I’ve always been a fan of puzzles, ciphers, and codes. If I worked for the CIA, I’d probably stay in the basement sitting by the radio, patiently waiting for a long time for a secret message to intercept. Or, I’m sure the Navy uses a ship-to-ship code so submarines and aircraft carriers can communicate without transmitting openly. I’d listen intently to their radios!
Sometimes static is just static, but to a trained cacher, a random set of signals is often more coordinated than it seems. Many times a single word can tell you where to start looking. My favorite part of this enigma is there are as many ways to encrypt a message as there are messages to send.
Here’s a little sample of the sort of message I think would be fun to pull off the airways, based on my granted, limited personal experience running a battleship. It’s a bit hit-or-miss as far as military ciphers go, but hopefully you’ll be one of those cachers who will solve it with ease.
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Even A Carefully Hidden Cache Can Always Be Discovered Eventually.
N 3 5 * _ _ . _ _ _ W 8 9 * _ _ . _ _ _
5459055235
3802874713
5246749785
3515857509
0591749686
6789459188
6630353547
5945753821
7852516642
7427466391
