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From: spinnefm@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: How Does One Start A Pirate?
Date: 13 Apr 92 20:53:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.1992Apr13.205336.27434
Reply-To: spinnefm@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Distribution: na,local
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

In article <z#kjkd=.stevew@netcom.com>, stevew@netcom.com (Steven Wilson) writes:
>In article <1992Apr2.143605.5422@ctr.columbia.edu>, pecampbe@mtu.edu (Paul Campbell) writes:
>> The alternative is to find another route to go to increase your safety margin.
>> For instance, I understand that RNI used to do it by mounting the equipment on
>> a relatively decent ship, slipping out to international waters, and
>> broadcasting anyways, free from government interference (the FCC cheated and
>> went out and nailed them anyways even though it was illegal).
>
>This isn't true.  The US government has statutes that give it authority
>over U.S. citizens in international waters, et al.  The search and
>seizure were accomplished by a combination unit of the American
>Coast Guard and FCC thus they did have jurisdiction AND the proper
>group authorized to stop and inspect vessels on the high seas(the
>coast guard) was providing the ride.  

Give me a break.  I'm a ham too, and respect the rules, but thats #$%#$
piracy (in a literal sense)  I guess you feel that Noriega had a fair
trial too.  The US oversteps its bounds way too much.  I hope someday
they go so far as to piss of some of our allies!  

Uncle sam said it was legal, so therefore screw the rest of the world!

>
>Further,  all of the stories you've seen so far about the FCC's
>sophistication with RDF are true.  I've had occasion to work with
>them in ham radio related matters a couple times and they are
>every bit as good as some folks have indicated.  My one interaction
>with them concerning HF DFing occured when I called them about 
>intruders into the Amateur 10m HF band.  They had two fixes inside
>of 5 minutes with a certainty of 150 miles...the certainty goes
>up inversely with the number of fixes and the shorter the distance.
>(The intruder was half way around the globe and obviously way
>beyond their jurisdiction ;-)  So if they get 3-4 fixes
>for a signal inside the continental U.S. you can bet they have
>an accuracy measured within 10's of miles.  
>
>stevew@netcom.com
>   
>
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: dysart@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mitchell D Dysart)
Subject: Re: Wanted
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 21:27:03 GMT

In article <1992Apr7.154531.26045@uwm.edu> ninjam@csd4.csd.uwm.edu writes:
>Wanted:
>
>Authors to write file or series on creating and maintaining
>a pirate radio station, for an underground magazine.  Must
>be able to explain in format easily understood by readers
>with at least some tehnical background.  Will be done
>anonymously (by handle) of course.  Thanks in advance!
>
>Reply in email only please.

This wouldn't be a government sting operation, by any chance? :-( 


-- 
Mitch Dysart
Computer Projects Coordinator
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
dysart@ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: markz@ssc.wa.com (Mark Zenier)
Subject: Re: joining the cabal
Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 18:13:52 GMT

In article <1992Apr5.203809.13161@eskimo.celestial.com> nanook@eskimo.celestial.com (Robert Dinse) writes:
>In article <1992Apr4.222246.18284@ssc.wa.com>, markz@ssc.wa.com (Mark Zenier) writes:
>> Here's the catch-22 of pirate broadcasting.  If you are trying
>> to serve an audience to any reasonable level, you are too easy
>> to catch.  And if you restrict your operations so just the
>> select few can receive you, it's just an ego-tripping inside
>> joke.
>
>     This is an assumption not born out in fact.  Being easy to catch and being
>caught are two different things.
>
>     I know of a number of operations locally that were receivable in most of
>the greater Seattle area, broadcasted an average of about four hours a day,
>operated over several years, and never got "busted".

Being on the air isn't serving an audience if no one is listening.
Part of broadcasting is making sure the audience knows you exist, 
at which point you're vulnerable.  If no one but the guy behind the 
mike hears it, it's a personal ego trip, which IMHO doesn't justify
the legal liability.

>Small noise generators
>placed near FCC monitoring posts might be fun, etc.

They are called "Protected Field Offices" in the regs.  (Title 47 0.121)
And here's an example from the Ham regs (97.13b)
"A station within 1600 M (1 mile) of an FCC monitoring facility must 
protect that facility from harmful interference."

