So you finally picked up a Baofeng and you are cruising the frequencies in the Roanoke Valley, looking for something a bit more… mysterious than the local fire dispatch or the Poor Mountain weather bot. You want the spooky stuff. You want the numbers.
First, the bad news: your little UV-5R is like bringing a knife to a gunfight. Numbers stations live in the Shortwave (HF) world, and the Baofeng is a VHF/UHF beast. You won’t hear Moscow on a rubber duck antenna in the middle of Salem. But don’t throw your radio in the Roanoke River just yet.
The 2026 Spy Log
If you want to hear the actual ghosts in the machine, you have to go digital. Using a WebSDR (Software Defined Radio) lets you borrow a massive antenna in Europe or the Caribbean to hear what’s happening on the HF bands right now. Here is your current target list for March 2026:

Station	Freq (kHz)	Schedule (UTC)	The Vibe
V32 (The Persian)	7842 USB	18:00 & 02:00	The new kid on the block. Farsi numbers. Very active due to current events.
HM01 (Cuba)	11635 USB	Top of the hour	A Spanish lady reading numbers while a Windows XP computer screams in the background.
UVB-76 (The Buzzer)	4625 USB	24/7	The ultimate classic. A buzzing sound that occasionally breaks for Russian military codes.
E07 (English Man)	18192 USB	Thu/Sat 10:00	Strictly business. Robotic male voice from a Russian transmitter site.

How to Listen from the Star City

• Step 1: Head over to the University of Twente WebSDR. It is located in the Netherlands and has a massive “Mini-Whip” antenna that picks up Russian signals like they are next door.
• Step 2: Under the frequency box, type in 4625 and select USB.
• Step 3: Watch the “waterfall” (the scrolling blue/yellow display). Look for the solid vertical lines. That’s where the secrets are hiding.

While you are waiting for the next transmission, keep that Baofeng on 146.985 to hear the local Roanoke ham scene. They might not be spies, but they usually know where the best burgers in Vinton are.
Stay tuned, stay cryptic.

I asked for a list of the lies our president has told in the last 24 hours.

Only 5, but they are a big 5.

The reply:

In the last 24 hours (ending mid-afternoon on March 12, 2026), President Trump has made at least five documented false or misleading claims during press interactions and social media posts.
While the exact “count” can vary depending on which fact-checking organization you follow, here is a breakdown of the specific claims identified by reporters and analysts since yesterday:

Ukraine’s War Origin: Falsely claimed Ukrainian leaders started the conflict, which began with the Russian invasion of their sovereign territory.

Foreign Aid Comparisons: Inaccurately stated the U.S. has provided three times more aid to Ukraine than all of Europe combined; current data shows European collective aid exceeds U.S. totals.

Iran Military Strength: Claimed Iran’s armed forces are at the end of their line, which contradicts current Pentagon assessments of their active maneuvers.

Gas Prices: Stated that gas is below $2.30 in most states, while the national average remains closer to $2.92 with no state average currently that low.

Voter Fraud: Repeated claims of massive numbers of noncitizens voting, despite election officials and studies confirming such instances are extremely rare.

BE AWARE!

Democracy and Justice PAC (also referenced as Justice for Democracy), led by former Republican Delegate A.C. Cordoza, is at it again. I just got a text from them misrepresenting Gov Spenberger trying to get me to vote the wrong way  on the coming redistricting. They are trying to trick people into voting against their interests. 

Text I received is below

This is the same group facing intense backlash for mailing campaign literature opposing Virginia’s April 21 redistricting referendum. The mailers use civil rights imagery and compare the initiative to Jim Crow-era voter suppression, urging recipients to vote “No”.

The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus and other Democratic officials have condemned the mailers, stating the claims that the redistricting effort targets Black Virginians are false.

Abigail Spenberger’s actual statement regarding the redistricting is as follows:

As early voting begins tomorrow on Virginia’s redistricting amendment, voters should know that Virginia’s approach is different. It is temporary, directly responsive to what other states decide to do, and — most importantly, it preserves Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting process for the future.

“I supported the formation of Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting commission in 2020, and that support has not changed. What has changed is what we’re seeing in states across the country — and a President who says he is ‘entitled’ to more Republican seats before this year’s midterm elections.

“Virginians have the opportunity to take action in response to this extraordinary moment in history. That’s why, as a Virginia voter, I’m voting in favor of this amendment.”

Governor Abigail Spanberger