# Priyom.org 2012: The Buzzer Primer > Priyom.org, 2012. 16 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The primary chronology, tied to recordings by named recordists. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CR2JHK21TQ1/the-buzzer-primer Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[UVB-76, "the Buzzer"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer)Priyom.org 2012 **0** # The Buzzer Primer Priyom.org, 2012. _Priyom.org, 25 March 2012_. An 18-page overview built around recordings: first reports between 1976 and 1982; a 1982 recording by Ary Boender; a higher-pitched marker in 1989 and the present sound from about 1990; the first logged voice message on 24 December 1997 (call sign UZB-76); an accidentally open microphone on 3 November 2001; the hourly two-tone signal dropped in June 2010; Swan Lake played during transmitter tests on 2 September 2010; a half-hour phone conversation transmitted on 11 November 2010. Argues that UVB-76 is a mishearing of UZB-76 and that the station is not a numbers station. **UVB-76, "the Buzzer"** ReportChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The primary chronology, tied to recordings by named recordists. ## Cited by on this site 16 records [Variation in logged traffic mostly reflects routine scheduling and the effort of listeners, not events.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/answers/ANS0CR2JZR670ZF/variation-in-logged-traffic-mostly-reflects-routine) Answer ANS [Ary Boender's January 1982 recording of the channel marker](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/artifacts/ART0CR2K3X0319E/ary-boenders-january-1982-recording-of-the-channel-marker) ART [Historic recordings of the Buzzer, 1982–2011](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CR2K35J4XC9/historic-recordings-of-the-buzzer-19822011) Dataset DAT [Live operators, open-microphone conversations and a phone call transmitted in error fit a working military…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/evidence/EVD0CR2JVBJ73XQ/live-operators-open-microphone-conversations-and-a-phone) Evidence EVD [Priyom's primer states that, despite its catalogue designation S28, the Buzzer is not a numbers station.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/evidence/EVD0CR2JY9A584Y/priyoms-primer-states-that-despite-its-catalogue-designation) Evidence EVD [Priyom's primer warns that apparent increases in activity may be artefacts of monitoring.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/evidence/EVD0CR2K0003MYJ/priyoms-primer-warns-that-apparent-increases-in-activity-may) Evidence EVD [Transmitter stoppages and maintenance outages are frequent.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/evidence/EVD0CR2JWJM3SEX/transmitter-stoppages-and-maintenance-outages-are-frequent) Evidence EVD [An open microphone transmits operators' conversation](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/events/EVT0CR2JQEJ1MKE/an-open-microphone-transmits-operators-conversation) EVT [Ary Boender records the station's channel marker](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/events/EVT0CR2JPQ42W2D/ary-boender-records-the-stations-channel-marker) EVT [First logged voice message, call sign UZB-76](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/events/EVT0CR2JQ6R6YKB/first-logged-voice-message-call-sign-uzb-76) EVT [Swan Lake transmitted during transmitter tests](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/events/EVT0CR2JQY66VYW/swan-lake-transmitted-during-transmitter-tests) EVT [The hourly two-tone signal stops after maintenance](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/events/EVT0CR2JQPC50S5/the-hourly-two-tone-signal-stops-after-maintenance) EVT [The present buzz replaces the earlier, higher-pitched marker](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/events/EVT0CR2JPYY0FT3/the-present-buzz-replaces-the-earlier-higher-pitched-marker) EVT [Ary Boender](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/people/FIG0CR2JNQW24FG/ary-boender) FIG [UVB-76, "the Buzzer"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer) The mystery article MYS [Does the station's message traffic track military events?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uvb-76-buzzer/questions/QST0CR2JT4G6B2N/does-the-stations-message-traffic-track-military-events) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Priyom.org (2012). The Buzzer Primer. Priyom.org, 25 March 2012. https://priyom.org/media/57653/the_buzzer_primer.pdf ``` [Read it free at priyom.org](https://priyom.org/media/57653/the_buzzer_primer.pdf) Key **SRC** 0CR2JHK21TQ1 Kind Report Rights CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CR2JHK21TQ1/the-buzzer-primer/csl.json)