UVB-76 ("The Buzzer")

[Bagnew]

http://www.youtube.com/v/-2EKWgTNEYU

Theories range from a Dead Man's Switch ((liaising with other stations such as "The Squeaky Wheel") where if the transmission is stopped for a certain amount of time, it will be assumed that Russia has attacked by nuclear missiles from another country, and so the Russian missiles will launch) to the back up channel for encoded military orders, and the buzz is just a placeholder so no one else takes the frequency to an aural computer clock calibration utility. The strange thing is that it is not a recorded noise, but it is actively generated by an oscillator or similar, as frequently, distant conversations and other background noises can be heard behind the buzzer which suggests that the buzzing device is behind a live and constantly open microphone (rather than a recording or automated sound being fed through playback equipment). One such occasion was on November 3, 2001, when a conversation in Russian was heard: "I'm 143rd. I don't receive the oscillator [generator]." "That's what the operating room is sending." or "Those are the orders from operations.").

The station's transmitter is located at Povarovo, Russia (56°4′58″N 37°5′22″E), and it is broadcast on the frequency 4625 kHz.

So, thoughts? Opinions? Conspiracy Theories? Anyone here tuned in?

[creator2003]

Sounds like something from IDOSER that gets you wasted by sound, or so they say ,i felt alittle sick listening to it ?

[Bagnew]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSN8ebNTXaY
This shows a small audio clip of a message (the 4th to be recorded/noted in the 23 years of the station's operation), "9-9-8-8-4 - Анна - Семен - Анна - Семен - Дмитрий - Николай - Вера - иван краткиЙ - 4-2-6-7-2-8-1-7"
the "Анна - Семен - Анна - Семен - Дмитрий - Николай - Вера" is a message, in the Russian Version of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. We can only speculate on what they mean, though.

As for feeling sick, I agree with you there, it does make me feel a little queasy, and the interference doesn't help either.

[FlyingKiwi]

Perhaps it's some sort of calibration station for other receivers? If it was a bit louder it would make a great alarm clock - maybe that's what it's for?

[Bagnew]

Hehehe, set your radio to turn on at 7:45, with volume up loud, tuned to 4625AM - it would certainly wake me up pretty darned quick!

[Grumble]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UVB-76

Interesting stuff!!

Urk. Not so much interesting as frightening...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Hand_(nuclear_war)