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Radio Free London

2007-09-27T00:03:55Z

Channel Z:

Radio Free London first came on the air in August 1968, on the first anniversary of the closure of Britain's offshore stations. A transmitter of moderately high power was set up in a flat at Shepherd's Bush, where many of Radio Caroline's former staff had taken refuge. Their aerial was a long horizontal wire which ran across a street and a railway line and was tied to the fire escape of a BBC building.

This was the first test transmission and over the next few days RFL continued broadcasting intermittently with advertising for the first major Free Radio Association Rally, which was to be held in Trafalgar Square on August 17th of that year.

An estimated 5,000 Free Radio supporters attended the rally when speakers included former pirate DJs Robbie Dale, Stevi Merike, Ian Damon, Spangles Muldoon and Lorne King. An additional surprise for the supporters was the appearance of the founder of Radio Caroline, Ronan O'Rahilly.

RFL continued broadcasting every Sunday until early 1969 when it disappeared from London's airwaves. Although it did reappear briefly on FM in 1970 just hours before the launch of the BBC local station Radio London, it was not to be heard on a regular basis until March 1973 when it once again broadcast to London every weekend, this time on 92.8 MHz. This phase of RFL lasted until November 1974, when four members of staff were caught during a raid at Hayes Common in Kent, and once again RFL disappeared from London's airwaves.

The second phase of the FM service reappeared in late 1978 during a snow storm, once again broadcasting from the woods and fields on the outskirts of London, but within twelve months the station has moved to the rooftops of South London's high rise tower blocks. This phase of Radio Free London was the longest period the station broadcast to the capital which lasted for over five years with eight hours of programming being broadcast every Sunday.

Throughout the 1980's RFL could be heard playing the finest rock music but listenership to the station began to fall by the time the 1999s had started and the introduction of the new legal Radio stations which were slowly coming on the air, the need for a rock pirate station became less.

The heyday of RFL was between 1978-1983 when it broadcast a rock format to London every Sunday from the high rise tower blocks of down town South London with a very slow reel-to-reel machine carrying the 14+ hours of programming on FM. RFL was also featured on SW, via European Music Radio, and received many enquiries from all over Europe. The station came and went throughout the 80's and early 90's. The last high power broadcast from the station was from Mottingham in Kent when it was heard in stereo, with live and taped programmes for two days over Christmas 1992.

Radio Free London was silent until March 1995, when low power tests were heard on 99.1 FM on Sunday and Wednesday evenings . It was not until six weeks later at Easter when regular shows were heard once again, twice a week for three hours a night incorporating old timers Kenny and Mark and well known voices from the shortwave scene Jodie (ex Radiofax), Terry Phillips and Andy Walker plus new boy Eric May. Because of lack of response from the listeners the FM service was closed and a move to SW was made in November 95, giving European listeners the chance to hear the UK’s oldest landbased pirate station.

A frequency of 6400kHz was used as this had proved to work well in the past with other stations, but as RFL was new to SW and 6.4mHz was out of the main 48m pirate band, a move was made to 6285kHz to build up an audience. This we did and after a few months we moved back to 6400kHz with some very good results using only 15 watts of power from a car battery.

Just before Easter ‘96 a mains supply was installed at our site and 24 hour broadcasts started on our 1st and 3rd Sundays on the air. In June 96 RFL started broadcasting on 3945kHz in the 76 metre band on a Saturday evening and through the night into the Sunday morning and soon both frequencies were used in parallel with our transmitters staying on the air for the full 24 hours of air time with programs broadcast on a continuous loop cassette machine with four one hour shows, repeated every four hours.

At Christmas, a week long broadcast was made with the usual four hour loop and tape changes made every day. A total of 170 hours of broadcasting time was clocked up during that week, with our two transmitters staying on the air non-stop throughout the Xmas week.

Everything was going great, we had now not only a large amount of letters being received at our postal address but also RFL was on the Internet with an E-Mail address and a mobile phone which was used to take calls from our listeners every time we were on the air, but it was all soon to come to a sudden halt, when some children found our site and equipment, luckily we were in the local pub having a drink and caught them as they switched off the transmitter. A move of site was made to wooded area outside of London, but what was to happen on Sunday evening April 20th could not have been foreseen!

We had over the course of three weeks installed mains power and two aerials at a wooded site on the side near the M25 motorway at Junction four in Kent. On the evening of April 19th our two transmitters and a continuous play cassette machine were installed and once again RFL took to the airwaves as usual with good signals being heard throughout the UK and Europe. Everything went well and the time switch turned off the equipment as it always had 24 hours later.

Around 2200hrs that evening someone stumbled across our equipment, (we believe it was a motorway maintenance worker) who telephoned the Police who believing it was a suspect package closed the motorway between junctions three and five while the bomb squad were called in to investigate. There must have been some red faces in high places when the packages were found to be nothing more that a pirate radio station.

Below is a copy of the story that appeared on South-Eastern teletext the following day:

''Teletext Page 339 April 21st 1997''
''London M-WAY CLOSURE BLAMED ON RADIO''
''A pirate radio station is believed to have caused a bomb alert that closed the M25'' ''motorway for two hours. Police shut the motorway at junction four after a member of the'' ''public found wires leading from the slip road into nearby woods, and connected'' ''to a box. The bomb squad examined the box but decided it was harmless.'' ''The DTI are now investigating the transmitter.''

Our move to the 51 metre band, 5805kHz has so far been a great success, with good signals heard across the UK and Europe. The move was made when our regular frequency of 6400 became more congested with QRM and interference from Radio Korea. We carried out a couple of tests with only 12 watts of power which had the free radio scene buzzing on hearing clear strong reception almost everywhere. Some RTTY has been noted on the channel of an evening but during the day the 5805 slot remains mostly clear making it a very good choice for broadcast use. Let’s hope it stays that way.

During February 20001after an act of vandalism at their transmitter site, the short-wave service of RFL had to be suspended. However the London service on 819 kHz continued to broadcast every Sunday. There had been a number of strange happenings and attacks at the short-wave site over the previous year with little idea of who was behind them as very little or no damage was done to the transmitter. Other strange happenings had been the pulling up of buried mains cable and aerial coax, the locations of which were only known to four members of RFL staff. All the transmitting equipment had to be removed and stored in a safe place.

A remarkable twist to these strange happenings took place when a member of the RFL staff was seen entering, and leaving one of the sites and was challenged by other members of staff. This resulted in the said member suddenly leaving the station with the subsequent return of broadcasting equipment to another staff member. It was believed that this former staff member had teamed up with another ex-RFL presenter to start a new station on short-wave.