Sound like they have already thought of that.  

In addition, if you interfere with a distress call (ships at sea and 
all that), you're in deeper shit.  Not to mention the law enforcement
and counterintelligence functions of the site.

(On the other hand , one of them is in Livermore, CA.  I've also
heard that the weapons lab there runs powerful RF noise generators
to mask any emissions from the computers.)


Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com
From: cmgrawbu@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER M GRAWBURG)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Did Anyone Hear This??
Date: 13 Apr 92 16:34:02 GMT
Reply-To: cmgrawbu@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER M GRAWBURG)
Organization: Project EOS - North Carolina State University


Did anyone hear the station Sat. nite at about 0300 that was plying
the oldies show Super Gold in USB.

If anyone got an ID please pass it along!!


Chris
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: spinnefm@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Subject: Re: How Does One Start A Pirate?
Reply-To: spinnefm@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 20:48:29 GMT

In article <zckjsh=@lynx.unm.edu>, lazlo@triton.unm.edu (Lazlo Nibble) writes:
>911087e@ace.acadiau.ca (John Enzinas) writes:
>
>> so someone doesn't know that much about electronics. you don't need to 
>> insult them. no one said that it was necessary to tell some one
>> exactally how to do it however you could have given this fellow a few
>> helpful pointers like some useful references or mailing lists or
>> whatever. 
>
>If you don't have the wits or initiative to find out what you need to know
>on your own, you really don't have any business messing around in pirate
>radio or any other underground activity.  Cabalistic?  Sure.  But nobody who
>does this stuff seriously has anything to gain by giving fresh-faced
>newcomers cookbook solutions to the problems involved in setting up and
>maintaining a pirate station.  If you haven't worked your way up on your
>own, you also haven't gained enough experience to do it without setting up
>unnecessary risks to other people.
>
>Don't they teach people how to use the library anymore?
>
>--
>Lazlo (lazlo@triton.unm.edu)


Even on the "pirate" newsgroup this attitude seems predominate.  Too bad.
In the old days information was distributed more freely.  oh, well
Let me give anyone homebrewing a hint, though.  (this is in theory of course)
You really don't need PLL controlled tightly-filtered crystal-oven
transmitters if your going to be running illegaly anyway!  Therefore
I suppose you can scrimp a bit and use FMed vfos w/freq modulators
for FM and simply XTAL controlled rigs for AM (or on shortwave).
I bet a surplus xtal could be divided by a TTL divider for AM BC band, too

On shortwave a few watts would do wonders.

Of, course this is theory and I'd never do this..

Fred M. Spinner
From: rpfaff@umiacs.umd.edu (Ray Pfaff)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: Did Anyone Hear This??
Date: 14 Apr 92 12:12:16 GMT
Organization: UMIACS, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

In article <1992Apr13.163402.14044@ncsu.edu> cmgrawbu@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER M GRAWBURG) writes:
>
>Did anyone hear the station Sat. nite at about 0300 that was plying
>the oldies show Super Gold in USB.
>
>If anyone got an ID please pass it along!!
>
>
>Chris
I heard this also and would like to know.  By the way, I received a QSL
today from both WCYC and VON.  The second really suprised me since I
always had suspected that "Ladd" (in keeping with his radio persona)
wouldn't ever QSL.

Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: stevew@netcom.com (Steven Wilson)
Subject: Re: joining the cabal
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 92 16:25:07 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Summary: Plead for how to build...

In article <1992Apr4.083659.15168@helios.physics.utoronto.ca>, payne@bullet.ecf.toronto.edu (PAYNE  DENISE JOYCE) writes:
> stuff deleted...
> According to multiple posts here, no one who can't build a transmitter
> with a blindfold on has no business thinking about it. I cant, but am
> interested. I agree some experience with the technology is required,
> since it does pose some threats to public safety.
> 
> However, this is somewhat analogous to software pirating. Though no one
> should be doing it (and no one should be doing pirate radio), one isn't
> encouraged to know assembly inside out before using a cracked piece of
> software. Same with computers. They have the potential to do damage,
> though not as easily, but I've been using them without knowing basic
> internals til last year's Computer Architecture course I took. 

