Dont believe me? But they also encroach on those legitimate stations that made significant investments and secured the necessary regulatory approvals to obtain a license. Created on. We have pirate radio there, too, not as bad as we did in New York. Be careful to. More areas, more just the urban areas. So sometimes the apartment owner, the building owner, or whatever, is totally in the dark about this, didn't know about. You might need that sensitivity and an outdoor antenna to pull these relatively low-powered signals from the ether. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Well let that be a lesson to the youngsters listening. We are not trying to teach you to do something illegal, we are trying to prevent you from doing something illegal, so you can stop your Google search. MR. DOMBROWSKI: It is. We have language to kind of consider them an operator, so they could be liable for a fine and we do issue them a warning letter. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: It doesn't say FCC pirate agent? Interestingly, the antenna was so high up on the tower we had to bring a bucket truck in from a fire station and raise it --. Marshals actually seize it. 123. Very old school, and cheap enough for anyone's budget. The FRW is an email-only newsletter devoted to the hobby of pirate radio listening, and is distributed free to those who contribute. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Do the pilots only complain if it's a song that they don't like? Thank you, too, for your support of these sites. Addeddate 2022-03-13 23:21:58 . Let's say they are listening, they think something is suspicious they get a tip, they see something weird in their building, what can they do to help you and the FCC tackle this problem? MR. DOMBROWSKI: And there is a lot of digital FM stations out there that are looking for programming so they could maybe work out at least an arrangement. A new, raw, grassroots kind of pirate radio exploded from 1992 onwards. And that's a pretty big deterrent when you show up with police officers threatening to arrest somebody because they are operating a pirate radio station. The Pirates flagship radio station, SportsRadio 93.7 THE FAN, will air extended local pre-game and post-game coverage before and after every broadcast. Our agents are pretty smart on the tricks. Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks.com article: Patrick J. Kiger Many of our links now function as affiliate links. About Google Maps. 19. r/HamRadio. In the quieter winter months, stations seem to pop out of the ether. Last updated: December 2022 Radio plays such an important role when you talk about hurricanes striking or other natural disasters, people turn to their local broadcast, including radio for information, and to have that be interfered with is a public safety concern let alone the FAA issues which are very serious. Here's a test shot without the line or antenna attached. So those are some of the challenges that you all have to tackle in taking on this important enforcement function. The Radio Informer - The latest info on the world of radio including:world,shortwave . Most pirates transmit using SSB with modern ham radio equipment, others use AM utilizing vintage or homebrew equipment. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Well they had their antenna up really high. In some cases, radio stations are considered legal where the signal is transmitted, but illegal where the signals are receivedespecially when the signals cross a national boundary. ( Disclaimer) Transcript: MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Welcome to "More Than 7 Dirty Words," the official FCC podcast. If you are given ten choices make sure the one you actually one is your eighth choice because that's going to be the one that you get. I received this QSL from the amazing Radio Ronin Shortwave shortly before he received the knock from the FCC and stopped transmitting. Though Channel Z was broadcasting in AM, as many do, its best to hunt pirates with an SSB-capable portable. The reason is, no matter what time of the year it is, no matter what the space weather (yes, I said space weather) or conditions of the ionosphere are--FM stations are relatively few, local, and always broadcast in the same spots on the FM dial. If we can't get in touch with the property owner we try to use a locksmith and if we can't get the locksmith then the door comes breaking down and then we try to secure it before we leave. So over the last ten years people get online and purchase a transmitter and get it delivered to their door and so that makes, you know, everybody a hobbiest now and to have an interest to start a pirate radio station because it's so available. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: -- and you always try to go with the least destructive one. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Hometown. So if they don't meet the Part 15 requirements they need a license. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, just 20. A lot of times the studio is not co-located with the transmitter. Created on. And that's it, we will catch you next time. They are not considered an operator by investing in that. MR. DOMBROWSKI: So we have fines that we could issue. Note:Even though it is illegal to broadcast on the shortwave bands without a license, and those who do so are subject to hefty fines, it is not illegal to listen or to send and receive QSL cards from such operators. Many are confused by the term pirate radio, otherwise known as free radio. Either term is sufficient, and some stations prefer one designation or the other. April 8, 2015 - 10:43 am. "Caroline now has two stations, one playing album music and one playing the original pop music for which the station is remembered," Moore explains. So when they say, oh, I don't need a license to operate I'm a Part 15 transmitter, well we have to do studies and measurements to see if that's true. MR. DOMBROWSKI: So all that good equipment just gets recycled. They just twist the dial. It will also help to have some sort of adjustable bandwidth filter (wide/narrow). But just as the British government's stiff penalties didn't deter Radio Caroline, at least so far, the U.S. government's crackdown doesn't seem to have deterred the pirates. In 1967, Parliament enacted the Marine Broadcasting Offenses Act, which made offshore broadcasts from ships illegal, on the pretext that their broadcast interfered with marine weather radio and distress signals, as this contemporaneous New York Times account notes. