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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: RadRoadrunner on May 18, 2016, 0202 UTC

Title: Lack Of Pirate Broadcasts Lately
Post by: RadRoadrunner on May 18, 2016, 0202 UTC

Has anyone noticed the lack of pirate broadcasts in North America in the last two days? Any ideas as to why that may be? My theory is that the new shortwave schedule is changing from B15 to A16, although this may be wrong.
Best 73's, Rad

Title: Re: Lack Of Pirate Broadcasts Lately
Post by: John Poet on May 18, 2016, 0259 UTC

Because its Monday and Tuesday?  Not big days, those.

But I have heard rumors that say some may not have shown tonight because of bad static anticipated from thunderstorms...

Title: Re: Lack Of Pirate Broadcasts Lately
Post by: Pigmeat on May 18, 2016, 0908 UTC

It's that time of year. The noise levels go up and the broadcasts go down. You can't beat the noise w/o a lot of power, many ops call it quits for the summer and wait for the fall.

Title: Re: Lack Of Pirate Broadcasts Lately
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on May 18, 2016, 1125 UTC

As others have commented, it is not unusual to have short lulls in activity, especially on a Monday and Tuesday.

Every year I write up a summary of activity, here is the post for 2015: http://hfunderground.com/blog/?p=475

Here is a graph of daily activity from that article. You can see a few breaks in activity. Summer is slower, but still not completely dead:

(http://www.hfunderground.com/pics/pirate_radio_transmissions_per_day_2015.png)

Title: Re: Lack Of Pirate Broadcasts Lately
Post by: RadRoadrunner on May 18, 2016, 1145 UTC

That's an extremely interesting graph, Chris. Never really thought about it that way. Thanks!