{"id":4242,"date":"2012-08-22T18:01:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T22:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=4242"},"modified":"2012-08-23T09:08:28","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T13:08:28","slug":"review-of-the-2012-pirate-radio-annual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/review-of-the-2012-pirate-radio-annual\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of the 2012 Pirate Radio Annual"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Pirate radio is perhaps one of the most dynamic aspects of the diverse landscape of SWLing. In direct contrast with major broadcasters, many of whom are now thinning out their offerings, pirate radio just seems to adapt and grow.<\/p>\n

I started listening to shortwave pirates in earnest only a few years ago. I had listened to pirates in the past, but had never followed the pirate scene, nor understood how to reliably find pirates on the shortwave radio dial. I now know, by the number of emails I receive from SWLing Post readers, that there are many others who feel as I did then.<\/p>\n

Pirate radio broadcasters do not follow a regular broadcasting schedule, often operate at very low power, and are not necessarily always on the same frequency or even mode.\u00a0 It’s no wonder they’re hard to find.<\/p>\n

I wish, in those early days of exploring the pirate bands, I had known about the Pirate Radio Annual<\/a>, produced by pirate radio guru Andrew Yoder.<\/p>\n

Not only is this book, which explores the pirate radio scene in North America, well written and insightful, it is chock-full of information. It’s a bit like the programming section of the former Passport to Worldband Radio<\/em>, only focused on pirates. The book also comes with an accompanying audio CD.\u00a0 Yoder, by the way, has been covering the pirate scene for decades; he’s also the former publisher of hobbyist magazine Hobby Broadcasting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2012 Pirate Radio Annual<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is divided into several sections:<\/p>\n