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Answer · UVB-76, "the Buzzer"

The station sounds the ionosphere, for example to support over-the-horizon radar.

The station sounds the ionosphere, for example to support over-the-horizon radar.

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Where it stands

DisputedOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • The signal sweeps frequency or carries timing structure suited to range measurement.

What would rule it out

  • A fixed-frequency signal with no sounding structure.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyA routine command and alert channel of a Russian military district, sending short coded orders to subordinate…

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The station sounds the ionosphere, for example to support over-the-horizon radar. [Answer ANS0CR2JXA22BGN]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CR2JXA22BGN
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