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Author Topic: Shortwave Pirate Radio 2013 - A Year in Review  (Read 1733 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Shortwave Pirate Radio 2013 - A Year in Review
« on: December 22, 2014, 1845 UTC »
Hey, I'm only 11 months late with it!  http://hfunderground.com/blog/?p=402

Also, the HFU blog 30 Below is back up and running. If you're interested in writing articles there, just drop me a line, and I will get you set up with an account.


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Re: Shortwave Pirate Radio 2013 - A Year in Review
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2014, 1941 UTC »
Thanks for the stats Chris. I personally find them very useful for a variety of reasons. Merry Christmas to you and to all readers!
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Re: Shortwave Pirate Radio 2013 - A Year in Review
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2014, 2131 UTC »
Thanks RCCI. I just updated the post with one more graph, showing the number of broadcasts per day of the year.
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Re: Shortwave Pirate Radio 2013 - A Year in Review
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2014, 1444 UTC »
One more update, this time with a chart of broadcasts by UTC hour of the day.  OK, I'm really done this time. At least I think so :-)
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Re: Shortwave Pirate Radio 2013 - A Year in Review
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2014, 0116 UTC »
Chris - thanks for the great compilation - do you ever sleep?  HAH!!
Thanks also for getting 30 below back on its feet.
Merry Christmas to you & yours,
FPE
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Re: Shortwave Pirate Radio 2013 - A Year in Review
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2014, 1656 UTC »
Chris - Looks like a lot of time, effort and thought went into that.
Thanks !
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