Following these serious accusations, together with comments on various web sites stating that Terry Philips the main operator behind RFL was responsible for the sabotage, Terry started transmissions from a new station on short wave, "Radio Nova International", at the same time vigorously denying having had anything to do with these acts of vandalism.

Radio Free London eventually returned to 5805kHz short-wave on June 4th in parallel with the 819kHz London service. Transmitter power on short-wave was 30 watts. However the internal squabbles continued and the station eventually closed down.

RFL returned once again on shortwave in 2005 on 6275 kHz during the May and August Bank Holiday Weekends. The impressive line-up of presenters were: Andy Walker, Tony Randall, Dave Martin, Chris Ise, Steve Underground, Roger Dale, Dave Doubledex, and Tristian Gaybody.

Radio Free London

2007-09-27T00:01:28Z

Channel Z: New page: Radio Free London first came on the air in August 1968, on the first anniversary of the closure of Britain's offshore stations. A transmitter of moderately high power was set up in a flat ...

Radio Free London first came on the air in August 1968, on the first anniversary of the closure of Britain's offshore stations. A transmitter of moderately high power was set up in a flat at Shepherd's Bush, where many of Radio Caroline's former staff had taken refuge. Their aerial was a long horizontal wire which ran across a street and a railway line and was tied to the fire escape of a BBC building.

This was the first test transmission and over the next few days RFL continued broadcasting intermittently with advertising for the first major Free Radio Association Rally, which was to be held in Trafalgar Square on August 17th of that year.

An estimated 5,000 Free Radio supporters attended the rally when speakers included former pirate DJs Robbie Dale, Stevi Merike, Ian Damon, Spangles Muldoon and Lorne King. An additional surprise for the supporters was the appearance of the founder of Radio Caroline, Ronan O'Rahilly.

RFL continued broadcasting every Sunday until early 1969 when it disappeared from London's airwaves. Although it did reappear briefly on FM in 1970 just hours before the launch of the BBC local station Radio London, it was not to be heard on a regular basis until March 1973 when it once again broadcast to London every weekend, this time on 92.8 MHz. This phase of RFL lasted until November 1974, when four members of staff were caught during a raid at Hayes Common in Kent, and once again RFL disappeared from London's airwaves.

The second phase of the FM service reappeared in late 1978 during a snow storm, once again broadcasting from the woods and fields on the outskirts of London, but within twelve months the station has moved to the rooftops of South London's high rise tower blocks. This phase of Radio Free London was the longest period the station broadcast to the capital which lasted for over five years with eight hours of programming being broadcast every Sunday.

Throughout the 1980's RFL could be heard playing the finest rock music but listenership to the station began to fall by the time the 1999s had started and the introduction of the new legal Radio stations which were slowly coming on the air, the need for a rock pirate station became less.

The heyday of RFL was between 1978-1983 when it broadcast a rock format to London every Sunday from the high rise tower blocks of down town South London with a very slow reel-to-reel machine carrying the 14+ hours of programming on FM. RFL was also featured on SW, via European Music Radio, and received many enquiries from all over Europe. The station came and went throughout the 80's and early 90's. The last high power broadcast from the station was from Mottingham in Kent when it was heard in stereo, with live and taped programmes for two days over Christmas 1992.

Radio Free London was silent until March 1995, when low power tests were heard on 99.1 FM on Sunday and Wednesday evenings . It was not until six weeks later at Easter when regular shows were heard once again, twice a week for three hours a night incorporating old timers Kenny and Mark and well known voices from the shortwave scene Jodie (ex Radiofax), Terry Phillips and Andy Walker plus new boy Eric May. Because of lack of response from the listeners the FM service was closed and a move to SW was made in November 95, giving European listeners the chance to hear the UK’s oldest landbased pirate station.

A frequency of 6400kHz was used as this had proved to work well in the past with other stations, but as RFL was new to SW and 6.4mHz was out of the main 48m pirate band, a move was made to 6285kHz to build up an audience. This we did and after a few months we moved back to 6400kHz with some very good results using only 15 watts of power from a car battery.

Just before Easter ‘96 a mains supply was installed at our site and 24 hour broadcasts started on our 1st and 3rd Sundays on the air. In June 96 RFL started broadcasting on 3945kHz in the 76 metre band on a Saturday evening and through the night into the Sunday morning and soon both frequencies were used in parallel with our transmitters staying on the air for the full 24 hours of air time with programs broadcast on a continuous loop cassette machine with four one hour shows, repeated every four hours.

At Christmas, a week long broadcast was made with the usual four hour loop and tape changes made every day. A total of 170 hours of broadcasting time was clocked up during that week, with our two transmitters staying on the air non-stop throughout the Xmas week.

Everything was going great, we had now not only a large amount of letters being received at our postal address but also RFL was on the Internet with an E-Mail address and a mobile phone which was used to take calls from our listeners every time we were on the air, but it was all soon to come to a sudden halt, when some children found our site and equipment, luckily we were in the local pub having a drink and caught them as they switched off the transmitter. A move of site was made to wooded area outside of London, but what was to happen on Sunday evening April 20th could not have been foreseen!

We had over the course of three weeks installed mains power and two aerials at a wooded site on the side near the M25 motorway at Junction four in Kent. On the evening of April 19th our two transmitters and a continuous play cassette machine were installed and once again RFL took to the airwaves as usual with good signals being heard throughout the UK and Europe. Everything went well and the time switch turned off the equipment as it always had 24 hours later.

Around 2200hrs that evening someone stumbled across our equipment, (we believe it was a motorway maintenance worker) who telephoned the Police who believing it was a suspect package closed the motorway between junctions three and five while the bomb squad were called in to investigate. There must have been some red faces in high places when the packages were found to be nothing more that a pirate radio station.

Below is a copy of the story that appeared on South-Eastern teletext the following day:

''Teletext Page 339 April 21st 1997
London M-WAY CLOSURE BLAMED ON RADIO
A pirate radio station is believed to have caused a bomb alert that closed the M25 motorway for two hours. Police shut the motorway at junction four after a member of the public found wires leading from the slip road into nearby woods, and connected to a box. The bomb squad examined the box but decided it was harmless. The DTI are now investigating the transmitter.''

Our move to the 51 metre band, 5805kHz has so far been a great success, with good signals heard across the UK and Europe. The move was made when our regular frequency of 6400 became more congested with QRM and interference from Radio Korea. We carried out a couple of tests with only 12 watts of power which had the free radio scene buzzing on hearing clear strong reception almost everywhere. Some RTTY has been noted on the channel of an evening but during the day the 5805 slot remains mostly clear making it a very good choice for broadcast use. Let’s hope it stays that way.

