What is UZB-76?
UZB-76 is a military station on 4625 kHz that originates from
Russia. It broadcasts a buzzer 24 hours a day except when it is
interupted with a voice, reading in code or there is occasional
stoppage.
I have read on the Internet this station is called UVB-76.
What's actual callsign?
Listening to old recordings (1997 BROMAL message for example)
Russian speakers of the group have confirmed that UVB is a mistake
of western, non-Slavic speakers and it always been UZB.
UVB-76/UZB-76? MDZhB? Whats the difference?
Really the correct name of UVB-76/UZB-76 is MDZhB. MDZhB is the
callsign (the name of the station usually said before the message)
where as UVB-76/UZB-76 was the old one.
How can I listen to UVB-76/UZB-76?
There are a few different ways you can do this. Easiest of which
would be to download this file and open it in your
favourite media player. This streams a live feed of the station
from a radio in Estonia. You can also sign up in http://globaltuners.com and tune
receivers from around the world. Or you can buy a shortwave
receiver and tune it to 4625 kHz.
I have heard that UVB-76/UZB-76 is a "dead hand switch" is this
true?
No. a "dead hand switch" means that if it stops then all of
Russia's nuclear weapons will be launched. Though this was once one
of the major theories behind UZB-76. It has been completely
discredited due to the long stoppages in recent years.
Will UVB-76/UZB-76 brainwash me?
No. Well, it might.
I heard that the location of the station is in Povarovo. Is
this true?
While it is not 100% not true, according to our research we are
fairly sure that the location of the station is no longer in
Povarovo. This is not to say it never was though.
You can see map of triangulation of the buzzer here (from
JMCZ):
Look! I have pictures from inside the station!
No... no you don't...