Why not?  I've found that having an intimate knowledge of computer
architecture has help pay alot of bills around here ;-)
 
> Is there no hope at all for electronically-illiterates with pirate radio?
> I guess i am looking for a cookbook recipe here, which is relatively
> unfair and somewhat irresponsible. 

No chance at all...at least not from this corner.

I just care to help people break the law.  All the information on 
how to do this is readily available in lots of books if you choose
to go find out how.... mind you I'm not going to object to others
taking the path of posting such info..I'm just not going to.

Steve Wilson

Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: stuart@cco.caltech.edu (Stuart Wagner)
Subject: FCC
Summary: what are the exact regulations
Keywords: FCC,regulations
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 09:47:30 GMT

Does anyone out there know the exact FCC regulations for transmitting
on the 88-108 MHz band.  I figure it must be OK if you're under a 
certain power, otherwise the Mr. Microphones couldn't have been 
sold.

Also, does anyone know if there are different regulation and
requirement differences between a public and a commercial FM
station - both in getting the license and running it.

Please email me and I will post a follow-up article.

Thanks,
Stuart
stuart@cco.caltech.edu

===================================================================
 STUART WAGNER (student, DJ, photographer, defender of vice, etc.)

 Internet:stuart@coil.caltech.edu

 1800 watts of stereo sound to make your brain melt and your body 
 dance.  WARNING:this person may be hazardous to your hearing.
===================================================================
From: brewer@anarky.enet.dec.com (John Brewer)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: Wanted
Date: 7 Apr 92 18:54:02 GMT
Distribution: usa

In article <1992Apr7.154531.26045@uwm.edu>, ninjam@csd4.csd.uwm.edu writes...
>Wanted:
> 
>Authors to write file or series on creating and maintaining
>a pirate radio station, for an underground magazine.  Must
>be able to explain in format easily understood by readers
>with at least some tehnical background.  Will be done
>anonymously (by handle) of course.  Thanks in advance!
> 
>Reply in email only please.


	There is already a document entitled the Pirate Radio Handbook,
	and it is available thru PO BOX 452 Wellsville NY. I am not sure
	of the cost.

	Many of the questions in this group could be answered thru 
	some background searches starting with the ACE magazine.
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: adb@teal.csn.org (Alan D. Bryant)
Subject: Re: Receivers
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 03:49:36 GMT

In article <17818@oasys.dt.navy.mil> downin@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Dave Downin) writes:
>I am interested in being able to hear some of these broadcasts and am
>wondering just what equiptment I need.  Things like equiptment needed,
>places where you can obtain this equiptment etc.  Also, other that pirate
>broadcasts, what other interesting things can be picked up?  Also, what
>would it cost to set up a fairly decent system?

The discussion in this newsgroup deals primarily with shortwave radio pirates.
All you need is a shortwave radio, really.  Your local Radio Shack has them,
as do many other retailers, although it's not something you'll easily find
at the local K-Mart, for example.

I'd get used to shortwave listening in general before you start hunting for
pirates.  Shortwave is "world band" radio, so you can hear news and 
features from virtually every major (and many minor) countries around the
world.  Listen to the BBC, Radio Japan, Radio Netherlands, and more.  Take
a look at rec.radio.shortwave for shortwave listening in general.

-- 
---------------------------------------
Alan D. Bryant, adb@csn.org
P. O. Box 101612, Denver, CO 80250, USA
---------------------------------------
From: ckp@cup.portal.com (Christine K Paustian)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: Did Anyone Hear This??
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 92 05:01:49 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <53174@mimsy.umd.edu>

The station that relayed Supergold last Saturday night for at least 3
hours on 7415 kHz never gave a station ID.  But . . .  while the operator
was successful most of the time at dumping out of the relay whenever it
was time for a local station ID, he missed twice.

The mystery operator was relaying 93.7, WRVC - a 100 kilowatt station in
Ashland, Kentucky.

Draw your own conclusions.

	/Christine
From: markz@ssc.wa.com (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: How Does One Start A Pirate?
Date: 15 Apr 92 00:23:44 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA

In article <1992Apr13.204829.26939@cs.rose-hulman.edu> spinnefm@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU writes:
>Even on the "pirate" newsgroup this attitude seems predominate.  Too bad.
>In the old days information was distributed more freely.  

