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A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Harry Helms

Harry Helms

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Harry Helms was an author and radio enthusiast recognized for his expertise in shortwave radio, electronics, and surveillance technology, writing extensively about the hidden world of radio communications and monitoring. As a guest on late-night radio, his technical knowledge of shortwave listening, scanner frequencies, and electronic surveillance resonated naturally with Art Bell's own background as a radio engineer and amateur radio operator.

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Episode thumbnail for October 12, 2003: Remote Viewing Update - Ed Dames & Harry Helms

October 12, 2003: Remote Viewing Update - Ed Dames & Harry Helms

Oct 12, 2003
2h 51m
Art Bell welcomes author and ham radio operator Harry Helms to discuss the shadow government and the world of clandestine radio. Helms reveals the frequencies used by FEMA's Mount Weather emergency facility, explains how CIA number stations transmit coded messages worldwide using one-time pad encryption, and describ...
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Episode thumbnail for December 14, 2003: Shadow Government - Harry Helms

December 14, 2003: Shadow Government - Harry Helms

Dec 14, 2003
2h 51m
Author Harry Helms joins Art Bell to discuss shadow government emergency powers, pirate radio, Cuban numbers stations, and broadband over power lines after open lines on Saddam Hussein's capture. Callers debate whether the deposed dictator should face trial in Iraq, before an international tribunal, or in the United...