Generally, pirates can be heard mainly in the evenings, starting just before dark and usually until 10:00 pm eastern time, some times earlier, sometimes later. Frequencies to listen on are 6925 through 6955 on the "5s", as well as 6875, 6900, 6850. Usually usb, but sometimes am, and once in a while lsb. Barnyard seems to like 6930u, but there's no guarantee he'll always use that frequency.