During February 20001after an act of vandalism at their transmitter site, the short-wave service of RFL had to be suspended. However the London service on 819 kHz continued to broadcast every Sunday. There had been a number of strange happenings and attacks at the short-wave site over the previous year with little idea of who was behind them as very little or no damage was done to the transmitter. Other strange happenings had been the pulling up of buried mains cable and aerial coax, the locations of which were only known to four members of RFL staff. All the transmitting equipment had to be removed and stored in a safe place.

A remarkable twist to these strange happenings took place when a member of the RFL staff was seen entering, and leaving one of the sites and was challenged by other members of staff. This resulted in the said member suddenly leaving the station with the subsequent return of broadcasting equipment to another staff member. It was believed that this former staff member had teamed up with another ex-RFL presenter to start a new station on short-wave.

Following these serious accusations, together with comments on various web sites stating that Terry Philips the main operator behind RFL was responsible for the sabotage, Terry started transmissions from a new station on short wave, "Radio Nova International", at the same time vigorously denying having had anything to do with these acts of vandalism.

Radio Free London eventually returned to 5805kHz short-wave on June 4th in parallel with the 819kHz London service. Transmitter power on short-wave was 30 watts. However the internal squabbles continued and the station eventually closed down.

RFL returned once again on shortwave in 2005 on 6275 kHz during the May and August Bank Holiday Weekends. The impressive line-up of presenters were: Andy Walker, Tony Randall, Dave Martin, Chris Ise, Steve Underground, Roger Dale, Dave Doubledex, and Tristian Gaybody.

Channel Z Radio

2007-09-23T13:11:10Z

Channel Z:

'''Channel Z Radio''' is a [[pirate radio station]] that started broadcasting in November, 2004. The station’s programming is mostly new wave music and relays of other stations, including [[Pirate Radio Boston]], [[WNKR]], and [[Radio Free London]]. Their email address is channelzradio@gmail.com, and they use the [[Blue Ridge Summit]] maildrop.

[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]

All of Channel Z Radio’s transmissions are made on homebrewed transmitters in AM mode. A total of five transmitters are in use, with 6925 and 6950 kHz being the primary frequencies. DX test transmissions have also been logged on 9292 kHz and 15067 kHz. The station has been heard in 20 states and 6 countries.

The first transmitter built was a [[Grenade]] clone. Fearless Fred of [[WAZU]] and [[Radio Anarchy]] were instrumental in reverse engineering the design of this legendary transmitter. The modulation transformer in the original Grenade was based on a modified Radio Shack automotive choke, part number 270-030-A. Radio Anarchy successfully developed an equivalent design, and the construction details can be found on [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx4/index.html Dave Martin’s website]

Two transmitter designs by Dave Martin of [[WNKR]] were constructed next; the [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/cz.html Corsair] and the Commando. The [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/czcom.html Commando] produces 25 watts of carrier when supplied by a 14 VDC source and has been logged in 4 European countries.

Low power QRP DX tests were carried out in early 2007 using a Radio Anarchy [http://www.angelfire.com/de/RadioAnarchy/ Guerilla] transmitter, with an 8 watt carrier output. These transmissions were logged over 2,000 miles from the transmitter site.

Long distance DX tests were carried out on 15067 kHz using an [http://www.qsl.net/lu8eha/lab_ref2.html LU8EHA transmitter] design. This transmitter is a Class E design and produces 18 watts of carrier. These transmissions were heard in Europe and the USA.

Pirate radio stations

2007-09-23T13:10:09Z

Channel Z: /* European Shortwave Pirate Stations */

Pirate radio stations are unlicensed broadcasters. Most are run by hobbyists purely for fun, although some have political or other agendas. Most pirates transmit using [[SSB]], using modern ham radio equipment, although some use [[AM]], transmitting with vintage equipment. It has become more common for some pirates to transmit images using [[SSTV]]. A small handful have experimented with [[FM]] and even some of the digital modes like [[RTTY]], [[PSK31]] and [[HELL]] as well as plain [[CW]].

There is a wide range of programming styles. Some pirates mostly play music, others produce their own radio dramas. There are quite a few [[:Category:Pirate radio esoterica|inside jokes]] contained in programs, due to the close-knit community of operators and listeners. These include things such as the [[Rodent Revolution]], checking one's [[Tire Pressure]], and so on.

Most communication with the operators of pirate stations is done via a [[maildrop]] or by email.

== North American Shortwave Pirate Stations ==

=== # ===
*[[6YVOS]] - Voice of Smoke
*[[6YCAT]]

=== A ===
*[[All Your Base Radio]]
*[[Altered States Radio]]
*[[Ann Hoffer]]
*[[Anteater Radio]]
*[[Attention 69 Numbers Station]]

=== B ===
*[[Betty Boo Radio]]
*[[Big Johnson Radio]]
*[[Big Thunder Radio]]
*[[Blind Faith Radio]]
*[[Bob Dylan Radio]]
*[[Bozo Radio]]
*[[Brother Stair Numbers]]
*[[Bull Frog Radio]]

=== C ===
*[[Captain Morgan]]
*[[Carribean Sound System]]
*[[CBZO]]
*[[Cell Phone Radio]]
*[[Channel Z Radio]]
*[[CHKN]]
*[[Crazy Elmo's Relay World]]
*[[CRSM]] - Radio Scottish Montreal
*[[Crunch Radio]]
*[[CSIC]]

=== D ===

=== E ===
*[[East Coast Beer Drinker]]

=== F ===
*[[Free Hope Experience]]

=== G ===
*[[Good Evening Radio]]
*[[Grasscutter Radio]]
*[[Ground Zero Radio]]

=== H ===
*[[Happy Halloween]]
*[[Happy Hanukkah Radio]]
*[[He-Man Radio]]
*[[High Times Radio]]
*[[HKMS]] - Harold Krishna's Music Service
*[[Hobart Radio International]]
*[[Hope Radio]]

=== I ===
*[[Indira Calling]]
*[[Iron Man Radio]]

=== J ===
*[[James Bond Radio]]
*[[Jerry-Rigged Radio]]
*[[Jimmy the Weasel]]
*[[Jury Rigged Radio]]

=== K ===
*[[KAT]] - Kitty Kat Radio
*[[KBZO]]
*[[KIPM]]
*[[KFUDD RADIO]]
*[[KMUD]]
*[[KNBS]]
*[[KOLD]]
*[[KPF-941]]
*[[KPRC]]
*[[Kracker Radio]]
*[[KRAQ]]
*[[KRMI]] - Radio Michigan International
*[[K2000]]
*[[KULP]]
*[[KXKVI]] - Interplanetary Radio

=== L ===
*[[LAD]] - Voice of the Night
*[[Liquid Radio]]
*[[Lounge Lizard Radio]]

=== M ===
*[[MAC]]
*[[Maple Leaf Radio]]
*[[Melvin Malfunction Radio]]
*[[MIDI Radio]]
*[[Midnight Radio]]
*[[Moonshine Radio]]
*[[Mouth of Mohammad]]
*[[My New Underpants]]

=== N ===
*[[NAPRS]]
*[[Northwoods Radio]]

=== O ===
*[[Old Turkey Radio]]
*[[Old Vampire Radio]]
*[[One Voice Radio]]

=== P ===
*[[Pan Global Wireless]]
*[[Paragon Radio]]
*[[Partial India Radio]]
*[[Pigmeat Radio]]
*[[Pirate Radio Boston]]
*[[Punxsutawney Pothead Radio]]
*[[Purple Nucleus Of Creation]]

=== Q ===

=== R ===
*[[Radio 6X]]
*[[Radio Aesop]]
*[[Radio Al Fansome]]
*[[Radio Airplane]]
*[[Radio Anarchy]]
*[[Radio Azteca]]
*[[Radio Bingo]]
*[[Radio Bob's Communication Network]]
*[[Radio Clandestine]]
*[[Radio Confusion]]
*[[Radio Doomsday]]
*[[Radio Esoterica]]
*[[Radio First Termer]]
*[[Radio Fluffernut]]
*[[Radio Free Euphoria]]
*[[Radio Free New York]]
*[[Radio Free Speech]]
*[[Radio Garbanzo]]
*[[Radio Hallowe'en]]
*[[Radio Ice Cream]]
*[[Radio Is My Friend]]
*[[Radio Jamba International]]
*[[Radio Metallica Worldwide]]
*[[Radio Newyork International]]
*[[Radio North Coast International]]
*[[Radio Nonsense]]
*[[Radio One]]
*[[Radio Paisano]]
*[[Radio Peace]]
*[[Radio Smooth]]
*[[Radio Three]]
*[[Radio 2]]
*[[Radio Tornado]]
*[[Radio USA]]
*[[Radio XANAX]]
*[[Ragnar Radio]]
*[[Random Radio]]
*[[RFM]] - Radio Free Massachusetts
*[[Robot Radio]]
*[[Rock It Radio]]

=== S ===
*[[Scream of the Butterfly]]
*[[Secret Mountain Laboratory]]
*[[Shadow Radio]]
*[[SPAM Radio]]
*[[Special Ed]] (Possum Hunting Radio)
*[[Sunshine Radio]]
*[[Sycko Radio]]

=== T ===
*[[Take It Easy Radio]]
*[[Tangerine Radio]]
*[[The Asylum]]
*[[The Crooked Man]]
*[[The Crystal Ship]]
*[[Tuna Radio]]

=== U ===
*[[UATWR]] - Up Against The Wall Radio
*[[Undercover Radio]]
*[[United Patriot Militia Bingo]]

=== V ===
*[[Voice of Bob]]
*[[Voice of Bozo]]
*[[Voice of Captain Ron]]
*[[Voice of Christmas]]
*[[Voice of Hell]]
*[[Voice of Influenza]]
*[[Voice of Juliet]]
*[[Voice of Laryngitis]]
*[[Voice of Mike Gaukin]]
*[[Voice of Pancho Villa]]
*[[Voice of Prozac]]
*[[Voice of the Dead]]
*[[Voice of the Inky Pen]]
*[[Voice of the New World Order]]
*[[Voice of the Rock]]
*[[Voice of the Runaway Maharishi]]
*[[Voice of Tomorrow]]

=== W ===
*[[Wack Radio]]
*[[WAMP]]
*[[WAZU]]
*[[WEED]]
*[[WBIG]]
*[[WBNY]]
*[[WBST]]
*[[WBZO]]
*[[WCPR]]
*[[WDDR]]
*[[WENJ]]
*[[WFAT]]
*[[WHJR]]
*[[WHO]]
*[[WHOT]]
*[[WHYP]]
*[[Wild Imagination Radio]]
*[[WJAM]]
*[[WJFK]]
*[[WJPL]]
*[[WKND]] - We're K9 Dog
*[[WLBG]] - We Love Bob Groove
*[[WLIS]] - We Love Interval Signals
*[[WMFQ]] - Where's My F*cking QSL?
*[[WMLK]]
*[[WMOE]]
*[[WMPR]] - Micro Power Radio
*[[Wolverine Radio]]
*[[WORK]]
*[[WPUP]]
*[[WREC]] - Radio Free East Coast
*[[WRRN]] - World Republican Radio Network
*[[WSKO]] - Sycko Radio
*[[WSKY]]
*[[WTCR]] - Twentieth Century Radio
*[[WTPR]] - Tire Pressure Radio
*[[WWRR]] - World Wide Redneck Radio
*[[WYMN]] - Woman Radio

=== X ===
*[[XEROX]] - Radio Duplicado
*[[XYZ]]

=== Y ===

=== Z ===

== North American Mediumwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Lubavitcher Radio]] Radio Moshiach & Redemption

== European Shortwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Alfa Lima international]]
*[[Cupido Radio]]
*[[Radio Borderhunter]]
*[[Laser Hot Hits]]
*[[Mystery Radio]]
*[[Orion Radio]]
*[[Radio Black Arrow]]
*[[Radio Free London]]
*[[Spaceman Radio]]
*[[Weekend Music Radio]]
*[[WNKR]]

== Elsewhere in the World ==
*[[Radio Piraña Internaciónal]]

WNKR

2007-09-22T00:18:51Z

Channel Z: New page: == See also == *[http://www.geocities.com/wnkr_sw/ http://www.geocities.com/wnkr_sw/] Category: Pirate radio stations

== See also ==

*[http://www.geocities.com/wnkr_sw/ http://www.geocities.com/wnkr_sw/]

[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]

Weekend Music Radio

2007-09-22T00:15:34Z

Channel Z: New page: == See also == *[http://www.wmrscotland.com/ http://www.wmrscotland.com/] Category: Pirate radio stations

== See also ==

*[http://www.wmrscotland.com/ http://www.wmrscotland.com/]

[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]

Grenade

2007-09-22T00:11:17Z

Channel Z: /* See also */

The Grenade was a legendary transmitter built by Radio Animal, the operator of WKND. It was sold to a number of pirate radio operators in the early 1990's. It is unknown how many were constructed.

The Grenade was a 10 watt, single-band, crystal controlled AM transmitter for use on 41 meters. Radio Animal used several interesting techniques, particularly with regards to modulation. He also went to great lengths to obscure part numbers and values.

Radio Animal disappeared from the pirate scene not long after completing a number of these transmitters. They have become prized, and many operators have gone to great lengths to reverse engineer or construct similar circuits. One such circuit is the [[Corsair]] by Dave Martin.

