30:
299:
246:
were identified as being its transmitter. It consisted of a pre-recorded
English-accented female voice reading groups of five numbers: e.g., '0-2-5-8-8'. The final number in each group was spoken at a higher pitch. It is likely that the station was used to communicate to undercover agents operating
353:
The
Lincolnshire Poacher was broadcast several times throughout the day, and was transmitted seven days a week, at various times and on various shortwave frequencies. This schedule was accurate as of January 2006, which is the most recent update to the broadcast schedule. All times are
294:
needed to send messages discreetly to their operatives in other countries. However, after the Cold War, the number of numbers stations greatly decreased. The
Lincolnshire Poacher remained operating after the end of the Cold War, and continued to be broadcast into the next two decades.
310:, began to send broadcasts that used to be intended to be sent over the Lincolnshire Poacher station. This is believed to be true because the "Cherry Ripe" station used a very similar call signal, and broadcast its messages in 200 sets of five-number IDs.
49:
277:
The precise date that the
Lincolnshire Poacher began broadcasting is not known for certain; however, it is believed that the broadcasts started around the early to mid 1970s. While numbers stations have existed since
1068:
318:
Although the usage of numbers stations has not been confirmed by any world government, amateur enthusiasts have traced the location of the
Lincolnshire Poacher's signal transmission to
48:
306:
The
Lincolnshire Poacher ceased broadcasting in July 2008; the final station transmission to be recorded occurred on 2 July 2008. It is believed that the station's sister station,
46:
47:
1132:
1122:
755:
912:
1117:
946:
864:
184:
1048:
307:
254:
163:
1107:
721:
812:
789:
338:
223:
355:
1137:
302:
Akrotiri, Cyprus, the believed location of the
Lincolnshire Poacher's broadcasts and radio antennas.
1112:
994:
976:
208:
227:
1054:
1020:
1025:
265:, for agents working in Asia. Like the Lincolnshire Poacher, it used several bars from its
890:
741:
audio drama "The
Lincolnshire Poacher", which supposes it is run by a literal hunter from
8:
203:, from the mid-1960s to July 2008. The station gained its commonly known name as it uses
916:
266:
980:
110:
39:
323:
257:, a numbers station of identical format, is believed to have been broadcast from
231:
212:
192:
180:
177:
132:
122:
345:) and maintained by the Royal Air Force members that occupy the base in Cyprus.
335:
291:
220:
157:
950:
868:
1101:
1083:
1070:
731:
327:
216:
1127:
742:
319:
287:
282:, numbers stations such as Lincolnshire Poacher began appearing during the
248:
235:
117:
78:
269:
as its interval signal. Cherry Ripe ceased broadcasting in
December 2009.
998:
913:"Hundred forty-seventh edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter"
759:
726:
279:
243:
204:
64:
737:
716:
359:
298:
262:
89:
283:
196:
188:
834:
331:
239:
200:
82:
807:
805:
803:
800:
258:
342:
148:
95:
334:. The station is believed to have been operated by the
94:
Several shortwave frequencies between 5.422 and 16.084
1021:"Yes, Truth Seekers' Lincolnshire Poacher Was Real"
1099:
858:
856:
854:
852:
796:. No. 14. January 1998. pp. 34–37.
883:
247:in other countries, to be decoded using a
1046:
849:
55:Interval signal and number sequence, 2007
974:
297:
940:
938:
936:
934:
862:
1100:
1018:
827:
790:"E3 - Lincolnshire Poacher - Part Two"
1133:Radio stations disestablished in 2008
1019:Lealos, Shawn S. (19 November 2020).
970:
968:
944:
348:
931:
711:The station features prominently in
358:(UTC), and all radio frequencies in
1050:Torchwood: The Lincolnshire Poacher
975:Pepitone, Juilanne (31 July 2008).
756:"Tracking the Lincolnshire Poacher"
219:was believed to be operated by the
185:HM Government Communications Centre
13:
1047:Mooney, Lauren; Pringle, Stewart.
965:
706:
28:
14:
1149:
1123:2008 disestablishments in Cyprus
945:Mason, Simon (30 October 2009).
