[themodelplumber]

Numbers stations are still pretty fun. Here's a video I got of the Cuban one, which is relatively easy to pick up in the US:

https://twitter.com/systematikk/status/1072960631916027904

Last I checked, they were using Windows XP freeware for data encryption.

There's also the shortwave radiogram and other interesting stuff if you go deep. The portable receivers and straight up SDRs they sell these days are pretty amazing in terms of sheer availability.

This receiver has been fun to use on the go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3WQQn7rM3k

And the more consumer receiver stuff is now starting to ship with remote app control as well. A pretty awesome time for radio really.

[wkat4242]

I'm surprised numbers stations are still a thing. Back in the cold war every serious traveler carried a world band receiver. But these days carrying such equipment would draw attention, most world stations have even been decommissioned.