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, it's -- Pirate radio has been around for decades. Additionally, pirate broadcasters don't have to deal with all the legal complexities of setting up and running a streaming internet service, such as writing terms of service or meeting contractual obligations, he notes. Thank you! So that is quite a large area. And so that impedes the investigation a little bit because it is difficult to find where that studio is located, but we do, we do a lot of interviews. Chasing pirates has also increased my technical know-how. So that's why the licensing process is so important to avoid that interference. And so we need to make sure that we stop the importation of this equipment, we stop the marketing of these illegal transmitters. MR. DOMBROWSKI: It's not, you know, and we didn't talk about, there are other legal ways to go about it. This little book by Andrew Yoder is the equivalent of the WRTH (World Radio TV Handbook) of the pirate radio world. So --. 1. We would also have to create a database for the public access. This book makes it easier for you to locate and tune in pirate stationsand tells you all about the unlicensed broadcasters who play David to broadcasting conglomerates Goliath. He anchored the ship in international waters in the North Sea, just off Frinton, Essex, and hired a crew of DJs to play music around the clock at the time, a revolutionary concept. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: And then just out of those four offices you then have to dispatch agents to 20 different States, so it's quite a big chunk of the country in terms of population. He has taken, you know, money from under the table to allow the station to operate from the rooftop without the property owner's knowledge. Other times though you might have reason to suspect that they are in on it, they are getting a kickback. The history of pirate radio stations is inextricably linked with the development of countless genres, including hip-hop, garage, punk, and grime. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Oh, yes. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Sure. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Right. Wolves are looking to climb up the table (Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) This will be the fourth time this year the two . Across the country, FCC officials are working to identify and take action against unlicensed radio operators that illegally use the frequencies allocated for legitimate radio operators. 3. Its much better, of course, if you have a table-top receiver, software-defined radio, or ham radio transceiver with a general coverage receiver hooked up to a resonant outdoor antennaespecially if you live outside Europe and North America. Nothing. If you live in other parts of the world, pirate hunting can pose serious DX challenges. Yes, so it's kind of like a cascade of options --. It's about $200,000 worth of equipment. We also recommend that the complainant contact the station that they are getting interference to --. If you live outside of North America and Europe, that doesnt mean there arent pirate radio stations to be found. And what the pirate radio operators do is they don't obtain a license, they don't go through this process, and they try to find vacant spectrum between these stations. Stations such as Weekend Rush, Kool FM, Pulse and Innocence wanted to represent the streets and promote local scenes.. So we have a team here in the Enforcement Bureau that does that, our Spectrum Enforcement Division. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Got you. It has a radio receiver in it, it has a computer screen with a map, and it has a little compass rose that tells us what direction the signal is coming from. I was still a teenager. Do you hear it any other time, you know, at night time? MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Yes, so you have options. We do contact the property owner before we execute the warrant to let them know we are at the door and we don't want to break the door down but we need them there to open it. 2022-03-13 23:21:58 Storage_size 430.3 GB (in 25,377 files) Title Pirate Radio Airchecks. I have four offices, it includes Chicago, it includes Boston, New York, and Columbia, Maryland. I was glad to be here, it was a great opportunity. Buy me a coffee: https://www.paypal.me/ringwaymanchester Email: ringwaymanchester@mail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m3hhyofficial Facebook:. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Oh, that's probably why they are complaining, right? Marshals, Department of Justice, because we are a federal agency, but have we leveraged the resources and the knowledge of local law enforcement in working on this, are there, you know, different approaches from different States? But sometimes it is very difficult with those stations that have put more investment into the equipment. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Well it depends what level we are at with the investigation. We also had a case in Queens, New York, where several pirate radio stations got involved together and they were using each other's equipment in order to change location to avoid detection. Whether youre a QSL collector, a content DXer, or the casual SWLer, I find theres something in pirate radio listening for everyone. What's more, pirate radio stations gave us access to some of the most pivotal figures in UK music . In 1971 I was ordered to Cease and Desist by our friends at the FCC. My most recent logging of a Euro pirate from North America was Radio Borderhunter on 15,500 kHz; his signal was quite amazing. Jason Scott Archivist. As a self-proclaimed content DXer, what interests me in pirate radio is that the listener never knows what to expect, but you can guarantee that the content will be different from that of the major broadcasters. comment. MR. DOMBROWSKI: So this equipment helps us track us down. Bruce will host a new daily show for Bauer's station Greatest Hits Radio, taking his iconic PopMaster game with him. Has that happened? Broadcasting at 250,000 watts, XERF was five times as powerful as the most high-powered Top 40 AM stations on the West Coast. Some pirates have even shown in in the SWBC bands, including 49, 31 and 25 meters. . Open up the transmitter Locate the seam on the transmitter's case and pry it open with a putty knife (if your transmitter is screwed shut, you'll need a screwdriver to open it). It's not. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, very creative on that, wasn't it? Use promo code ROGUE to get a shot at MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in total prizes! Where are you hearing this interference problem? And so these transmitters that they are purchasing and pirate stations are using do not go through the equipment process, the equipment authorization process, and that is a problem. And those rules dictate a lot of restrictions and cover your wireless transmitters that we use every day, remote controls for you car, your headset, bluetooth sets. They could stream. The most popular frequency used by U.S. and Canadian pirate radio stations is 6925 kHz, transmitting in the AM or upper sideband (USB) modes. Euro pirates typically broadcast in the 48 meter band (6,200 6,450 kHz), but the HF Underground notes that you will also hear Euro pirates on the 75 meter band between 3,900-4,000 kHz, on the 19 meter band (15,000-15,100 kHz and 15,700-15,900 kHz), and even on the 13 meter band (21,000-25,000 kHz). Thanks to e-commerce, it's also easier than ever for a would-be pirate to find the necessary equipment and have it delivered to his or her door, as FCC enforcement official David Dombrowski described in this 2019 podcast. The frequency spectrum is a natural resource and so all of our decisions that we make when we allocate spectrum is for the public interest. And they come -- I've worked with them when they have bulletproof vests on and automatic weapons. Given other responsibilities and obligations, however, the Commission's resources are stretched, and it seems that stopping pirate radio is not at the top of the priority list. Jason Scott Archivist. I used a pneumatic spud gun to launch an arborist's bag to deploy my 50' end fed antenna 40' up into a tree. Some pirates have even shown in in the SWBC bands, including 49, 31 and 25 meters. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: No. Pirate stations want listeners to discover them, so they broadcast in various watering holes.. It lasted three years there and then I had an opportunity to get to the Philadelphia Office Enforcement Bureau with the field work and that's been -- I was there for 20 years. I mean if you are familiar with telecom you know it's an illegal radio station, but what do we mean by pirate radio. I started as a field agent doing inspections and doing pirate radio enforcement was one of my jobs and then I moved into a senior agent position and then eventually the District Director, which the manager of the Philadelphia office. Some pirates simply key down their mike and begin talking, sharing their political or social views; others offer near-professional music productions, complete with listener feedback, and often acknowledge listener reports with QSLs (radio postcards). You know, there was a glowing article in a certain New York publication that at least one FCC commissioner was irked by because it seemed to be kind of glorifying this underground practice and making it seem like some interesting thing, but you really got to keep in mind not just the radio stations that are interfered with, but emergency communications. That would allow us to increase the fine to $100,000. 2. "He convinced me to not stay on as Bond I'd be in danger of becoming part of the Establishment," Lazenby wrote on in an Instagram tribute after O'Rahilly's death in April 2020, noting that he had no regrets about taking that advice. The British government, though, didn't appreciate what Radio Caroline and other pirate broadcasters were doing. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, we have a lot of stations in New York, in particular. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: All right. So not only interference, but we also have issues of interference to other radio services. Searching for an FM radio station on your car radio is quite easy. * Shows you how to find pirate stations on your AM/FM, shortwave, and online radios. Now some folks might be asking themselves this is all great, I totally agree that pirate radio is bad, and I think that you should absolutely go after it, but what about the First Amendment? MR. SWARZTRAUBER: And we're talking about air traffic control? No, not the Pirates of the Caribbean or East Africawe're talking about pirate radio. Pirate radio or a pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license. The government authorities in charge of the surveillance of the radio-electric spectrum can use the PROWATCH instruments to detect and locate the pirate and irregular broadcast stations of radio and TV. He then obtained another ship, a German trawler called the Ross Revenge, which continued to host the station until it ran aground along the British coast in 1991. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Yes, in those dense urban areas because the FM band is already pretty clogged up with legitimate stations that might be one of the reasons that people throw up their hands and say, well, I guess I'm just do an illegal station because I am frustrated by the legal process for getting a station, but that is not a justification in any sense of the word. Well I want to, you know, just emphasize the importance of this issue. "He created Radio Caroline operating in that way and the station was at once called a 'pirate,'" Moore says. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: We're not using an FM spectrum for this podcast. The antenna is not where the people are necessarily or where the rest of the equipment is. But with customs and border patrol seeing so much equipment coming in through the ports it's hard to identify. 10. Why? And so, yes, we may -- We have a warrant for the property. Pirate radio stations are unlicensed broadcasters. This radio in a single case is also capable of re-broadcasting any audio source. After that we just destroy it through an electronics recycler. I apologize to the listeners in advance if I make any horrible, corny jokes throughout the course of this podcast, but it would probably help to start with a definition, right. I was hired into an engineering training program down in Norfolk, Virginia, where we got classroom orientation on all the different radio services and the bureaus and offices for the FCC. But they secure the property for us so that we feel safe going in there and then we help them identify what equipment we need to seize. The BBC played catch-up launching Radio One and recruiting the same pirates for their roster. PIRATES RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATES Pennsylvania PITTSBURGH: KDKA-FM 93.7 Altoona: WVAM-AM 1430 Ambridge: WMBA-AM 1460 Beaver Falls: WBVP-AM 1230 Bradford: WESB-AM 1490 Butler: WISR-AM 680 With that said (and for reasons I dont fully understand) depending on where you live in the world, you will either find it very easy to locate piratesor extremely difficult. Has it evolved over the years? Ive noticed increased pirate radio activity during the winter months, as well. Alan Roes Music Programmes on Shortwave, List of QRP General Coverage Amateur Radio Transceivers, List of VHF/UHF Multimode Amateur Radio Transceivers, How To Tune In Pirate Radio Broadcasts on Shortwave, https://swling.com/blog/category/pirate-radio/, LRA 36 (Arcangel San Gabriel, Antarctica) Test Broadcasts on March 1st and 4th, 2023, Radio Waves: AM Buzzkill, AM FEMA Push, AM Devitalization, and RFI-Blocking Chips, Bob Zanottis presentation to the Fairlawn Amateur Radio Club (Part 2), Radio Waves: The DLARC, NASA Citizen Science, PopShopRadio DRM to Europe, Hackers Disrupt Russian Radio, and Afghan Radio Closures, LRA 36 (Arcangel San Gabriel, Antarctica) Test Broadcast Today at 20:00 UTC. URL Here: https://dkng.co/rogue-----For entertainment purposes only. Not just Aussie and NZ pirates, but stations in places like The Phillipinesmaybe Japan, South Korea, or Thailand. Want to buy me a cup of coffee? Sometimes we find stations that just access the rooftops without anybody knowing and put the transmitter kind of hidden in a wall somewhere or a crevice and the antenna on the roof and remain anonymous for months without anybody knowing that the station is there. I know at least in our region we get them everywhere. You know, when they do that they get a ticket number when they file the ticket online so the broadcasters can call us and find out, let us know that they filed the complaint and follow up with us. And audiences can get the station on inexpensive radio receivers there's no need to have a computer or a smartphone with 5G, or to pay a monthly subscription fee or worry about blowing through their data limits. So we try to shut down, you know, that equipment coming in to the purchasers. Shortwave DX Blog - A blog with loggings and information relating to shortwave pirate radio in Europe. Pirates Week: http://shortwavepirate.info. North American Pirate Radio Frequencies By far the most active ranges in North America are 43 meters (6800-7000 kHz), 46 meters (6200-6400 kHz) and 73 meters (4000-4200 kHz), with some activity in the 60 meter band (4700-5300 kHz) as well. Having that exposure helped boost the careers of scores of British bands whose music eventually made it to America. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360 interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning . MR. DOMBROWSKI: There is a variety of pirate radio stations out there. 40. r/HamRadio. But what hast made the problem really expand is the equipment is readily available with the internet now. Winning a con. As this 2009 article from the Independent, a British newspaper, details, O'Rahilly obtained a 63-ton (57-metric ton), Danish passenger ferry, the MV Frederica, and renamed it Caroline, after the daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: And obviously as a good citizen I have never to my knowledge listened to a pirate radio station. Pirate radio broadcasting on shortwave radio in North America is mostly done in a frequency range just below the 40 meter amateur radio band, from about 6815 kHz to 6970 kHz. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: So, David, you are uniquely qualified to talk about this topic and to help listeners to understand just how qualified you are how did you get to this current position at the FCC. