{"id":33879,"date":"2018-08-30T07:19:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T11:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=33879"},"modified":"2018-08-30T07:19:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T11:19:42","slug":"catch-some-shortwave-pirate-radio-action-this-labor-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/catch-some-shortwave-pirate-radio-action-this-labor-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch some shortwave pirate radio action this Labor Day weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Monday, September 3, is Labor Day throughout most of North America; shortwave pirates\u00a0love\u00a0<\/em>to operate on long holiday weekends (though you can hear them most any weekend for that matter).<\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019ve never heard a live pirate station on shortwave radio, this is a great opportunity to catch your first pirate.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t know how\/where to hear shortwave pirates?\u00a0Check out this primer!<\/a><\/p>\n

Post Readers: <\/em>Feel free to comment with you Labor Day weekend loggings!<\/p>\n

Enjoy the SWLing Post?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Consider supporting us via\u00a0Patreon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0Coffee<\/span>\u00a0Fund<\/span><\/a>! Thank you!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monday, September 3, is Labor Day throughout most of North America; shortwave pirates\u00a0love\u00a0to operate on long holiday weekends (though you can hear them most any weekend for that matter). So, if you\u2019ve never heard a live pirate station on shortwave radio, this is a great opportunity to catch your first pirate. 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