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Author Topic: Isolated Seniors Start Pirate Radio Station to Stay Connected  (Read 723 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Well, that's the headline anyway. Actually it's just an online internet/streaming "station".  Someone get them a Part 15 transmitter!

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Re: Isolated Seniors Start Pirate Radio Station to Stay Connected
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2020, 1740 UTC »
I think that many of us would have a problem with an online radio station, which is breaking no laws, being labelled as "pirate".
I don't STRETCH the truth.

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Re: Isolated Seniors Start Pirate Radio Station to Stay Connected
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2020, 2305 UTC »
Looks like a Relay might be in their future.  Just a thought..


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