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[[Image:uvb76 satellite.jpg|thumb|right|Satellite photo of presumed UVB-76 transmitter in [[Povarovo]], [[Russia]].]]
[[Image:uvb76 satellite.jpg|thumb|right|Satellite photo of presumed UVB-76 transmitter in [[Povarovo]], [[Russia]].]]
'''UVB-76''' (sometimes referred to as '''UZB-76''', but recently '''MDZhB'''<ref>http://www.numbersoddities.nl/n&o-157.pdf Boender, Ary. "Numbers and Oddities" newsletter 157, October, 2010</ref>) is the [[call sign]] of a [[shortwave]] [[radio station]] that usually broadcasts on the frequency 4625&nbsp;kHz ([[amplitude modulation|AM]] suppressed lower [[sideband]]). It is known among [[shortwave listening|radio listeners]] by the nickname '''The Buzzer'''. It features a short, monotonous {{audio|UVB-76_07-08-2010.ogg|buzz tone}}, repeating at a rate of approximately 25 tones per minute, for 24 hours per day. The station has been observed since around 1982.<ref name="oddities">{{cite web | last=Boender | first=Ary | title=Oddities | url=http://www.cvni.net/radio/e2k/e2k008/e2k08odd.html | work=ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter – Issue 8 | publisher= | date=January 2002 | accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> On rare occasions, the buzzer signal is interrupted and a voice transmission in Russian takes place. Despite much speculation, the actual purpose of this station remains unknown to the public.
'''UVB-76''' (sometimes referred to as '''UZB-76''', but recently '''MDZhB'''<ref>http://www.numbersoddities.nl/n&o-157.pdf Boender, Ary. "Numbers and Oddities" newsletter 157, October, 2010</ref>) is the [[call sign]] of a [[shortwave]] [[radio station]] that usually broadcasts on the frequency 4625&nbsp;kHz ([[amplitude modulation|AM]] suppressed lower [[sideband]]), but has been reported at many other<ref name="study">[http://danix111.cba.pl/ns/uvb-76.html UVB-76 study page]</ref>. It is known among [[shortwave listening|radio listeners]] by the nickname '''The Buzzer'''. It features a short, monotonous {{audio|UVB-76_07-08-2010.ogg|buzz tone}}, repeating at a rate of approximately 25 tones per minute, for 24 hours per day. The station has been observed since around 1982.<ref name="oddities">{{cite web | last=Boender | first=Ary | title=Oddities | url=http://www.cvni.net/radio/e2k/e2k008/e2k08odd.html | work=ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter – Issue 8 | publisher= | date=January 2002 | accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> On rare occasions, the buzzer signal is interrupted and a voice transmission in Russian takes place. Despite much speculation, the actual purpose of this station remains unknown to the public.


