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Your faithful CloakNet team has been attempting to move HQ - both virtually and in the real world - so dispatches from the field have been lacking. We will soon be hosted on a new domain, and (hopefully) will feature a download section including recordings, software, and other materials that you will find useful to add to your toolkit. Our real-life HQ is moving to a better location, and we plan on giving you a full tour. Stay tuned.
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It's fairly well known that we are obsessed -truly obsessed - with number stations. Using a one-time pad, various agencies from Mossad to our own CIA transmit information to agents, other groups, or possibly to no one. The transmissions are in sent "in the clear", so anybody with a shortwave can tune in. It's fairly easy too: just move your dial around at the beginning of an hour, and chances are you'll find one. What a great way to play "spy" with the real agencies!
The beauty of these stations (other than their general spookiness) is the fact that they are so very secure. We pretty much know who is sending what, but it really doesn't matter because (a) we don't know the recipients - it could be anyone in the world with a radio, (b) the one-time pad is virtually unbreakable, and (c) the fact that they broadcast on the hour works towards anonymity - we can't tell what's a real message and what is completely fake.
To become obsessed yourself, the best resource is the Spy Numbers page, which includes recordings and even a schedule database to help you find your first one. Let me know what you hear!
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