Tag Archives: Shortwave Pirate Radio

X-FM QSL card

I just received the following QSL card from the shortwave pirate radio station, X-FM: To hear the full X-FM broadcast associated with this QSL, check out our previous post with recorded audio.

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Appalachia

Radio Appalachia is the only pirate I’ve ever heard on the shortwaves which features bluegrass and gospel music. This recording was made Saturday night on 6.9349 MHz (AM). At 8:28 in the recording below, you’ll hear Radio Appalachia’s station ID … Continue reading

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Pirate Radio Recordings: X-FM

Listening conditions Saturday night were  pretty good–we had clear skies and  though propagation wasn’t excellent, I did manage to record a full broadcast (over 3 hours) of X-FM. X-FM typically features a wide variety of music spanning trance/electronica to varieties … Continue reading

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Pirate Radio Recordings: North Woods Radio

Though listening conditions were tough Saturday night, as we were wedged between two lines of thunderstorms (both of which were no more than 60 miles away) I did manage to capture North Woods Radio’s full broadcast. This broadcast featured some noted … Continue reading

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Wolverine Radio

Though summer conditions can be tough–with regional storms generating HF static crashes–I did manage to capture about thirty minutes of Wolverine Radio. As you can hear for yourself, their upper side band signal was strong on 6,950 kHz:

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Captain Morgan Shortwave

Saturday night, I had a chance to record three pirates on 6925 kHz: North Woods Radio, Captain Morgan Shortwave, and Undercover Radio. For tagging, I’m posting each individually. The second station I recorded Saturday night was Captain Morgan Shortwave. Captain … Continue reading

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Pirate Radio Recordings: North Woods Radio

Saturday night, I had a chance to record three pirates on 6925 kHz: North Woods Radio, Captain Morgan Shortwave, and Undercover Radio. For tagging, I’m posting each individually. The first station I recorded Saturday night was North Woods Radio. North … Continue reading

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Pirate Radio Recordings: Radio Strange – Outpost No. 7

Saturday night, after listening to some Voice of Greece Jazz, I happened upon Radio Strange – Outpost No. 7. This pirate deserves some recognition for the station’s homage to retro 8-bit & spacey sounds. I couldn’t tell if I was … Continue reading

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Reminder: Global Pirate Radio (This) Weekend March 31-April 1

Harri Kujala, organizer of the Global Pirate Weekend, has 17 stations scheduled to be on the air this weekend (March 31-April 1, 2012). Check out full details on Harri’s blog and schedules announced as they become available. Global Pirate Weekend is … Continue reading

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Global Pirate Radio Weekend March 31-April 1

Harri Kujala, organizer of the Global Pirate Weekend, has changed the dates from the March 24-25 to the weekend of March 31-April 1, 2012. More details will follow on Harri’s blog and schedules announced as they become available. Global Pirate Weekend, … Continue reading

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