Shortwave Spectrum

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Album Info

Release Date: 2023-11

Label: Cold Spring

2CD in gatefold ecopak

Sound, sampling, processing and mastering by Sonologyst.
Equipment: Analog synthesizers, shortwaves radio receiver, analog tape recorders.

Resources
Priyom.org, Pirate Radio Archive, numbersoddities.nl, intervalsignals.net, clandestineradio.com, The Conet Archive, Over-the-horizon detection, radar ionosphere support system (paper by J. Phis, 2020).

List of shortwaves sources on CD 2

1 - NNN German 00'14''. East German shortwave transmission.
2 - Enigma G03 01'19. Transmission inactive since 1990; origin East German Army / Secret Police.
3 - Ionospheric Research Radar 2'08''. Transmission for ionosphere research.
4 - The Chinese Robot 2'50''. Chinese Defense Network, active.
5 - The Squeaky Wheel 3'51''. Russian communication from a station located in Rostov On Don.
6 - Three Day Mystery 4'23''. Suspected origin: British Royal Navy; reported in July 2004, now inactive.
7 - UVB-76 5'08''. Origin Russia, first reported 1982.
8 - The Gong station 5'59''. A numbers station operated by East German secret services.
9 - The PIP 6'29''. Daily signal active since around 1985.
10 - ENIGMA 2000 6'51''. Signal reported in May 2004. Active till June 2004.
11 - Unknown transmissions 7'22''. 1970 Cold War shortwave radio transmissions.
12 - North Korean transmissions 13'03''. Clandestine radio transmission from North Korea.
13 - ECHO OF HOPE-VOH 14'51''. Transmission from a radio located in South Korea.
13 - The Russian Workshop 15'52''. Reported on 1 December 1997 at 1900 UTC. Possible Russian origin.
14 - Cuban HM01 number station 16'36''. A numbers station believed to be operated by the Cuban Intelligence Directorate.
15 - Chopper 22'56''. No information available.
16 - Russian shortwave station 23'24''. Transmission recorded one hour after Putin declared the invasion of Ukraine.
17 - Military, US Airforce HF-GCS 30'03''. Skyking transmission, 4724 kHz (2019).
18 - E11 Oblique 31'09''. Shortwaves Station Transmission (2021 UK).
19 - Australian Military shortwave transmission 35'50''. Military using HF shortwave radio to communicate with RAAF aircraft (2014).
20 - Yosemite Sam signal 38'26''. Signal transmitted probably by the "MATIC" (Mobility Assessment Test & Integration Center) station between December 19, 2004 and February 16, 2005.
21 - Unknown Spanish transmission on shortwaves 39'32''. no information available.