1)
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 Obviously most if not all of the information is 'out of date' today, but think of it as a snapshot of what the Spy Numbers scene was like in the late 1990s.
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The Skylark was certainly one of the most interesting Spy Numbers Station operations. This station could be heard quite easily in North America during the winter evenings, often on 6840, the notorious spook frequency. It also went under the name "The Mad Fiddler".
The station's name comes from the Romanian folk song played at the beginning of each transmission.
Here's a sample transmission:
The Skylark Song played twice Terminat Said three times The Skylark Song played twice Terminat Said three times 39483 59399 5FG text in Romanian by OM Terminat Said three times
This station has not been reported recently, however these is the most recent schedule for this station:
3885 2200 4585 2000, 2200 5145 2000 5425 0000, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300 5835 2100 5889 1800, 1900, 2000, 2200 6840 2100, 2200 7385 2000 8170 1900, 2000
Here is an audio sample of The Skylark (ENIGMA V1)
Here is an audio sample of The Skylark (ENIGMA V1) Recorded December 26, 1982
I played this recording of the station to a native Romanian, and he made an interesting observation. He said that the voice reading out the numbers sounded like a Romanian who spent quite a bit of time in either the United States or Britain, because he had a slight accent. This would tend to imply that the station was transmitting from outside Romania (presumably a Western nation) to inside Romania.
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 Obviously most if not all of the information is 'out of date' today, but think of it as a snapshot of what the Spy Numbers scene was like in the late 1990s.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.