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UVB - 76 is a Russian radio channel that has been broadcasting short, monotonous, beeping noises. No one knows the purpose of this channel. Who could be running it? In this month's Spooky Tales' article, we present you an unsolved mystery no one has been able to solve since the 1970s.
Disclaimer: What you are about to read, is a true mystery. None of this is fiction.
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Admit it, we all love a little mysteries. From the SS Ourang Medan to the Taos Hum to the well known Bermuda Triangle, we all like inventing theories as to what actually happened. Now, in this issue we'll be talking about UVB
UVB - 76 is also known as 'The Buzzer', a nickname given to it by the listeners . It is a shortwave radio station that broadcasts on the frequency of 4625 kHz.
This station was first spotted in the late 70s and is known for its constant buzzing noise. During the years of activity, its name has been changed from UVB - 76 to MDZhB in 2010.
Its origins have been traced to Russia, but it is still not fully confirmed yet. Nobody knows what the purpose of this station is. It has never been officially confirmed.
What makes this station mysterious is that it broadcasts short, monotonous buzzing tones. On very rare occasions, the beeping noise is interrupted and a voice speaks in a heavy Russian accent. The voice is said to be speaking in a Russian code language. Investigators say that it is impossible to understand what they are trying to say unless we know the code language.
The specific format that the messages are sent in is known in Russian military terminology as "monolith messages". They are scrambled messages sent live between the radio communication headquarters and subordinate military unit.
There are two other Russian stations that follow a similar format, nicknamed "The Pip" and "The Squeaky Wheel". Like the Buzzer, these stations transmit a sound that is repeated constantly, but is occasionally stopped and a voice talking in coded language is heard.
The buzzing tone acts as a channel marker to keep the frequency always in use for emergencies, but the one who runs the station has remained a mystery since the late 70s.
Frequently, distant conversations and other background noises have been heard behind the buzzer, suggesting that the buzzing tones are not created internally, but are transmitted from a device placed behind a live, open microphone. (It is also possible that a microphone may have been turned on accidentally.)
It is also speculated that the voice messages are some sort of Russian military communications, and that the buzzing sound is merely a "channel marker" used to keep the frequency occupied, thereby making it unattractive for other potential users.
In 2011 a group of urban explorers explored the abandoned buildings at Povarovo after they traced the channel's location. They claim that it is an abandoned military base. A radio log record was found, confirming the operation of a transmitter at 4625 kHz.
There are many theories as to what the use of the Buzzer is.
It may be that the station is transmitting data to spies and military groups around the world. The type of shortwave transmission used is well suited for this.
Others, however, believe it is instead, or also, used for scientific research. A paper suggested the frequency was being used to bounce signals off the ionosphere.
It has been also theorized that the station may be a 'Dead Man's Switch' system. In the case of a nuclear attack against Russia (or another country, but Russia seems more likely), UVB-76 would launch an automated counter-strike.
And more into the unlikely, It has also been suggested that the station runs in different places of the world and once it's being detected it'll go into some sort of ghost-mode, switch from station to station, on a timely schedule, in order to be kept unfound. That maybe was meant to be shut down, but no one was given the signal or authority to eliminate the system before everyone who knew died out(somehow).
One of Earth's biggest mysteries- UVB - 76. Will it ever be solved? Will the truth show its face after another forty years? Or will it die out and eventually become just a piece of lost mystery? That, we have yet to find out.
We look forward to the future, holding our breaths to know the real truth of UVB - 76.
From dreaming to faces outside your window on the 14th floor, these are the top 5 one liners for this issue (Source:- sunnyskyz.com):
The last thing I saw was my alarm clock flashing 12:07 before she pushed her long rotting nails through my chest, her other hand muffling my screams.I sat bolt upright, relieved it was only a dream, but as I saw my alarm clock read 12:06, I heard my closet door creak open.
As I was stumbling in the night to get to the washroom, I felt my dog brush against my leg. But then I heard my dog barking upstairs at something.
I woke up to hear knocking on glass. At first, I thought it was the window until I heard it come from the mirror again.
Working the night shift alone tonight. There is a face in the cellar staring at the security camera.
The grinning face stared at me from the darkness beyond my bedroom window. I live on the 14th floor.
