It begins with a scratchy burst of static, followed by a man’s voice cutting through the air. “Tavajoh! Tavajoh! Tavajoh!” he commands in Persian. Attention. Then, slowly and rhythmically, he recites ...

Analysis: There are many reasons why old spying methods and radio tricks are used in an era of encrypted messaging apps, satellites and surveillance It sounds like something from a spy novel: a calm ...

At 5:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. (local time in Tehran), a shortwave radio broadcast received across Iran features a male voice, mixed with static, reading out numbers in Persian. The broadcast lasts ...

Radio listeners have reported hearing mysterious coded messages since the beginning of the war in Iran - and it's thought they could be messages from Tehran to its spies around the world. Broadcasts ...

For lucky couples across America, Valentine's Day will be yet another picturesque February day, other's can't be so sure. Let's have a look how the most romantic day of the year will look in some of ...

For decades, mysterious shortwave radio broadcasts transmitted eerie sequences of numbers, tones, and robotic voices to anyone with a receiver. Known as numbers stations, these signals often began ...

Over the years, I have owned and used many radios to tune into international shortwave radio broadcasts, including the iconic Panasonic RF-2200 from the 1980s. But few have impressed me as much as the ...