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PIRATE RADIO SURVIVAL GUIDE
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Note: this chapter is from the book "Pirate Radio Survival Guide" written by; Nemesis of
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Radio Doomsday, and Captain Eddy of The Radio Airplane. If you like this book and would
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like to support their efforts, you may send a donation of your choice to either Nemesis or
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Capt. Eddy at PO Box 452, Wellsville NY 14895.
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Please note that some chapters refer to illistrations or drawings, these could not be included in
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this BBS version of the book. If you would like the illistrations or have other questions you
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may inquire at the above adddress.
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RADIO "NEIGHBORS"
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In the course of your pirate activities you could run into many
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types of stations. This part of the manual will explain who they
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are.
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MARS - No these transmission do not originate from the red
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planet but come from the "Military Affiliated Radio System".
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There are literally 100's of these nets that are active OUTSIDE
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the normal amateur band limits. Most stations in these nets use a
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3x1x3 type callsign, i.e. NNN9YES. Modes used are USB & SELCALL
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AMTOR. They typically handle message type traffic. DO NOT
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INTERFERE WITH THESE OPERATIONS! Since they are run by hams, you
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WILL get reported to the FCC for interference! Most of the nets I
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have heard typically only run during the day and most of them are
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finished by 2000 GMT. Unless you are into early broadcasting you
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probably will not have to worry about interfering with a MARS net
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but it helps to be aware that they are there and should be
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avoided at all
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costs!
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SPANISH LANGUAGE NETS - Much speculation abounds as to the
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source and purpose of these operations. Since callsigns are never
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heard, it is probably safe to assume that these transmissions are
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of the unauthorized nature and will have little if any
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consequence for you by interfering with them. More than likely
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they will move to another frequency if they experience QRM from
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you. It's also possible that your signal could be QRM'd by these
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stations as well so avoidance is a good strategy.
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MILITARY NETS - These nets can show up anywhere at anytime.
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Most originate from units on maneuvers in the field. Calls
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consist of 2 or 3 letters typically. Most military HF gear uses a
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channelized system so they usually have no idea where they are in
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the HF spectrum! I would not suggest that you operate on or near
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these types of nets. Not that it will get you reported to the FCC
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since most field units have no or difficult phone access, but
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that they will QRM your broadcasts. Avoidance again should be
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used. Take heart in knowing that
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these type of nets don't stay on any frequency for any great
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length of time.
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RTTY - Stands for Radio TeleTYpe which is a forerunner of
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todays digital transmission modes and still are in widespread use
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on the HF bands. Avoid these stations! Not only are they licensed
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users but their signals will interfere with your signal much more
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than you would ever bother them. I have seen demonstrations of
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RTTY signals copied 100% when the signal, in my opinion, was
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totally useless! It is probably rare that your activities would
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generate a
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interference complaint from these stations.
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SWBC - Super Wide BroadCast or ShortWave BroadCast, take your
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pick. These stations should be avoided like the plague! They
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typically run 100's of KILOWatts and ruin 10+Khz chunks of the
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spectrum where they broadcast. Your low power signal will be
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obliterated so give these station a wide berth!
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OTHER SERVICES - Spy Numbers, Fishing Boats, VOLMET, Time. The
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shortwave spectrum is a busy place and you could run into
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anything! The basic rule of thumb is: if your not sure what
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it is just avoid it! This could keep you out of trouble and your
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listeners will appreciate it!
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