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Mysterious Morse Signals Link Stuttgart to Iran War

other · 2026-05-05

At the start of the Iran war, a transmitter broadcast number sequences in Persian. Amateur radio operators traced the signal to a US military restricted area in southern Germany. The author lives near US military installations in the Stuttgart region, including Patch Barracks, which features a food court, baseball field, schools, and a fitness center. The article is a first-person account of living between these bases and the mysterious signals.

Key facts

  • A transmitter sent number sequences in Persian at the start of the Iran war.
  • Amateur radio operators located the transmitter on a US military restricted area in southern Germany.
  • The author lives in a municipality in the Böblingen district, south of Stuttgart.
  • The author previously lived near Patch Barracks in Stuttgart-Vaihingen.
  • Patch Barracks includes a food court, baseball field, schools, daycare, barber shop, and fitness center.
  • The article is a first-person report from someone living between US military bases.

Entities

Institutions

  • US military
  • Patch Barracks

Locations

  • Stuttgart
  • Böblingen district
  • Stuttgart-Vaihingen
  • Germany
  • Iran

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