Hi,
This is not related to contesting (Spy vs Spy?) but perhaps is of interest to
anyone who's been intrigued by numbers stations or had one for a neighbor like
I did for a while. Maybe also a brief diversion from thinking about our
current situation.
There is a movie called "The Numbers Station", a thriller about a CIA operative
(John Cusak) sent to protect personnel at a clandestine numbers station in
England. It's an average action movie, but I was interested in whatever radio
equipment was shown. Turned out it was all computer interfaced. I didn't see
any transmitters or antennas, just big monitors.
Bad guys took over the station to send their own bogus messages. A great deal
of violence ensued. Lots of bodies. John won.
And John had a crisis of conscience about his career choice, although I wasn't
quite sure why since he made a difference and saved the day.
73,
Ken, AB1J
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