==Normal transmission==
==Normal transmission==
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* At 2100 [[UTC]] on December 24, 1997: "Ya UVB-76, Ya UVB-76. 180 08 BROMAL 74 27 99 14. Boris, Roman, Olga, Mikhail, Anna, Larisa. 7 4 2 7 9 9 1 4."<ref name="oddities"/><ref name="Russian_HF_beacons"/><ref name="Single_Letter_Markers">{{cite web |title=Single Letter Markers | work=Posts from the SPOOKS and WUN listservers |date= |url=http://dxworld.com/markers.html |year=2000 |accessdate=2008-08-29 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071125051007/http://dxworld.com/markers.html |archivedate=2007-11-25 }}</ref>
* At 2100 [[UTC]] on December 24, 1997: "Ya UVB-76, Ya UVB-76. 180 08 BROMAL 74 27 99 14. Boris, Roman, Olga, Mikhail, Anna, Larisa. 7 4 2 7 9 9 1 4."<ref name="oddities"/><ref name="Russian_HF_beacons"/><ref name="Single_Letter_Markers">{{cite web |title=Single Letter Markers | work=Posts from the SPOOKS and WUN listservers |date= |url=http://dxworld.com/markers.html |year=2000 |accessdate=2008-08-29 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071125051007/http://dxworld.com/markers.html |archivedate=2007-11-25 }}</ref>
* At 0930 UTC on December 24, 2000: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 74 148 ANTIMONAT 26 37 09 31"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0945 UTC on December 24, 2000: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 61 21 ANTIMONAT 26 37 09 31"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0751 UTC on December 1, 2002: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 01 213 SKIF 38 87 23 95"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0403 UTC on December 6, 2002: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 28 138 KARIAMA 77 56 01 51 AGGRADACIYa 05 51 55 97 GLAShATEL' 76 78 55 08"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0418 UTC on December 9, 2002: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 62 691 IZAFET 36 93 82 70"<ref name="study"/>
* At 1543 UTC on December 20, 2002: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 45 359 DELMEZON 37 49 63 35"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0455 UTC on January 15, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 79 992 BONGU 99 23 77 68 BRONShchIK 71 17 57 70"<ref name="study"/>
* At 1230 UTC on January 15, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 05 317 KAMASIT 86 68 88 86"<ref name="study"/>
* At 1400 UTC on January 16, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 90 824 KROLIST 53 26 62 56"<ref name="study"/>
* At 1456 UTC on January 16, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 73 858 PODShEFNYJ 86 91 03 74"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0600 UTC on January 17, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 93 310 BILADIT 80 81 84 49"<ref name="study"/>
* At 1102 UTC on January 17, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 98 042 VYaLENIE 36 20 09 83"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0652 UTC on January 21, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 80 516 GANOMATIT 21 23 86 25"<ref name="study"/>
* At 1425 UTC on January 24, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 07 526 RAZDVIZhNOJ 18 47 27 96"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0504 UTC on January 30, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 01 851 AZOTIN 18 89 24 02"<ref name="study"/>
* At 1457 UTC on January 30, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 57 084 INICIAL' 76 16 56 79"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0603 UTC on February 7, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 15 286 ANGLEZ 51 09 98 29 BUShMAR 89 89 55 79 NOMINACIYa 74 97 16 56"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0634 UTC on February 7, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 85 596 KLASA 81 00 02 91"<ref name="study"/>
* At 1458 UTC on February 11, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 12 733 YeDINENIE 67 79 66 32"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0730 UTC on March 1, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 60 130 VATRUH 58 89 54 54"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0628 UTC on March 21, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 95 695 TREZVENNIK 16 24 54 27 TVORAIN 16 24 02 30"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0351 UTC on March 24, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 01 705 BRAMIRKA 18 49 70 39"<ref name="study"/>
* At 0757 UTC on February 21, 2006: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 05 529 FELAK 17 09 08 98 TEPEPShchIK 95 59 95 59 TPLEABF 95 25 25 9"<ref name="study"/>
* At 1335 UTC on August 23, 2010: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 93 882 NAIMINA 74 14 35 74" ([http://soundcloud.com/djoutcold/uvb-76-aug-23-2010-9-32ampst Recording of August 23rd transmission])<ref>[http://fromtheold.com/news/politics/uvb-76-wakes-4chan-message-warns-world-war-new-world-order-20316.html "UVB-76 wakes up, 4chan message warns of World War, New World Order"], From The Old, August 25, 2010</ref><ref>Cutlack, Gary, [http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/08/mysterious-russian-numbers-station-changes-broadcast-after-20-years/ "Mysterious Russian ‘Numbers Station’ Changes Broadcast After 20 Years"], [[Gizmodo]] Australia, August 25, 2010</ref>
* At 1335 UTC on August 23, 2010: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 93 882 NAIMINA 74 14 35 74" ([http://soundcloud.com/djoutcold/uvb-76-aug-23-2010-9-32ampst Recording of August 23rd transmission])<ref>[http://fromtheold.com/news/politics/uvb-76-wakes-4chan-message-warns-world-war-new-world-order-20316.html "UVB-76 wakes up, 4chan message warns of World War, New World Order"], From The Old, August 25, 2010</ref><ref>Cutlack, Gary, [http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/08/mysterious-russian-numbers-station-changes-broadcast-after-20-years/ "Mysterious Russian ‘Numbers Station’ Changes Broadcast After 20 Years"], [[Gizmodo]] Australia, August 25, 2010</ref>
* At 0654 UTC on August 25, 2010: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 38 527 AKKRECIYa 36 09 55 73"<ref name="study"/><ref>[http://danix111.cba.pl/archives/USB-Stream/UVB-76_2010-08-25_6.54_UTC.mp3 Recorded transmission]</ref>
* At 1339 UTC on September 5, 2010: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 16 703 PREGRADA 80 18 06 57"<ref name="study"/><ref>[http://danix111.cba.pl/archives/USB-Stream/UVB-76_2010-09-05_13.39_UTC.mp3 Recorded transmission]</ref>
* At 1516 UTC on September 10, 2010: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 27 416 TREKATOR 52 50 10 95 AREOGRAFIYa 18 05 35 23"<ref name="study"/><ref>[http://danix111.cba.pl/archives/USB-Stream/UVB-76_2010-09-10_15.16_UTC.mp3 Recorded transmission]</ref>
Actually broadcasted daily messages have callsign MDZhB (''Mikhail Dmitrij Zhenya Boris''). First one was broadcasted on September 7, 2010<ref name="study"/><ref>[http://danix111.cba.pl/archives/USB-Stream/UVB-76_2010-09-07_16.50_UTC.mp3 Recorded transmission]</ref>. Many of them were duplicated<ref name="study"/>.