There is no mystique about it.   Pirate radio uses the same
equipment as a half a million Hams, and/or 10 million CB'ers.
All you need to figure out is how to hook up a tape recorder or
mixer board to the transmitter.

The information is so easy to get that asking the net for it all laid 
out on a platter is something deserving of a flaming.  

All to attract the attention of some poor overworked government
bureaucrat who'd (probably) rather be home watching TV.

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com  
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: pecampbe@mtu.edu (Paul Campbell)
Subject: Re: Logging
Organization: Degrading Chaos, unincorporated
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 21:22:44 GMT

In article <1992Apr6.200755.15127@csn.org> adb@teal.csn.org (Alan D. Bryant) writes:
>All the talk about starting a pirate station (or NOT) is starting to get 
>boring.  How about some logging data?
>
>I'll start:  I heard KXKVI on 4/5 at 04:45 to 05:11 UTC on 7415 kHz.  The
>signal was weak, and faded in and out a great deal.  The content was much like
>The ACE newsletter has noted in the past: new age music mix and commentary
>with lots of IDs in between.  
>
>This is the first pirate I've logged after a great deal of trying on my
>part.  Signals are weak in the western US anyway, which I'm sure explains
>part of it.  Anyone else catch this one, and if so, how well did you hear 
>him?

Same thing, same place, same time. VERY loud. Very clear. First pirate I've
managed to pick out of the general sea of hash and noise and coverup. He did
appear to be overmodulating (as in really wide side bands) a bit, too. This
from the U.P. of Michigan..generally anything North of the lower half of
Michigan is either long range or a dead zone. This is coupled with the fact
that all the surrounding rock are iron, copper, and silver ores and it's in
a deep valley. Anything that can punch through that is either a sky wave,
local, or satellite.
From: markz@ssc.wa.com (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: How Does One Start A Pirate?
Date: 15 Apr 92 00:33:07 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA

In article <1992Apr14.112620.5434@uwm.edu> rick@discus.mil.wi.us writes:
>I don't know if the FCC actually has much RDF capability of its own.

Title 47 Part 0.121 Location of Field Installations
[the actual regs. have the latitude and longitude]

Allegan, Michigan
Anchorage, Alaska
Belfast, Maine
Canandaigua, New York
Douglas, Arizona
Ferndale, Washington
Grand Island, Nebraska
Kingsville, Texas
Laurel, Maryland
Livermore, California
Powder Springs, Georgia
Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico
Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Vero Beach, Florida
Waipahu, Hawaii

They also have remote controlled receiver sites spread around.
(One of the reasons that Icom R-7000 is still available, even
after it's replacment the R-7100 is out.)

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com
From: fnord@pine.circa.ufl.edu (Elmer Fudd, Millionaire)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: repost(s) schems
Date: 7 Apr 92 07:03:19 GMT
Reply-To: why bother?
Organization: University Domain (edu)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4

>These are reposted from sci.electronics.
From: dysart@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mitchell D Dysart)
Subject: Cookbook (sort of) to Building a Radio Transmitter
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 15:31:46 GMT

QUick Cook-Book to building a transmitter:

1.	Get an ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League) study guide.  Also
	look at magazines such as Popular Electronics, as well as
	the various ham mags.  Check out as many books as you can
	get ahold of from the library on radio theory and amateur
	radio operation.  You will find tons of schematics for building
	transmitters that work in the amateur bands.  You will find
	many step by step assembly instructions.

2.	Consult the radio theory books on how to tune the transmitter
	oscilator to the desired frequency for the carrier wave.  Depending
	on the type of transmitter, this is done differently.  Simple
	transmitters use an LRC circuit but there are plently of other ways
	to do it.  The article on constructing the transmitter will largely
	address this issue.

3.	You can go on the air but if you are in violation of any law be
	prepared to suffer the consequences.  PLEASE be careful to avoid
	radio control and navigation bands (consult the FCC Regulations
	for more information).  I actually recommend becoming a licensed
	amateur radio operator and doing this legally (although amateur
	radio operation isn't quite the same a broadcasting -- e.g., you
	are prohibited from transmitting music).