Grenade clones have successfully been built by [[Channel Z Radio]], [[Ground Zero Radio]], and [[WAZU]].

== See also ==

*[http://www.angelfire.com/bc/radio/ http://www.angelfire.com/bc/radio/]
*[http://worldwidedirt.tripod.com/gproject.html http://worldwidedirt.tripod.com/gproject.html]
*[http://www.geocities.com/radio107mhz/ http://www.geocities.com/radio107mhz/]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041205041030/http://www.pirateradio.us/ http://web.archive.org/web/20041205041030/http://www.pirateradio.us/]

Grenade

2007-09-22T00:09:46Z

Channel Z:

The Grenade was a legendary transmitter built by Radio Animal, the operator of WKND. It was sold to a number of pirate radio operators in the early 1990's. It is unknown how many were constructed.

The Grenade was a 10 watt, single-band, crystal controlled AM transmitter for use on 41 meters. Radio Animal used several interesting techniques, particularly with regards to modulation. He also went to great lengths to obscure part numbers and values.

Radio Animal disappeared from the pirate scene not long after completing a number of these transmitters. They have become prized, and many operators have gone to great lengths to reverse engineer or construct similar circuits. One such circuit is the [[Corsair]] by Dave Martin.

Grenade clones have successfully been built by [[Channel Z Radio]], [[Ground Zero Radio]], and [[WAZU]].

== See also ==

*[http://www.angelfire.com/bc/radio/ http://www.angelfire.com/bc/radio/]
*[http://worldwidedirt.tripod.com/gproject.html http://worldwidedirt.tripod.com/gproject.html]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041205041030/http://www.pirateradio.us/ http://web.archive.org/web/20041205041030/http://www.pirateradio.us/]

Grenade

2007-09-22T00:06:32Z

Channel Z:

Grenade

2007-09-22T00:02:13Z

Channel Z:

WKND

2007-09-22T00:01:36Z

Channel Z: New page: == See also == *[http://www.angelfire.com/bc/radio/ http://www.angelfire.com/bc/radio/]

== See also ==

*[http://www.angelfire.com/bc/radio/ http://www.angelfire.com/bc/radio/]

Radio Anarchy

2007-09-21T23:57:03Z

Channel Z: New page: == See also == *[http://www.angelfire.com/de/RadioAnarchy/ http://www.angelfire.com/de/RadioAnarchy/] Category: Pirate radio stations

== See also ==

*[http://www.angelfire.com/de/RadioAnarchy/ http://www.angelfire.com/de/RadioAnarchy/]

[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]

Radio PiraÃ±a InternaciÃ³nal

2007-09-21T23:55:28Z

Channel Z: New page: == See also == *[http://www.radiopirana.com/ http://www.radiopirana.com/] Category: Pirate radio stations

== See also ==

*[http://www.radiopirana.com/ http://www.radiopirana.com/]

[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]

Grenade

2007-09-21T23:43:06Z

Channel Z:

Channel Z Radio

2007-09-21T23:40:28Z

Channel Z:

'''Channel Z Radio''' is a [[pirate radio station]] that started broadcasting in November, 2004. The station’s programming is mostly new wave music and relays of other stations, including Pirate Radio Boston, WNKR, and Radio Free London. Their email address is channelzradio@gmail.com, and they use the Blue Ridge Summit maildrop.

[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]

All of Channel Z Radio’s transmissions are made on homebrewed transmitters in AM mode. A total of five transmitters are in use, with 6925 and 6950 kHz being the primary frequencies. DX test transmissions have also been logged on 9292 kHz and 15067 kHz. The station has been heard in 20 states and 6 countries.

The first transmitter built was a [[Grenade]] clone. Fearless Fred of [[WAZU]] and [[Radio Anarchy]] were instrumental in reverse engineering the design of this legendary transmitter. The modulation transformer in the original Grenade was based on a modified Radio Shack automotive choke, part number 270-030-A. Radio Anarchy successfully developed an equivalent design, and the construction details can be found on [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx4/index.html Dave Martin’s website]

Two transmitter designs by Dave Martin of [[WNKR]] were constructed next; the [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/cz.html Corsair] and the Commando. The [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/czcom.html Commando] produces 25 watts of carrier when supplied by a 14 VDC source and has been logged in 4 European countries.

Low power QRP DX tests were carried out in early 2007 using a Radio Anarchy [http://www.angelfire.com/de/RadioAnarchy/ Guerilla] transmitter, with an 8 watt carrier output. These transmissions were logged over 2,000 miles from the transmitter site.

Long distance DX tests were carried out on 15067 kHz using an [http://www.qsl.net/lu8eha/lab_ref2.html LU8EHA transmitter] design. This transmitter is a Class E design and produces 18 watts of carrier. These transmissions were heard in Europe and the USA.

Pirate radio stations

2007-09-21T23:39:25Z

Channel Z: /* European Shortwave Pirate Stations */

Pirate radio stations are unlicensed broadcasters. Most are run by hobbyists purely for fun, although some have political or other agendas. Most pirates transmit using [[SSB]], using modern ham radio equipment, although some use [[AM]], transmitting with vintage equipment. It has become more common for some pirates to transmit images using [[SSTV]]. A small handful have experimented with [[FM]] and even some of the digital modes like [[RTTY]], [[PSK31]] and [[HELL]] as well as plain [[CW]].

There is a wide range of programming styles. Some pirates mostly play music, others produce their own radio dramas. There are quite a few [[:Category:Pirate radio esoterica|inside jokes]] contained in programs, due to the close-knit community of operators and listeners. These include things such as the [[Rodent Revolution]], checking one's [[Tire Pressure]], and so on.

Most communication with the operators of pirate stations is done via a [[maildrop]] or by email.