==Location and function==
==Location and function==

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56°4′59.59″N 37°6′37.01″E / 56.0832194°N 37.1102806°E / 56.0832194; 37.1102806

File:Uvb76 satellite.jpg
Satellite photo of presumed UVB-76 transmitter in Povarovo, Russia.

UVB-76 (sometimes referred to as UZB-76, but recently MDZhB[1]) is the call sign of a shortwave radio station that usually broadcasts on the frequency 4625 kHz (AM suppressed lower sideband), but has been reported at many other[2]. It is known among radio listeners by the nickname The Buzzer. It features a short, monotonous buzz toneⓘ, repeating at a rate of approximately 25 tones per minute, for 24 hours per day. The station has been observed since around 1982.[3] On rare occasions, the buzzer signal is interrupted and a voice transmission in Russian takes place. Despite much speculation, the actual purpose of this station remains unknown to the public.

Normal transmission

A spectrum for UVB-76 showing the suppressed lower sideband.

The station transmits a buzzing sound that lasts 1.3 seconds, pausing for 1–1.3 seconds, and repeating 21–34 times per minute. Until November 2010, the buzz tones lasted approximately 0.8 seconds each.[3] One minute before the hour, the repeating tone was previously replaced by a continuous, uninterrupted alternating tone, which continued for one minute until the short repeating buzz resumed, although this no longer occurs.[4]

The Buzzer has apparently been broadcasting since at least 1982[3] as a repeating two-second pip, changing to a buzzer in early 1990.[5][6] It briefly changed to a higher tone of longer duration (approximately 20 tones per minute) on January 16, 2003, but it has since reverted to the previous tone pattern.

Malfunctions

Frequently, distant conversations and other background noises can be heard behind the buzzer, suggesting that the buzz tones come from a device placed behind a live and constantly open microphone (rather than a recording or automated sound being fed through playback equipment), or that a microphone may have been turned on accidentally.[7] One such occasion was on November 3, 2001, when a conversation in Russian was heard:[3]"Я — 143. Не получаю генератор." "Идёт такая работа от аппаратной." ("I am 143. Not receiving the generator (oscillator)." "That stuff comes from hardware room.").[8]

Voice messages & other sounds

Voice messages from UVB-76 were very rare until a sudden spate of activity in the latter half of 2010.[9] They are usually given in Russian by a live voice and repeated.[10] At least seven such messages have been intercepted in over twenty years of (non-continuous) observation.[11] Some examples of such messages include:

  • At 2100 UTC on December 24, 1997: "Ya UVB-76, Ya UVB-76. 180 08 BROMAL 74 27 99 14. Boris, Roman, Olga, Mikhail, Anna, Larisa. 7 4 2 7 9 9 1 4."[3][4][12]
  • At 0930 UTC on December 24, 2000: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 74 148 ANTIMONAT 26 37 09 31"[2]
  • At 0945 UTC on December 24, 2000: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 61 21 ANTIMONAT 26 37 09 31"[2]
  • At 0751 UTC on December 1, 2002: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 01 213 SKIF 38 87 23 95"[2]
  • At 0403 UTC on December 6, 2002: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 28 138 KARIAMA 77 56 01 51 AGGRADACIYa 05 51 55 97 GLAShATEL' 76 78 55 08"[2]
  • At 0418 UTC on December 9, 2002: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 62 691 IZAFET 36 93 82 70"[2]
  • At 1543 UTC on December 20, 2002: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 45 359 DELMEZON 37 49 63 35"[2]
  • At 0455 UTC on January 15, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 79 992 BONGU 99 23 77 68 BRONShchIK 71 17 57 70"[2]
  • At 1230 UTC on January 15, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 05 317 KAMASIT 86 68 88 86"[2]
  • At 1400 UTC on January 16, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 90 824 KROLIST 53 26 62 56"[2]
  • At 1456 UTC on January 16, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 73 858 PODShEFNYJ 86 91 03 74"[2]
  • At 0600 UTC on January 17, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 93 310 BILADIT 80 81 84 49"[2]
  • At 1102 UTC on January 17, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 98 042 VYaLENIE 36 20 09 83"[2]
  • At 0652 UTC on January 21, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 80 516 GANOMATIT 21 23 86 25"[2]
  • At 1425 UTC on January 24, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 07 526 RAZDVIZhNOJ 18 47 27 96"[2]
  • At 0504 UTC on January 30, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 01 851 AZOTIN 18 89 24 02"[2]
  • At 1457 UTC on January 30, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 57 084 INICIAL' 76 16 56 79"[2]
  • At 0603 UTC on February 7, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 15 286 ANGLEZ 51 09 98 29 BUShMAR 89 89 55 79 NOMINACIYa 74 97 16 56"[2]
  • At 0634 UTC on February 7, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 85 596 KLASA 81 00 02 91"[2]
  • At 1458 UTC on February 11, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 12 733 YeDINENIE 67 79 66 32"[2]
  • At 0730 UTC on March 1, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 60 130 VATRUH 58 89 54 54"[2]
  • At 0628 UTC on March 21, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 95 695 TREZVENNIK 16 24 54 27 TVORAIN 16 24 02 30"[2]
  • At 0351 UTC on March 24, 2003: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 01 705 BRAMIRKA 18 49 70 39"[2]
  • At 0757 UTC on February 21, 2006: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 05 529 FELAK 17 09 08 98 TEPEPShchIK 95 59 95 59 TPLEABF 95 25 25 9"[2]
  • At 1335 UTC on August 23, 2010: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 93 882 NAIMINA 74 14 35 74" (Recording of August 23rd transmission)[13][14]
  • At 0654 UTC on August 25, 2010: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 38 527 AKKRECIYa 36 09 55 73"[2][15]
  • At 1339 UTC on September 5, 2010: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 16 703 PREGRADA 80 18 06 57"[2][16]
  • At 1516 UTC on September 10, 2010: "UVB-76, UVB-76. 27 416 TREKATOR 52 50 10 95 AREOGRAFIYa 18 05 35 23"[2][17]