-- 
Mitch Dysart
Computer Projects Coordinator
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
dysart@ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: markz@ssc.wa.com (Mark Zenier)
Subject: Torroids (Re: How Does One Start A Pirate?)
Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 18:19:32 GMT
Keywords: Pirate Radio

In article <1992Apr6.044616.21280@xraylith.wisc.edu> v_white@xraylith.wisc.edu (Victor White) writes:
>This sounds like fun.  But what is a "torroidal transformer"?  Could 
>someone elaborate?   The only torroidal transformers I know are cheap
>surge suppressors and tokamaks.

A RF Torroid is a doughnut shaped hunk of Ferrite or Powdered Iron.
They range in size from 1/4 inch (or less) up to several inches.
And come in a bewildering variety of compositions and thus electrical
characteristics.

They are used as the core for inductors and transformers.  The advantages
is that the "magnetic circuit" is closed and so are self shielding, and
the core material allows large inductance with a smaller number of turns.
The disadvantage is they are a pain in the ass to wind (relative to 
solenoid wound coils), and if driven with too much power, go nonlinear
and produce harmonics.

They are a standard technology for ham radio.  Look in a ham magazine
for a supplier named Amidon.

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com  

Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
From: bkelley@pms001.pms.ford.com ( Brian Kelley )
Subject: Re: How Does One Start A Pirate?
Organization: Entropic
Distribution: na,local
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 19:15:29 GMT

In article <1992Apr2.143605.5422@ctr.columbia.edu> pecampbe@mtu.edu (Paul Campbell) writes:
>The alternative is to find another route to go to increase your safety margin.
>For instance, I understand that RNI used to do it by mounting the equipment on
>a relatively decent ship, slipping out to international waters, and
>broadcasting anyways, free from government interference (the FCC cheated and
>went out and nailed them anyways even though it was illegal).

Can anyone post more information on that case and the outcome?  I heard
a little about it when they were first busted.


  Brian

---
bkelley@pms001.pms.ford.com
From: ninjam@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Wanted
Date: 7 Apr 92 15:45:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: uwm.1992Apr7.154531.26045
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Originator: ninjam@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

Wanted:

Authors to write file or series on creating and maintaining
a pirate radio station, for an underground magazine.  Must
be able to explain in format easily understood by readers
with at least some tehnical background.  Will be done
anonymously (by handle) of course.  Thanks in advance!

Reply in email only please.
From: sether@cae.wisc.edu (Steven Sether)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Re: He-man Radio
Date: 6 Apr 92 15:12:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: doug.1992Apr6.101245.9545
Distribution: usa
Organization: College of Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

In article <1992Apr6.112841.15636@udel.edu> zickus@dewey.udel.edu (Tim Zickus) writes:
>I heard He Man Radio on 7415 USB from 2350-0030 last night!
>
>It was the "Sports Illustrated Bathing Suit Issue Show", and was pretty
>funny.  There was a good "FCC Recruitment" ad following too... ("you too
>can drive your very own radio direction finding station wagon...").
>Apparently the new QSL has Kathy Ireland on it, so this will be a real
>treat if I get so blessed!
>
>Mail drop was: He-Man Radio; PO Box 109; Blue Ridge Summit PA 17214.
>

I heard it also, but I thought it was pretty bad!  The music he played was just
awfull!  I almost wish the FCC would get this guy.  I heard midnight radio on
friday, and was much more impressed.

-All I know is that I am not a marxist.
--Karl Marx
From: downin@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Dave Downin)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: Receivers
Date: 8 Apr 92 19:48:00 GMT
Reply-To: downin@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Dave Downin)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

I am interested in being able to hear some of these broadcasts and am
wondering just what equiptment I need.  Things like equiptment needed,
places where you can obtain this equiptment etc.  Also, other that pirate
broadcasts, what other interesting things can be picked up?  Also, what
would it cost to set up a fairly decent system?
From: brewer@anarky.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: FCC action
Date: 12 Apr 92 14:20:03 GMT


	Looks like Don Bishop has been slapped with a $10,000 fine for 
	his alleged part in the 19m mobile relay of 6 mos ago. This 
	according to SIGNALS.

	It appears the FCC wants to set an example.
	

Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate