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For the lazy who were hoping to find an audio clip in the article: you can find some here: http://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/The_Buzzer_(ZhUOZ_MDZhB_UZB76) http://w

For the lazy who were hoping to find an audio clip in the article: you can find some here: http://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/The_Buzzer_(ZhUOZ_MDZhB_UZB76) http://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/The_Buzzer_(ZhUOZ_MDZhB_UZB76)

rosbrith 9y ago
A few years back some brave souls visited the site of the old transmitter at Povarovo and posted some pictures and video of the trip: http://bydunai.livejournal.com/749.html http://bydunai.livejournal.com/749.html
- jimmytucson 9y ago
  They link to a Wired article about the station from 2011: https://www.wired.com/2011/09/ff_uvb76/all/1 https://www.wired.com/2011/09/ff_uvb76/all/1
- SmellyGeekBoy 9y ago
  Old soviet infrastructure like this always reminds me of the STALKER games.
bahjoite 9y ago
or the one linked in the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcv_cGLjxCY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcv_cGLjxCY
besselheim 9y ago
The WebSDR at http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901 http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901 (based in the Netherlands) can be used to hear the station as it is broadcast. Set to 4625 kHz, USB.
- dabber 9y ago
  This site is really cool. Thanks for sharing though I'm afraid I'll be wasting quite some time today playing around with it :) [edit] It looks like the site doesn't get such a large number of people very often and the CPU load is getting too high to hear anything clearly. For clearer audio of the buzzer check here: http://websdr.printf.cc:8901/ http://websdr.printf.cc:8901/
- criddell 9y ago
  Neato - it's picking up the buzzer station right now!
  - KGIII 9y ago
    If you're unfamiliar, search for 'number station.' They are kinda neat and still in use.
- threeio 9y ago
  More web based receivers are also available on http://sdr.hu http://sdr.hu and http://websdr.org http://websdr.org
Lagged2Death 9y ago
What a dreadful noise! I wonder if there's a good reason so much cold-war detritus is so ominous, so foreboding, and so nerve-wracking in its design, character and presence. Maybe there are practical reasons in this case; maybe the sound is memorable, or recognizable even with marginal reception, etc.

rosbrith 9y ago

A few years back some brave souls visited the site of the old transmitter at Povarovo and posted some pictures and video of the trip: http://bydunai.livejournal.com/749.html http://bydunai.livejournal.com/749.html

jimmytucson 9y ago
They link to a Wired article about the station from 2011: https://www.wired.com/2011/09/ff_uvb76/all/1 https://www.wired.com/2011/09/ff_uvb76/all/1
SmellyGeekBoy 9y ago
Old soviet infrastructure like this always reminds me of the STALKER games.

bahjoite 9y ago

or the one linked in the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcv_cGLjxCY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcv_cGLjxCY

besselheim 9y ago

The WebSDR at http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901 http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901 (based in the Netherlands) can be used to hear the station as it is broadcast. Set to 4625 kHz, USB.

dabber 9y ago
This site is really cool. Thanks for sharing though I'm afraid I'll be wasting quite some time today playing around with it :) [edit] It looks like the site doesn't get such a large number of people very often and the CPU load is getting too high to hear anything clearly. For clearer audio of the buzzer check here: http://websdr.printf.cc:8901/ http://websdr.printf.cc:8901/
criddell 9y ago
Neato - it's picking up the buzzer station right now!
- KGIII 9y ago
  If you're unfamiliar, search for 'number station.' They are kinda neat and still in use.
threeio 9y ago
More web based receivers are also available on http://sdr.hu http://sdr.hu and http://websdr.org http://websdr.org

Lagged2Death 9y ago

What a dreadful noise! I wonder if there's a good reason so much cold-war detritus is so ominous, so foreboding, and so nerve-wracking in its design, character and presence. Maybe there are practical reasons in this case; maybe the sound is memorable, or recognizable even with marginal reception, etc.