At the beginning of the hour, E03 would appear with its opening interval music. Although it was originally thought to be transmitted from Egypt, but this was never the case. The Lincolnshire Poacher we know today transmitted from a large military site in Cyprus emitting in USB mode. E03 was also once featured on BBC Radio 1 where recording samples from the station were played on the air. It was a common victim of heavy jamming attempts like many other number stations from that era. The station transmitted from Her Majesty’s Government Communications Centre in Gawcott near Buckinghamshire, England in AM mode. Recording Sample įull message transcript from the Conet Project The Lincolnshire Poacher Transmitter Location At the time, the Lincolnshire Poacher used a male voice, and non-electronic music. There’s many stories around the internet of people who had a short wave radio and would listen to it during the day just to hear the tune and wonder what it was.Įarly reports show evidence that E03 had existed since the 1970’s and possibly earlier with a different set up. It’s probably the most talked about, with many listeners in the UK and Europe who recall listening to it as a child. The Lincolnshire Poacher is perhaps one of the best known examples of a numbers station.
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