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There is another side to the HF broadcasting world - this side risks not only jail time, but also imprisonment, torture and even death to get their message out. Welcome to the world of Pirates and Clandestine Radio.
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There is another side to the HF broadcasting world. There are folks that put up a station for the fun of hobby broadcasting, or on the other side of the spectrum, to get their point of view out, sometimes at great risk. Welcome to the world of pirates and clandestines.
  
==Links==
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==Introductions (via DXing.com)==
* [http://www.theaceonline.com/ ACE (Association of Clandestine Enthusiasts) Online]
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* [http://www.dxing.com/clandest.htm Introduction to Clandestine Radio]
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* [http://www.dxing.com/pirate.htm Introduction to Pirate Radio]
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==Where Can I Find Pirates?==
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The answer to this question shifts frequently, but these are good bets. Beware of legitimate broadcasters in some of these ranges. AM, USB and even some LSB is used, along with Slow Scan TV (SSTV). See the SSTV section of the [[HF Software Decoders]] article for applications that can copy this mode.
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*4000-4200 khz
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*5100-5200 khz
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*6200-6300 khz for many Europirates
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*6700-7000 khz
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== DX News and Information ==
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* [http://worldofradio.com/ World of Radio]
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** Here, Glenn Hauser discusses both DX and program information world wide. Both hobby pirates and clandestines are commonly mentioned
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** [https://groups.io/g/WOR World of Radio Reflector at groups.io]
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* [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dxld/info DX Listening Digest (Yahoo)]
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==Mailing lists and forums==
 
* [http://www.alfalima.net/ Alfa Lima]
 
* [http://www.alfalima.net/ Alfa Lima]
* [http://www.diymedia.net/fccwatch/ead.htm FCC Enforcement Action database]
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crwatch/ Clandestine Radio Watch Yahoo group]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExtremeShortwaveListening/ Extreme SW Listening (Facebook)]
 
* [http://www.frn.net/ Free Radio Network]
 
* [http://www.frn.net/ Free Radio Network]
* [http://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/Main_Page HF Underground (wiki)]
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* [https://www.hfunderground.com/board/ HF Underground Forums]
* [http://www.dxing.com/pirate.htm Introduction to Pirate Radio]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/112273363488408/ HF Underground (Facebook)]
* [http://www.dxing.com/clandest.htm Introduction to Clandestine Radio]
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWpirates/ SW Pirates (Yahoo group)]  
* [http://home.luna.nl/~ary/ Numbers and Oddities]
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==Pirates==
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* [http://freeradiocafe.com/ Free Radio Cafe]
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* [https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Pirate_radio_stations HF Underground Pirate Radio Stations (wiki)]
 
* [http://www.offshore-radio.de/ Offshore Radio Guide]
 
* [http://www.offshore-radio.de/ Offshore Radio Guide]
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==Numbers stations==
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* [http://www.numbersoddities.nl Numbers and Oddities]
 
* [http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page30.html Shortwave Espionage]
 
* [http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page30.html Shortwave Espionage]
 
* [http://www.spynumbers.com/index.html SpyNumbers.com]
 
* [http://www.spynumbers.com/index.html SpyNumbers.com]
* [http://www.spynumbers.com/ Spy Numbers stations on Shortwave]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWpirates/ SW Pirates (Yahoo group)]
 
 
* [http://www.archive.org/details/ird059 The Conet Project]
 
* [http://www.archive.org/details/ird059 The Conet Project]
  
==Media Watch==
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* [http://www.clandestineradio.com/ Clandestine Radio Watch]
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** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crwatch/ Clandestine Radio Watch Yahoo group]
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* [http://cubapolidata.com/ CubaPolidata]
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[[Category:HF Topics]]

Revision as of 15:42, 4 April 2020

There is another side to the HF broadcasting world. There are folks that put up a station for the fun of hobby broadcasting, or on the other side of the spectrum, to get their point of view out, sometimes at great risk. Welcome to the world of pirates and clandestines.

Introductions (via DXing.com)


Where Can I Find Pirates?

The answer to this question shifts frequently, but these are good bets. Beware of legitimate broadcasters in some of these ranges. AM, USB and even some LSB is used, along with Slow Scan TV (SSTV). See the SSTV section of the HF Software Decoders article for applications that can copy this mode.

  • 4000-4200 khz
  • 5100-5200 khz
  • 6200-6300 khz for many Europirates
  • 6700-7000 khz


DX News and Information


Mailing lists and forums


Pirates


Numbers stations