UVB-76
[align=justify]UVB-76, or The Buzzer, is the nickname of the radio frequency 4265.00 KHz.
The Buzzer continually broadcasts a short, monotonous buzz tone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and has been doing so since 1982. Whilst this may seem relatively normal, since the first in 1997, voices can occasionally be heard over the buzz tone. All voices are either in Russian, or English with a Russian accent, suggesting that The Buzzer is located in Russia.
Indeed, the original UVB-76 was located 40km northwest of Moscow. However, in 2010 the transmitter was moved to near the town of Pskov. A team of urban explorers have visited the supposed site of the transmitter, only to find abandoned buildings. Yet there was also a broadcast log found, which confirmed the existence of UVB-76.
This may seem relatively normal, however it is often the case that distant conversation are heard behind the buzzing tone, suggesting that the buzzing is not generated internally, but rather generated by a machine which is feeding the noise into a microphone. If the site of the transmitter truly is abandoned, then where are the voices coming from?
In addition to this, several messages have been overheard which create a specifically creepy atmosphere around the subject. For example, a recent message stated: "We are monitoring this, return to where ever you are from immediately". Another incident, in 2010, involved The Buzzer stopping for 38 seconds and instead a fragment of Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Little Swans" played.
Interestingly, voices have been continually heard over the frequency since the beginning of the Ukraine/Russia hostilities.
Whilst most of the voices heard are most likely Russia military communications (pretty interesting nonetheless), it is odd to occasionally hear these seemingly random broadcasts.
Below is a few clips of sounds heard over the frequency, including the aforementioned, "We are monitoring this".
https://soundcloud.com/51c46d3cd0/28170-00
https://soundcloud.com/bronk93/2014-03-18t16-02-04z-4625-0khz
There are plenty more clips to found around the Internet.
I hope you have found this interesting, and for those who are curious, the frequency can be listened to on this site: http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/.
Upon scrolling to the bottom, simply input the frequency 4625 and hit Enter. Often the voices are not heard, but keep listening and you may hear something!
[/align]The Buzzer continually broadcasts a short, monotonous buzz tone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and has been doing so since 1982. Whilst this may seem relatively normal, since the first in 1997, voices can occasionally be heard over the buzz tone. All voices are either in Russian, or English with a Russian accent, suggesting that The Buzzer is located in Russia.
Indeed, the original UVB-76 was located 40km northwest of Moscow. However, in 2010 the transmitter was moved to near the town of Pskov. A team of urban explorers have visited the supposed site of the transmitter, only to find abandoned buildings. Yet there was also a broadcast log found, which confirmed the existence of UVB-76.
This may seem relatively normal, however it is often the case that distant conversation are heard behind the buzzing tone, suggesting that the buzzing is not generated internally, but rather generated by a machine which is feeding the noise into a microphone. If the site of the transmitter truly is abandoned, then where are the voices coming from?
In addition to this, several messages have been overheard which create a specifically creepy atmosphere around the subject. For example, a recent message stated: "We are monitoring this, return to where ever you are from immediately". Another incident, in 2010, involved The Buzzer stopping for 38 seconds and instead a fragment of Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Little Swans" played.
Interestingly, voices have been continually heard over the frequency since the beginning of the Ukraine/Russia hostilities.
Whilst most of the voices heard are most likely Russia military communications (pretty interesting nonetheless), it is odd to occasionally hear these seemingly random broadcasts.
Below is a few clips of sounds heard over the frequency, including the aforementioned, "We are monitoring this".
https://soundcloud.com/51c46d3cd0/28170-00
https://soundcloud.com/bronk93/2014-03-18t16-02-04z-4625-0khz
There are plenty more clips to found around the Internet.
I hope you have found this interesting, and for those who are curious, the frequency can be listened to on this site: http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/.
Upon scrolling to the bottom, simply input the frequency 4625 and hit Enter. Often the voices are not heard, but keep listening and you may hear something!
Thanks for reading, Crux.