Actually broadcasted daily messages have callsign MDZhB (Mikhail Dmitrij Zhenya Boris). First one was broadcasted on September 7, 2010[2][18]. Many of them were duplicated[2].

Location and function

Although there is much speculation about the transmitter site, the station's transmitter is believed to be located near Povarovo, Russia [19] at 56°5′00″N 37°6′32″E / 56.08333°N 37.10889°E / 56.08333; 37.10889 which is about halfway between Zelenograd and Solnechnogorsk and 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Moscow, near the village of Lozhki. The location and callsign were unknown until the first voice broadcast of 1997.[citation needed]

The purpose of UVB-76 has not been confirmed by government or broadcast officials. However the former Minister of Communications and Informatics of the Republic of Lithuania has written that the purpose of the voice messages is to confirm that operators at receiving stations are alert.[4][12][20]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.numbersoddities.nl/n&o-157.pdf Boender, Ary. "Numbers and Oddities" newsletter 157, October, 2010
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac UVB-76 study page
  3. ^ a b c d e Boender, Ary (January 2002). "Oddities". ENIGMA 2000 Newsletter – Issue 8. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  4. ^ a b c "Russian HF Beacons". Thirty-second edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter. 2000-12-24. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  5. ^ "Morse Stations". Seventy-fifth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter. 2004-08-02. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  6. ^ Boender, Ary (1995). "Numbers & oddities: Column 1". World Utility News.
  7. ^ "Mysteriózní rádio už 30 let vysílá záhadný signál a teď i tajnou šifru", Technet.cz, August 27, 2010 (English)
  8. ^ "Sierra Papa India Echo Sierra", Forth, March 20, 2010
  9. ^ Newitz, Annalee, "They're broadcasting those Russian numbers again", ion9, August 27, 2010
  10. ^ "El misterio de las emisiones de radio secretas", ABC, August 26, 2010 (English)
  11. ^ http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/07/the-buzzer-uvb-76/
  12. ^ a b "Single Letter Markers". Posts from the SPOOKS and WUN listservers. 2000. Archived from the original on 2007-11-25. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  13. ^ "UVB-76 wakes up, 4chan message warns of World War, New World Order", From The Old, August 25, 2010
  14. ^ Cutlack, Gary, "Mysterious Russian ‘Numbers Station’ Changes Broadcast After 20 Years", Gizmodo Australia, August 25, 2010
  15. ^ Recorded transmission
  16. ^ Recorded transmission
  17. ^ Recorded transmission
  18. ^ Recorded transmission
  19. ^ Geere, Duncan (August 2010). "Mysterious Russian 'Buzzer' radio broadcast changes". WIRED.CO.UK. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  20. ^ Pleikys, Rimantas (1998). Jamming. Vilnius Lithuania: Rimantas Pleikys.
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