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==History==
==History==
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'''ENIGMA''' was a unique association of radio listeners based in the United Kingdom which operated during the 1990’s. They issued a printed bulletin every few months, which was mailed to subscribers. The 18 in total issues of the ENIGMA bulletin contained a lot of  interesting information about odd and mysterious high frequency transmissions, contributed from radio listeners worldwide. The reception logs were organized, collated and analyzed by the core ENIGMA staff. The coverage was mostly about the so-called [[Spy Numbers Stations]], but there was also some coverage of other radio mysteries, such as [[letter beacon]]s. Those bulletins were not archived in libraries and it is very difficult to obtain copies today.  
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'''ENIGMA''' was a unique association of radio listeners based in the United Kingdom which operated during the 1990’s. They issued a printed bulletin every few months, which was mailed to subscribers. The 18 in total issues of the ENIGMA bulletin contained a lot of  interesting information about odd and mysterious high frequency transmissions, contributed by radio listeners worldwide. The reception logs were organized, collated and analyzed by the core ENIGMA staff. The coverage was mostly about the so-called [[Spy Numbers Stations]], but there was also some coverage of other radio mysteries, such as [[letter beacon]]s. Those bulletins were not archived in libraries and it is very difficult to obtain copies today.  
The major achievement of ENIGMA was the systematic classification and naming of the numerous radio oddities, which were previously described by different and conflicting names in various publications.  
The major achievement of ENIGMA was the systematic classification and naming of the numerous radio oddities, which were previously described by different and conflicting names in various publications.  

Revision as of 09:43, 3 February 2010

Cover page of the first issue of ENIGMA Newsletter.

E.N.I.G.M.A. stands for "European Numbers Information Gathering and Monitoring Association".

History

ENIGMA was a unique association of radio listeners based in the United Kingdom which operated during the 1990’s. They issued a printed bulletin every few months, which was mailed to subscribers. The 18 in total issues of the ENIGMA bulletin contained a lot of interesting information about odd and mysterious high frequency transmissions, contributed by radio listeners worldwide. The reception logs were organized, collated and analyzed by the core ENIGMA staff. The coverage was mostly about the so-called Spy Numbers Stations, but there was also some coverage of other radio mysteries, such as letter beacons. Those bulletins were not archived in libraries and it is very difficult to obtain copies today.

The major achievement of ENIGMA was the systematic classification and naming of the numerous radio oddities, which were previously described by different and conflicting names in various publications.

The original ENIGMA group was disbanded in 2000. In his farewell letter, ENIGMA co-founder Mike G. wrote that all ENIGMA publications and research material would be deposited at the British Library (Boston Spa).

Enigma-2000

ENIGMA-2000 [1] is an internet based community with the same general interests as the old ENIGMA association and with wider coverage of general Intelligence matters. This group produces a regular newsletter and maintains the old ENIGMA station naming scheme.



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