63:Problems playing this file? See
44:
1040:
1012:
735:. It is also the basis for the
1118:1960s establishments in Cyprus
995:"The Lovecraft Investigations"
987:
905:
813:"E03 The Lincolnshire Poacher"
782:
286:era, when nations such as the
1:
748:
775:
722:The Lovecraft Investigations
207:from the English folk song "
7:
715:, the second season of the
339:Secret Intelligence Service
313:
224:Secret Intelligence Service
10:
1154:
865:"The Lincolnshire Poacher"
356:Coordinated Universal Time
272:
947:"E3 Lincolnshire Poacher"
713:The Whisperer in Darkness
155:
144:
139:
128:
116:
106:
101:
88:
74:
24:
891:"Profile of Cherry Ripe"
209:The Lincolnshire Poacher
977:"Secrets in the Static"
794:E.N.I.G.M.A. Newsletter
176:was a powerful British
16:Shortwave radio station
1055:Big Finish Productions
837:. Numbers and Oddities
835:"Lincolnshire Poacher"
303:
183:that transmitted from
33:
20:"Lincolnshire Poacher"
1084:34.61806°N 32.94250°E
301:
32:
326:base located on the
174:Lincolnshire Poacher
40:Lincolnshire Poacher
1108:Secret broadcasting
1080: /
230:linked it with the
21:
1089:34.61806; 32.94250
953:on 2 February 2019
871:on 2 February 2019
349:Broadcast schedule
304:
267:namesake folk song
34:
19:
815:. 27 January 2018
704:
703:
228:direction finding
199:, and later from
170:
169:
50:
1145:
1138:Numbers stations
1095:
1094:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1085:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1059:
1058:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1033:
1016:
1010:
1009:
1007:
1005:
991:
985:
984:
981:Esquire Magazine
972:
963:
962:
960:
958:
949:. Archived from
942:
929:
928:
926:
924:
919:on 10 March 2014
915:. Archived from
909:
903:
902:
900:
898:
887:
881:
880:
878:
876:
867:. Archived from
860:
847:
846:
844:
842:
831:
825:
824:
822:
820:
809:
798:
797:
786:
771:
769:
767:
365:
364:
244:curtain antennas
242:, where several
52:
51:
31:
22:
18:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1142:
1113:Radio in Cyprus
1098:
1097:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1045:
1041:
1031:
1029:
1017:
1013:
1003:
1001:
993:
992:
988:
973:
966:
956:
954:
943:
932:
922:
920:
911:
910:
906:
896:
894:
889:
888:
884:
874:
872:
861:
850:
840:
838:
833:
832:
828:
818:
816:
811:
810:
801:
788:
787:
783:
778:
765:
763:
762:. 23 April 2005
754:
751:
709:
707:Cultural impact
681:
679:
667:
665:
660:
658:
653:
651:
646:
644:
639:
637:
632:
630:
625:
623:
611:
609:
604:
602:
597:
595:
590:
588:
583:
581:
576:
574:
569:
567:
555:
553:
548:
546:
541:
539:
534:
532:
527:
525:
520:
518:
513:
511:
499:
497:
492:
490:
485:
483:
478:
476:
471:
469:
464:
462:
457:
455:
443:
441:
436:
434:
429:
427:
422:
420:
415:
413:
408:
406:
401:
399:
351:
324:Royal Air Force
316:
275:
232:Royal Air Force
213:interval signal
193:Buckinghamshire
181:numbers station
160:
158:Sister stations
133:Royal Air Force
123:Numbers station
70:
69:
61:
59:
58:
57:
56:
53:
45:
42:
35:
29:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1151:
1141:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1061:
1060:
1039:
1011:
986:
964:
930:
904:
882:
848:
826:
799:
780:
779:
777:
774:
773:
772:
750:
747:
708:
705:
702:
701:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
676:
670:
669:
662:
655:
648:
641:
634:
627:
620:
614:
613:
606:
599:
592:
585:
578:
571:
564:
558:
557:
550:
543:
536:
529:
522:
515:
508:
502:
501:
494:
487:
480:
473:
466:
459:
452:
446:
445:
438:
431:
424:
417:
410:
403:
396:
390:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
350:
347:
315:
312:
292:United Kingdom
274:
271:
168:
167:
161:
156:
153:
152:
146:
142:
141:
137:
136:
130:
126:
125:
120:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
99:
98:
92:
86:
85:
76:
75:Broadcast area
72:
71:
60:
54:
43:
38:
37:
36:
27:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1150:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1096:
1093:
1056:
1052:
1051:
1043:
1028:
1027:
1022:
1015:
1000:
996:
990:
982:
978:
971:
969:
952:
948:
941:
939:
937:
935:
918:
914:
908:
892:
886:
870:
866:
863:Simon Mason.
