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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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FREQUENCIES
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The shortwave spectrum is a big place and each part of it has different characteristics. Knowing
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where you are and what to expect is a BIG part of successful broadcasting. For the "Big Picture",
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I refer you to the frequency chart.
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As you can see, Broadcasting and Amateur Services make up a small part of the spectrum. The
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services and users on shortwave is staggering, but for all the activity there are selected parts of
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the spectrum where a Pirate and his Transmitter might find a listening audience!
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Groups of frequencies that support a particular service have traditionally been assigned a
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METER BAND designation that is the wavelength of those frequencies and can be used as a
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"generic" designation to refer to any or all frequencies of a particular band. I have researched
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pirate activity on the Shortwave bands and based on the usage patterns I am presenting, quite
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possibly for the first time, a complete list of "Pirate Bands" with unique and accurate Meter band
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designators. I hope that these are used and adopted by Broadcasters
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and Listeners.
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*** PIRATE BANDS ***
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METER BAND FREQUENCY RANGE NOTES
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185 Meters 1610-1640 Khz. The expansion of the Broadcast Band to 1700Khz
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will see these traditional frequencies lost or pirates may move
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to 1710 - 1750kHz.
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90 Meters 3400-3500 Khz. Some North American pirates have been testing here recently,
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conditions on this band will be best in the winter.
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76 Meters 3900-4000 Khz. Popular in Europe. NOT recommended for use in
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North America!
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74 Meters 4000-4100 Khz. Not much activity in the Past.
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51 Meters 5700-5900 Khz. Used occasionally.
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48 Meters 6200-6400 Khz. Popular in Europe and used somewhat by North
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American Pirates.
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45 Meters 6400-6800 Khz. see 48 Meters.
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44 Meters 6800-7000 Khz. Has seen activity in the past. Perhaps more in1994?
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41 Meters 7300-7500 Khz. The Most Popular. 7385, 7415, 7445, 7465 Hot Freq's
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38 Meters 7500-8000 Khz. Sporadic Activity Europe & North America.
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32 Meters 9300-9500 Khz. Europe & North America Active here.
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30 Meters 9900-10000 Khz. Europe & North America Active here.
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26 Meters 11400-11500 Khz. Europe & North America Active here.
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22 Meters 13900-14000 Khz. Europe & North America Active here.
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20 Meters 15000-15100 Khz. Europe & North America Active around 15050.
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19 Meters 15500-15700 Khz.
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14 Meters 21450-21500 Khz. Good place to experiment with new frequencies!
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11 Meters 25900-27000 Khz. It's a jungle out there!
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And there you have it! There are also a lot of isolated frequencies that see use like 12255 Khz.
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Radio Clandestine was the first and others have followed by operating inside the Shortwave
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Broadcast bands as well.
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SURVIVAL TIP #1 - Unless you are crazy, DO NOT operate your station in a Amateur Band!
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Not only will you be jammed but in all likelihood the FCC WILL BE notified within minutes! If
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you want to draw the WRONG kind of attention to yourself, this is the best way!
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With all these frequency choices it looks like picking a spot to set up shop could be a daunting
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task. Not so; simply look and listen to where others are being heard and try these frequencies.
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SUCCESS TIP #1 - When choosing a frequency to use, monitor it for several days to determine
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who or what might be using it. A clear frequency is a good frequency!
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For beginning pirates, I suggest that you attempt 41 Meters to start with. Don't worry about the
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other bands yet. 41 is the easiest to start out with and has the least interference potential and
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biggest listening audience. You also will probably not have to modify your transmitter in any way
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to get going on 41 and if your just starting out, keeping things simple and easy as possible will
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help you greatly. It is difficult enough just getting on the air! With time and
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experience under your belt, you will develop the skills and confidence to tackle the other bands!
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For intermediate pirates, give 87, 74, 44, 22, or 14 Meters a try! Most of these bands can be hit
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without having to modify your amateur transmitter in any way. |