21:40
I returned to collect the remaining equipment. The tower was dark when I arrived.
21:47
The radio started transmitting. There was no power.
21:49
A voice read my name aloud. I had not told anyone I was coming.
21:51
[RECORDING ENDS]
PINE RIDGE OBSERVATION STATION
Recovered document — October 15, 1998
21:40
I returned to collect the remaining equipment. The tower was dark when I arrived.
21:47
The radio started transmitting. There was no power.
21:49
A voice read my name aloud. I had not told anyone I was coming.
21:51
[RECORDING ENDS]
The original operator left one final message:
20 - 8 - 5 / 12 - 9 - 7 - 8 - 20
Hint: A = 1, B = 2, C = 3...