859:
857:
855:
853:
836:
830:
814:
808:
806:
804:
795:
791:
785:
781:
761:
757:
753:
752:
746:
744:
740:
739:
734:
733:
732:Truth Seekers
728:
725:, and in the
724:
723:
718:
714:
699:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
677:
675:
672:
671:
663:
656:
649:
642:
635:
628:
621:
619:
616:
615:
607:
600:
593:
586:
579:
572:
565:
563:
560:
559:
551:
544:
537:
530:
523:
516:
509:
507:
504:
503:
495:
488:
481:
474:
467:
460:
453:
451:
448:
447:
439:
432:
425:
418:
411:
404:
397:
395:
392:
391:
387:
384:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
367:
366:
363:
361:
357:
346:
344:
340:
337:
333:
329:
328:Mediterranean
325:
321:
311:
309:
300:
296:
293:
289:
285:
281:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
250:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
222:
218:
217:radio station
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
179:
175:
165:
162:
159:
154:
150:
147:
143:
138:
134:
131:
127:
124:
121:
119:
115:
112:
109:
105:
100:
97:
93:
91:
87:
84:
80:
77:
73:
68:
66:
41:
23:
1064:
1057:. BFPTWCD67.
1049:
1042:
1030:. Retrieved
1024:
1014:
1002:. Retrieved
989:
955:. Retrieved
951:the original
921:. Retrieved
917:the original
907:
895:. Retrieved
893:. Spynumbers
885:
873:. Retrieved
869:the original
839:. Retrieved
829:
817:. Retrieved
793:
784:
764:. Retrieved
743:Lincolnshire
736:
730:
720:
712:
710:
673:
617:
561:
505:
449:
393:
352:
320:RAF Akrotiri
317:
305:
288:Soviet Union
276:
261:, and later
253:
249:one-time pad
173:
171:
166:(speculated)
151:(speculated)
135:(speculated)
129:Affiliations
79:RAF Akrotiri
62:
1087: /
999:BBC Radio 4
760:BBC Radio 4
727:Prime Video
308:Cherry Ripe
280:World War I
255:Cherry Ripe
164:Cherry Ripe
107:Language(s)
102:Programming
1102:Categories
1075:32°56′33″E
1072:34°37′05″N
749:References
330:island of
226:. Amateur
65:media help
923:1 October
819:13 August
776:Footnotes
738:Torchwood
376:Wednesday
360:megahertz
263:Australia
178:shortwave
140:Ownership
90:Frequency
719:podcast
385:Saturday
379:Thursday
314:Location
290:and the
284:Cold War
236:Akrotiri
234:base at
211:" as an
1032:12 July
1004:12 July
729:series
700:
668:11.545
612:13.375
556:15.682
500:16.084
444:16.084
388:Sunday
373:Tuesday
362:(MHz).
336:British
273:History
221:British
197:England
189:Gawcott
111:English
897:25 May
875:25 May
841:25 May
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
680:
678:11.545
666:10.426
661:13.375
659:12.603
657:11.545
654:13.375
652:12.603
650:11.545
647:14.487
645:12.603
640:10.425
633:15.682
631:13.375
629:11.545
626:13.375
624:12.603
622:11.545
610:12.603
608:11.545
605:13.375
603:12.603
601:11.545
598:13.375
596:12.603
594:11.545
591:13.375
589:12.603
587:11.545
584:16.084
582:14.487
580:11.545
577:10.426
570:15.682
568:13.375
566:11.545
554:14.487
552:11.545
549:14.487
547:11.545
545:10.426
542:16.084
540:15.682
538:14.487
535:16.084
533:15.682
531:14.487
528:16.084
526:15.682
524:14.487
521:16.314
519:14.487
517:12.603
514:14.487
512:12.603
510:10.426
498:15.682
496:14.487
493:16.084
491:15.682
489:14.487
486:16.084
484:15.682
482:14.487
479:16.084
477:15.682
475:14.487
472:16.084
470:15.682
468:14.487
465:16.084
463:15.682
461:14.487
458:16.084
456:15.682
454:14.487
442:15.682
440:14.487
437:16.084
435:15.682
433:14.487
430:16.084
428:15.682
426:14.487
423:16.084
421:15.682
419:14.487
416:16.084
414:15.682
412:14.487
409:16.084
407:15.682
405:14.487
402:16.084
400:15.682
398:14.487
382:Friday
370:Monday
332:Cyprus
240:Cyprus
215:. The
201:Cyprus
118:Format
83:Cyprus
957:2 May
766:2 May
674:20:00
664:8.464
643:8.464
638:7.755
636:6.485
618:16:00
575:8.464
573:7.755
562:15:00
506:14:00
450:13:00
394:12:00
187:near
145:Owner
1034:2023
1006:2023
959:2010
925:2011
899:2008
877:2008
843:2008
821:2024
768:2010
322:, a
259:Guam
205:bars
172:The
1128:MI6
1026:CBR
717:BBC
343:MI6
191:in
149:MI6
96:MHz
1104::
1053:.
1023:.
997:.
979:.
967:^
933:^
851:^
802:^
792:.
758:.
745:.
251:.
238:,
195:,
81:,
1036:.
1008:.
983:.
961:.
927:.
901:.
879:.
845:.
823:.
770:.
341:(
67:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.