== North American Shortwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[6YVOS]] - Voice of Smoke
*[[6YCAT]]
*[[All Your Base Radio]]
*[[Altered States Radio]]
*[[Ann Hoffer]]
*[[Anteater Radio]]
*[[Attention 69 Numbers Station]]
*[[Betty Boo Radio]]
*[[Big Johnson Radio]]
*[[Big Thunder Radio]]
*[[Blind Faith Radio]]
*[[Bob Dylan Radio]]
*[[Bozo Radio]]
*[[Brother Stair Numbers]]
*[[Bull Frog Radio]]
*[[Captain Morgan]]
*[[Carribean Sound System]]
*[[CBZO]]
*[[Cell Phone Radio]]
*[[Channel Z Radio]]
*[[CHKN]]
*[[Crazy Elmo's Relay World]]
*[[CRSM]] - Radio Scottish Montreal
*[[Crunch Radio]]
*[[CSIC]]
*[[East Coast Beer Drinker]]
*[[Free Hope Experience]]
*[[Good Evening Radio]]
*[[Grasscutter Radio]]
*[[Ground Zero Radio]]
*[[Happy Halloween]]
*[[Happy Hanukkah Radio]]
*[[He-Man Radio]]
*[[High Times Radio]]
*[[HKMS]] - Harold Krishna's Music Service
*[[Hobart Radio International]]
*[[Hope Radio]]
*[[Indira Calling]]
*[[Iron Man Radio]]
*[[James Bond Radio]]
*[[Jerry-Rigged Radio]]
*[[Jimmy the Weasel]]
*[[Jury Rigged Radio]]
*[[KAT]] - Kitty Kat Radio
*[[KBZO]]
*[[KIPM]]
*[[KFUDD RADIO]]
*[[KMUD]]
*[[KOLD]]
*[[KPF-941]]
*[[KPRC]]
*[[Kracker Radio]]
*[[KRAQ]]
*[[KRMI]] - Radio Michigan International
*[[K2000]]
*[[KXKVI]] - Interplanetary Radio
*[[LADD]] - Voice of the Night
*[[Liquid Radio]]
*[[MAC]]
*[[Maple Leaf Radio]]
*[[Melvin Malfunction Radio]]
*[[MIDI Radio]]
*[[Midnight Radio]]
*[[Moonshine Radio]]
*[[Mouth of Mohammad]]
*[[My New Underpants]]
*[[NAPRS]]
*[[Northwoods Radio]]
*[[Old Turkey Radio]]
*[[Old Vampire Radio]]
*[[One Voice Radio]]
*[[Pan Global Wireless]]
*[[Paragon Radio]]
*[[Partial India Radio]]
*[[Pigmeat Radio]]
*[[Pirate Radio Boston]]
*[[Punxsutawney Pothead Radio]]
*[[Purple Nucleus Of Creation]]
*[[Radio 6X]]
*[[Radio Al Fansome]]
*[[Radio Airplane]]
*[[Radio Anarchy]]
*[[Radio Azteca]]
*[[Radio Bingo]]
*[[Radio Bob's Communication Network]]
*[[Radio Clandestine]]
*[[Radio Confusion]]
*[[Radio Doomsday]]
*[[Radio Esoterica]]
*[[Radio First Termer]]
*[[Radio Fluffernut]]
*[[Radio Free Euphoria]]
*[[Radio Free New York]]
*[[Radio Free Speech]]
*[[Radio Garbanzo]]
*[[Radio Hallowe'en]]
*[[Radio Ice Cream]]
*[[Radio Is My Friend]]
*[[Radio Jamba International]]
*[[Radio Metallica Worldwide]]
*[[Radio Newyork International]]
*[[Radio North Coast International]]
*[[Radio Nonsense]]
*[[Radio One]]
*[[Radio Paisano]]
*[[Radio Peace]]
*[[Radio Three]]
*[[Radio 2]]
*[[Radio Tornado]]
*[[Radio USA]]
*[[Radio XANAX]]
*[[Ragnar Radio]]
*[[Random Radio]]
*[[RFM]] - Radio Free Massachusetts
*[[Robot Radio]]
*[[Rock It Radio]]
*[[Secret Mountain Laboratory]]
*[[Shadow Radio]]
*[[SPAM Radio]]
*[[Special Ed]] (Possum Hunting Radio)
*[[Sunshine Radio]]
*[[Sycko Radio]]
*[[Take It Easy Radio]]
*[[Tangerine Radio]]
*[[The Asylum]]
*[[The Crooked Man]]
*[[The Crystal Ship]]
*[[Tuna Radio]]
*[[UATWR]] - Up Against The Wall Radio
*[[Undercover Radio]]
*[[United Patriot Militia Bingo]]
*[[Voice of Bob]]
*[[Voice of Bozo]]
*[[Voice of Captain Ron]]
*[[Voice of Christmas]]
*[[Voice of Hell]]
*[[Voice of Influenza]]
*[[Voice of Juliet]]
*[[Voice of Laryngitis]]
*[[Voice of Mike Gaukin]]
*[[Voice of Pancho Villa]]
*[[Voice of Prozac]]
*[[Voice of the Dead]]
*[[Voice of the Inky Pen]]
*[[Voice of the Rock]]
*[[Voice of the Runaway Maharishi]]
*[[Voice of Tomorrow]]
*[[WAMP]]
*[[WAZU]]
*[[WEED]]
*[[WBIG]]
*[[WBNY]]
*[[WBST]]
*[[WBZO]]
*[[WCPR]]
*[[WDDR]]
*[[WENJ]]
*[[WFAT]]
*[[WHJR]]
*[[WHO]]
*[[WHOT]]
*[[WHYP]]
*[[Wild Imagination Radio]]
*[[WJAM]]
*[[WJFK]]
*[[WKND]] - We're K9 Dog
*[[WLBG]] - We Love Bob Groove
*[[WLIS]] - We Love Interval Signals
*[[WMFQ]] - Where's My F*cking QSL?
*[[WMLK]]
*[[WMOE]]
*[[WMPR]] - Micro Power Radio
*[[Wolverine Radio]]
*[[WORK]]
*[[WPUP]]
*[[WREC]] - Radio Free East Coast
*[[WRRN]] - World Republican Radio Network
*[[WSKO]] - Sycko Radio
*[[WSKY]]
*[[WTCR]] - Twentieth Century Radio
*[[WTPR]] - Tire Pressure Radio
*[[WWRR]] - World Wide Redneck Radio
*[[WYMN]] - Woman Radio
*[[XEROX]] - Radio Duplicado
*[[XYZ]]

== North American Mediumwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Lubavitcher Radio]] Radio Moshiach & Redemption

== European Shortwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Alfa Lima international]]
*[[Cupido Radio]]
*[[Radio Borderhunter]]
*[[Laser Hot Hits]]
*[[Mystery Radio]]
*[[Orion Radio]]
*[[Radio Black Arrow]]
*[[Spaceman Radio]]
*[[Weekend Music Radio]]
*[[WNKR]]

== Elsewhere in the World ==
*[[Radio Piraña Internaciónal]]

Pirate radio stations

2007-09-21T23:39:04Z

Channel Z: /* North American Shortwave Pirate Stations */

Pirate radio stations are unlicensed broadcasters. Most are run by hobbyists purely for fun, although some have political or other agendas. Most pirates transmit using [[SSB]], using modern ham radio equipment, although some use [[AM]], transmitting with vintage equipment. It has become more common for some pirates to transmit images using [[SSTV]]. A small handful have experimented with [[FM]] and even some of the digital modes like [[RTTY]], [[PSK31]] and [[HELL]] as well as plain [[CW]].

