Pirate CW net

[digitalsignalpro]

I'm lookin to start an underground CW network. Anyone interested?

[cpuerror]

Why not just have a legal net on the ham bands? I don't see what you would accomplish out of band unless you want to chat about illegal things?

[L Cee]

I am interested to know.............what would you do on a Pirate CW net?  Curse in code? 

[digitalsignalpro]

One could curse or talk about nefarious things if desired. Even though I can send and receive code at 10 words per minute and have the knowledge to pass the general test I have no desire in becoming a HAM. Except during an emergency all they do is small talk about boring subjects, plus I am the type who likes to operate outside of the rules; following the rules in no fun. For those who don't know the code, there are many computer programs that can be used to send and receive. I also have a very cool simulator of the German Navy Enigma machine that could be distributed so that the net would be private. It just seems like a fun and intellectual pursuit.

[Tube Shortwave]

I agree about the average QSO on the ham bands.

Well, as I see it, this is your opportunity to change all that!  Fake a callsign if you must skate the rules, but let's do it on the amateur spectrum somewhere.  I would love to participate on a CW net to discuss interesting things (NOT ham garbage), but am not willing to risk my career to participate in a net out of band.

[digitalsignalpro]

Bad idea, transmitting on the ham bands is the quickest way to get busted. There is nothing more Pops loves to do than to get off his fat ass and go out and triangulate a pirate transmission that is violating his bandwidth. I think that right below the Ham 40 meter band is the place to start and then go from there. As long as we don't interfere with anybody, no one should mess with us. If the FCC does get involved, all you will get is a letter saying not to do it any more and then we will have to go mobile.

I'm going to be transmitting a URL tonight on 6.955 starting at  2100 EST. I may have to go 10 khz up or down depending on the traffic.

[Pigmeat]

50 and 55 are established conventional pirate frequencies. A lot of SW pirates aren't hams and would fire up over a code tx without thinking twice about it on a busy weekend.

There's not the digital traffic there was between 60 and 70,there was a half decade ago. That could be a window for CW piracy. With the narrow bandwidths,10 khz would be plenty to play around with.

[digitalsignalpro]

good point

[Tube Shortwave]

I understand.  Unfortunately, count me out.