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'''Cherry Ripe''' is the nickname of a mysterious, powerful [[shortwave]] [[numbers station]] that uses several bars from the [[England|English]] [[folk song]] "[[Cherry Ripe]]" as an [[interval signal]]. The station is believed to be operated by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Secret Intelligence Service]] and to emanate from |
'''Cherry Ripe''' is the nickname of a mysterious, powerful [[shortwave]] [[numbers station]] that uses several bars from the [[England|English]] [[folk song]] "[[Cherry Ripe]]" as an [[interval signal]]. The station is believed to be operated by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Secret Intelligence Service]] and to emanate from [[Australia]]. It consists of an electronically-synthesised English-accented female voice reading groups of 5 numbers: '3-5-7-6-1', etc. It is likely that the station is used to communicate to undercover agents operating in other countries (known as illegals), to be decoded using a [[one-time pad]]. |
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Cherry Ripe had a more famous and much more active Middle-Eastern cousin, the [[Lincolnshire Poacher (numbers station)|Lincolnshire Poacher]], which also used several bars from the English folk song of the same name as its interval signal.<ref>http://www.spynumbers.com/profiles/index.html?ENIGMA=E3</ref> The Lincolnshire Poacher had long been suspected as being operated by Britain and had been detected as emanating from [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[RAF Akrotiri|Akrotiri]] on [[Cyprus]]. Apart from the interval signal, the format and voice of the two stations was identical, though as of July 2008 the Lincolnshire Poacher appears to no longer be active.<ref>http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page14.html</ref> |
Cherry Ripe had a more famous and much more active Middle-Eastern cousin, the [[Lincolnshire Poacher (numbers station)|Lincolnshire Poacher]], which also used several bars from the English folk song of the same name as its interval signal.<ref>http://www.spynumbers.com/profiles/index.html?ENIGMA=E3</ref> The Lincolnshire Poacher had long been suspected as being operated by Britain and had been detected as emanating from [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[RAF Akrotiri|Akrotiri]] on [[Cyprus]]. Apart from the interval signal, the format and voice of the two stations was identical, though as of July 2008 the Lincolnshire Poacher appears to no longer be active.<ref>http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page14.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:35, 20 August 2009
Cherry Ripe is the nickname of a mysterious, powerful shortwave numbers station that uses several bars from the English folk song "Cherry Ripe" as an interval signal. The station is believed to be operated by the British Secret Intelligence Service and to emanate from Australia. It consists of an electronically-synthesised English-accented female voice reading groups of 5 numbers: '3-5-7-6-1', etc. It is likely that the station is used to communicate to undercover agents operating in other countries (known as illegals), to be decoded using a one-time pad.
Cherry Ripe had a more famous and much more active Middle-Eastern cousin, the Lincolnshire Poacher, which also used several bars from the English folk song of the same name as its interval signal.[1] The Lincolnshire Poacher had long been suspected as being operated by Britain and had been detected as emanating from RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus. Apart from the interval signal, the format and voice of the two stations was identical, though as of July 2008 the Lincolnshire Poacher appears to no longer be active.[2]
Schedule
This schedule was accurate as of January 2006. All times are UTC, frequencies MHz.[3]
| Sunday - Friday | |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18.864 21.866 |
| 01:00 | 19.884 21.866 |
| 10:00 | 20.474 23.461 |
| 11:00 | 18.864 23.461 14.730 |
| 12:00 | 18.864 23.461 |
| 13:00 | 18.864 21.866 |
| 14:00 | 18.864 20.707 |
| 22:00 | 18.864 24.644 |
| 23:00 | 18.864 21.866 |
References
External links
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