There is a wide range of programming styles. Some pirates mostly play music, others produce their own radio dramas. There are quite a few [[:Category:Pirate radio esoterica|inside jokes]] contained in programs, due to the close-knit community of operators and listeners. These include things such as the [[Rodent Revolution]], checking one's [[Tire Pressure]], and so on.

Most communication with the operators of pirate stations is done via a [[maildrop]] or by email.

== North American Shortwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[6YVOS]] - Voice of Smoke
*[[6YCAT]]
*[[All Your Base Radio]]
*[[Altered States Radio]]
*[[Ann Hoffer]]
*[[Anteater Radio]]
*[[Attention 69 Numbers Station]]
*[[Betty Boo Radio]]
*[[Big Johnson Radio]]
*[[Big Thunder Radio]]
*[[Blind Faith Radio]]
*[[Bob Dylan Radio]]
*[[Bozo Radio]]
*[[Brother Stair Numbers]]
*[[Bull Frog Radio]]
*[[Captain Morgan]]
*[[Carribean Sound System]]
*[[CBZO]]
*[[Cell Phone Radio]]
*[[Channel Z Radio]]
*[[CHKN]]
*[[Crazy Elmo's Relay World]]
*[[CRSM]] - Radio Scottish Montreal
*[[Crunch Radio]]
*[[CSIC]]
*[[East Coast Beer Drinker]]
*[[Free Hope Experience]]
*[[Good Evening Radio]]
*[[Grasscutter Radio]]
*[[Ground Zero Radio]]
*[[Happy Halloween]]
*[[Happy Hanukkah Radio]]
*[[He-Man Radio]]
*[[High Times Radio]]
*[[HKMS]] - Harold Krishna's Music Service
*[[Hobart Radio International]]
*[[Hope Radio]]
*[[Indira Calling]]
*[[Iron Man Radio]]
*[[James Bond Radio]]
*[[Jerry-Rigged Radio]]
*[[Jimmy the Weasel]]
*[[Jury Rigged Radio]]
*[[KAT]] - Kitty Kat Radio
*[[KBZO]]
*[[KIPM]]
*[[KFUDD RADIO]]
*[[KMUD]]
*[[KOLD]]
*[[KPF-941]]
*[[KPRC]]
*[[Kracker Radio]]
*[[KRAQ]]
*[[KRMI]] - Radio Michigan International
*[[K2000]]
*[[KXKVI]] - Interplanetary Radio
*[[LADD]] - Voice of the Night
*[[Liquid Radio]]
*[[MAC]]
*[[Maple Leaf Radio]]
*[[Melvin Malfunction Radio]]
*[[MIDI Radio]]
*[[Midnight Radio]]
*[[Moonshine Radio]]
*[[Mouth of Mohammad]]
*[[My New Underpants]]
*[[NAPRS]]
*[[Northwoods Radio]]
*[[Old Turkey Radio]]
*[[Old Vampire Radio]]
*[[One Voice Radio]]
*[[Pan Global Wireless]]
*[[Paragon Radio]]
*[[Partial India Radio]]
*[[Pigmeat Radio]]
*[[Pirate Radio Boston]]
*[[Punxsutawney Pothead Radio]]
*[[Purple Nucleus Of Creation]]
*[[Radio 6X]]
*[[Radio Al Fansome]]
*[[Radio Airplane]]
*[[Radio Anarchy]]
*[[Radio Azteca]]
*[[Radio Bingo]]
*[[Radio Bob's Communication Network]]
*[[Radio Clandestine]]
*[[Radio Confusion]]
*[[Radio Doomsday]]
*[[Radio Esoterica]]
*[[Radio First Termer]]
*[[Radio Fluffernut]]
*[[Radio Free Euphoria]]
*[[Radio Free New York]]
*[[Radio Free Speech]]
*[[Radio Garbanzo]]
*[[Radio Hallowe'en]]
*[[Radio Ice Cream]]
*[[Radio Is My Friend]]
*[[Radio Jamba International]]
*[[Radio Metallica Worldwide]]
*[[Radio Newyork International]]
*[[Radio North Coast International]]
*[[Radio Nonsense]]
*[[Radio One]]
*[[Radio Paisano]]
*[[Radio Peace]]
*[[Radio Three]]
*[[Radio 2]]
*[[Radio Tornado]]
*[[Radio USA]]
*[[Radio XANAX]]
*[[Ragnar Radio]]
*[[Random Radio]]
*[[RFM]] - Radio Free Massachusetts
*[[Robot Radio]]
*[[Rock It Radio]]
*[[Secret Mountain Laboratory]]
*[[Shadow Radio]]
*[[SPAM Radio]]
*[[Special Ed]] (Possum Hunting Radio)
*[[Sunshine Radio]]
*[[Sycko Radio]]
*[[Take It Easy Radio]]
*[[Tangerine Radio]]
*[[The Asylum]]
*[[The Crooked Man]]
*[[The Crystal Ship]]
*[[Tuna Radio]]
*[[UATWR]] - Up Against The Wall Radio
*[[Undercover Radio]]
*[[United Patriot Militia Bingo]]
*[[Voice of Bob]]
*[[Voice of Bozo]]
*[[Voice of Captain Ron]]
*[[Voice of Christmas]]
*[[Voice of Hell]]
*[[Voice of Influenza]]
*[[Voice of Juliet]]
*[[Voice of Laryngitis]]
*[[Voice of Mike Gaukin]]
*[[Voice of Pancho Villa]]
*[[Voice of Prozac]]
*[[Voice of the Dead]]
*[[Voice of the Inky Pen]]
*[[Voice of the Rock]]
*[[Voice of the Runaway Maharishi]]
*[[Voice of Tomorrow]]
*[[WAMP]]
*[[WAZU]]
*[[WEED]]
*[[WBIG]]
*[[WBNY]]
*[[WBST]]
*[[WBZO]]
*[[WCPR]]
*[[WDDR]]
*[[WENJ]]
*[[WFAT]]
*[[WHJR]]
*[[WHO]]
*[[WHOT]]
*[[WHYP]]
*[[Wild Imagination Radio]]
*[[WJAM]]
*[[WJFK]]
*[[WKND]] - We're K9 Dog
*[[WLBG]] - We Love Bob Groove
*[[WLIS]] - We Love Interval Signals
*[[WMFQ]] - Where's My F*cking QSL?
*[[WMLK]]
*[[WMOE]]
*[[WMPR]] - Micro Power Radio
*[[Wolverine Radio]]
*[[WORK]]
*[[WPUP]]
*[[WREC]] - Radio Free East Coast
*[[WRRN]] - World Republican Radio Network
*[[WSKO]] - Sycko Radio
*[[WSKY]]
*[[WTCR]] - Twentieth Century Radio
*[[WTPR]] - Tire Pressure Radio
*[[WWRR]] - World Wide Redneck Radio
*[[WYMN]] - Woman Radio
*[[XEROX]] - Radio Duplicado
*[[XYZ]]

