I don't think the traditional numbers station is going to really
"advance" past this point in time. These stations apparently were very
vital during the dark days of the Cold War... but I doubt there is
still as much use for them as before.. so I don't think the
governmental organizations are willing to shove more of there
operating budgets into "DRMing" them or throwing them on satelites as
well as providing agents with specially modified sat comm rxers.

Typically numbers stations are transmit for regional purposes.. I
doubt the agents handlers will send the agent across the world and
expect him to pick up a numbers station on HF. Usually most numbers
stations are heard in Europe and seldom out of that area unless
conditions are good or if they are not based in Europe but Cuba or
elsewhere.

I believe most of the numbers stations are for agent sleeper cells.
For example, "Agent Bob" leaves his own county and goes to another
where he acts and works like a normal citizen. Then he may be
activated at any time.. by either a message transmitted in a numbers
station or another method of communications.



"Simon Mason" wrote in message ...
"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
...

"starman" wrote in message
...
Frank Dresser wrote:

It would be even better if they broadcast the numbers from satellites.

Frank Dresser

That would make it too easy to identify the source.


Identify the source of the transmission? Big deal. I'm sure the exact
location of all the SW number stations are well known to all the military
and intelligence agencies plus many radio hobbyists. I remember reading a
Pop Comm article by Havana Moon who radio located one of our number
stations
in Jupiter Fla.

Don't forget the Cyprus TV show:
http://www.btinternet.com/~simon.mason/page357.htm