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Pirate radio stations are unlicensed transmissions, often clandestine in nature.

Best Night to hear Pirates on Shortwave radio

March 3, 2022October 31, 2018 by Rick Blythe VE3CNU
Crystal Ship pirate station

Halloween is the best night for pirates That makes it the best night to try and catch some pirate radio on the shortwave bands. For North America, try listening between 6.9 and 7 Mhz. Broadcasts may be in AM but also check USB and LSB. Happy hunting!

Categories Pirate radio, Shortwave Tags video

Shortwave pirate: Moonlight Radio

March 20, 2022March 17, 2016 by Rick Blythe VE3CNU
pirate radio

Here is another North American shortwave radio pirate; Moonlight Radio. Good signal this evening into the Toronto area. This was received on the ELAD FDM-DUO SDR radio. Antenna Par EF-SWL. The FRN http://www.frn.net/

Categories Pirate radio, Shortwave Tags video, YouTube

The Shortwave Ghost Halloween Special

July 5, 2021October 31, 2015 by Rick Blythe VE3CNU

Here is the Shortwave Ghost, putting on a Halloween Special, since it is October 31 today. Not the strongest pirate signal tonight. That belongs to Wolverine Radio on 6955 kHz shortwaveghost@outlook.com

Categories Pirate radio, Shortwave Tags YouTube

My first documented Pirate

March 23, 2022February 16, 2014 by Rick Blythe VE3CNU

I have over time picked up suspected pirate radio stations but have never paid much attention to them before. Here is Undercover Radio, coming from the middle of nowhere as they put it. Having an SDR radio and screen capture software makes it easy to document reception of station like this. I dropped an email … Read more

Categories Pirate radio, Shortwave Tags DX, HF, Perseus, SDR, sdr sharp

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