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: So everyone can now breathe a deep a sigh of relief, you are not going to have to go out and get a license for your security camera and you garage door opener. And an overall limit of $2 million. But if you are buying something off of the dark web or whatever and it's coming into the U.S. you don't know, and when we talked before the show you mentioned that a lot of times with these FAA complaints it's a malfunctioning transmitter. A few of them broadcast from ships, such as Rev. Do we have a right under the first amendment to speak via a radio station even if it is unlicensed by the FCC and is there potentially a case that can kind of exemplify why pirate radio is not protected under the First Amendment? Among the most popular queries made by readers is, How can I find and hear pirate radio stations? To help answer this question, Im writing this primer. If they have some skin in the game, an operator or a landlord or a property owner that let somebody put a station up on their rooftop, you know, it's illegal for them to have that station there. Fortunately for the beginning pirate-hunter, there are now online message boards, free radio logs, and even publications (like Yoders excellent treatise on the subject) to help guide your tuning (see resource links below). If we are out there just gathering evidence for the first time our agents will go to the door, they will identify themselves with their badge. MR. DOMBROWSKI: No, not the public face, but he's all the behind the scenes guy. "I spoke with a pastor of a church in the community which had a station and the antenna was taken down by the FCC," Goren says. The result was a border-blaster that covered a wide geographical area. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Just because it's easy to buy it doesn't mean it's legal. Last updated: December 2022 Answer (1 of 14): Why I am qualified to answer this question. They use either the internet or a wireless source to get the signal back to the transmitter. To have a radio station here helps to establish the station's operator as an important source of information and influence in the community.". March 13 2022 . VIEWS. But O'Rahilly was undeterred, even after his ship was seized briefly by Dutch authorities. Like me, you might just get hooked! So I have -- In terms of population I manage 20 States in the Northeast area of the United States. Tracking a Pirate Radio Station The Modern Rogue Discovering Secret "Numbers Stations" The Modern Rogue Detecting a Wire and Hidden Spy Cams The Most Notorious TV Hijack of All Time Rodney P -. We want them to be as descriptive as possible. So it's not just that a pirate radio station might be harming other radio stations, which is bad in and of itself and could pose a public safety risk with emergency communications, but we're talking serious stuff when we talk about FAA and air traffic control. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: So don't bother looking for it. This includes the FM, AM and shortwave radio bands. It was the strongest pirate station I have ever witnessed. . That was particularly true on the other side of the Atlantic, where the U.K. allowed only state-controlled radio from the 1920s through the mid-1960s. March 13 2022 . Is this something that plays a role in alerting you to these stations that broadcasters themselves are identifying them and complaining about them? "One is cost. Loggings are in real time and there are very fewif anyoff-topic posts. So the avenues of working with the district attorneys is a great way to get the injunctions, the court orders, for the pirate station to cease operating permanently. That's part of it, right, and you rely on some cooperation in some instances to get it done. And so he brought this argument up when we tried to get his station off the air by using the court proceedings and he fought that we were violating his First Amendment rights. Radio Caroline. In addition to this 2019 BBC documentary, Goren also has created the Pirate Radio Map, which documents pirate radio stations in Brooklyn and even includes brief samples from their broadcasts. The SWLing Post now participates in two affiliate advertising programs with two large retailers that still sell shortwave radios, the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and the eBay Partnership, designed to provide a means for sites like ours to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to these retailers of radio products. So hopefully that's enough for them to get the station taken down and maybe share some information about who the real operator is. Radio and electronics were my hobbies. A lot of stations conceal their antennas, they hide behind things, they take the antennas down during they day, so they try avoid detection. MR. DOMBROWSKI: So some States have laws on the book that prohibit pirate radio operation, States like New Jersey and New York and Florida. Indeed, since pirates are operating at lower power, they get much more bang-for-the-watt out of SSB. Borderhunter Radio is one of the strongest Euro Pirates Ive ever heard. Our agency was delegated by Congress to allocate frequencies and allocate it in the public interest and it's a resource. Now you usually get one of your top, you know, first or second choice. Pirates are always active during holidays, too, most especially on Halloween (31st of October), which seems to be pirates favorite holiday. The plot is based loosely on the saga of an actual former pirate station, Radio Caroline, that was founded by an offbeat Irish entrepreneur named Ronan O'Rahilly, the inspiration for the character portrayed by Bill Nighy. But if we sign it into law we would have some additional resources, first increasing the fines. So how do you escalate the situation, you know, what tools do you have to say, okay, we're not getting cooperation let's take this up a notch? Since FM radio is broadcast as a mono signal, with a left-minus-right signal sent alongside, they can make a two-channel stereo station by recreating the stereo pilot carrier and then adding in. 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