== North American Mediumwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Lubavitcher Radio]] Radio Moshiach & Redemption

== European Shortwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Alfa Lima international]]
*[[Cupido Radio]]
*[[Radio Borderhunter]]
*[[Laser Hot Hits]]
*[[Mystery Radio]]
*[[Orion Radio]]
*[[Radio Black Arrow]]
*[[Spaceman Radio]]
*[[Weekend Music Radio]]

== Elsewhere in the World ==
*[[Radio Piraña Internaciónal]]

Channel Z Radio

2007-09-21T23:38:04Z

Channel Z:

'''Channel Z Radio''' is a [[pirate radio station]] that started broadcasting in November, 2004. The station’s programming is mostly new wave music and relays of other stations, including Pirate Radio Boston, WNKR, and Radio Free London. Their email address is channelzradio@gmail.com, and they use the Blue Ridge Summit maildrop.

[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]

All of Channel Z Radio’s transmissions are made on homebrewed transmitters in AM mode. A total of five transmitters are in use, with 6925 and 6950 kHz being the primary frequencies. DX test transmissions have also been logged on 9292 kHz and 15067 kHz. The station has been heard in 20 states and 6 countries.

The first transmitter built was a Grenade clone. Fearless Fred of [[WAZU]] and [[Radio Anarchy]] were instrumental in reverse engineering the design of this legendary transmitter. The modulation transformer in the original Grenade was based on a modified Radio Shack automotive choke, part number 270-030-A. Radio Anarchy successfully developed an equivalent design, and the construction details can be found on [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx4/index.html Dave Martin’s website]

Two transmitter designs by Dave Martin of WNKR were constructed next; the [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/cz.html Corsair] and the Commando. The [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/czcom.html Commando] produces 25 watts of carrier when supplied by a 14 VDC source and has been logged in 4 European countries.

Low power QRP DX tests were carried out in early 2007 using a Radio Anarchy [http://www.angelfire.com/de/RadioAnarchy/ Guerilla] transmitter, with an 8 watt carrier output. These transmissions were logged over 2,000 miles from the transmitter site.

Long distance DX tests were carried out on 15067 kHz using an [http://www.qsl.net/lu8eha/lab_ref2.html LU8EHA transmitter] design. This transmitter is a Class E design and produces 18 watts of carrier. These transmissions were heard in Europe and the USA.

Pirate radio stations

2007-09-21T23:36:56Z

Channel Z: /* North American Shortwave Pirate Stations */

Pirate radio stations are unlicensed broadcasters. Most are run by hobbyists purely for fun, although some have political or other agendas. Most pirates transmit using [[SSB]], using modern ham radio equipment, although some use [[AM]], transmitting with vintage equipment. It has become more common for some pirates to transmit images using [[SSTV]]. A small handful have experimented with [[FM]] and even some of the digital modes like [[RTTY]], [[PSK31]] and [[HELL]] as well as plain [[CW]].

There is a wide range of programming styles. Some pirates mostly play music, others produce their own radio dramas. There are quite a few [[:Category:Pirate radio esoterica|inside jokes]] contained in programs, due to the close-knit community of operators and listeners. These include things such as the [[Rodent Revolution]], checking one's [[Tire Pressure]], and so on.

Most communication with the operators of pirate stations is done via a [[maildrop]] or by email.

== North American Shortwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[6YVOS]] - Voice of Smoke
*[[6YCAT]]
*[[All Your Base Radio]]
*[[Altered States Radio]]
*[[Ann Hoffer]]
*[[Anteater Radio]]
*[[Attention 69 Numbers Station]]
*[[Betty Boo Radio]]
*[[Big Johnson Radio]]
*[[Big Thunder Radio]]
*[[Blind Faith Radio]]
*[[Bob Dylan Radio]]
*[[Bozo Radio]]
*[[Brother Stair Numbers]]
*[[Bull Frog Radio]]
*[[Captain Morgan]]
*[[Carribean Sound System]]
*[[CBZO]]
*[[Cell Phone Radio]]
*[[Channel Z Radio]]
*[[CHKN]]
*[[Crazy Elmo's Relay World]]
*[[CRSM]] - Radio Scottish Montreal
*[[Crunch Radio]]
*[[CSIC]]
*[[East Coast Beer Drinker]]
*[[Free Hope Experience]]
*[[Good Evening Radio]]
*[[Grasscutter Radio]]
*[[Ground Zero Radio]]
*[[Happy Halloween]]
*[[Happy Hanukkah Radio]]
*[[He-Man Radio]]
*[[High Times Radio]]
*[[HKMS]] - Harold Krishna's Music Service
*[[Hobart Radio International]]
*[[Hope Radio]]
*[[Indira Calling]]
*[[Iron Man Radio]]
*[[James Bond Radio]]
*[[Jerry-Rigged Radio]]
*[[Jimmy the Weasel]]
*[[Jury Rigged Radio]]
*[[KAT]] - Kitty Kat Radio
*[[KBZO]]
*[[KIPM]]
*[[KFUDD RADIO]]
*[[KMUD]]
*[[KOLD]]
*[[KPF-941]]
*[[KPRC]]
*[[Kracker Radio]]
*[[KRAQ]]
*[[KRMI]] - Radio Michigan International
*[[K2000]]
*[[KXKVI]] - Interplanetary Radio
*[[LADD]] - Voice of the Night
*[[Liquid Radio]]
*[[MAC]]
*[[Maple Leaf Radio]]
*[[Melvin Malfunction Radio]]
*[[MIDI Radio]]
*[[Midnight Radio]]
*[[Moonshine Radio]]
*[[Mouth of Mohammad]]
*[[My New Underpants]]
*[[NAPRS]]
*[[Northwoods Radio]]
*[[Old Turkey Radio]]
*[[Old Vampire Radio]]
*[[One Voice Radio]]
*[[Pan Global Wireless]]
*[[Paragon Radio]]
*[[Partial India Radio]]
*[[Pigmeat Radio]]
*[[Pirate Radio Boston]]
*[[Punxsutawney Pothead Radio]]
*[[Purple Nucleus Of Creation]]
*[[Radio 6X]]
*[[Radio Al Fansome]]
*[[Radio Airplane]]
*[[Radio Anarchy]]
*[[Radio Azteca]]
*[[Radio Bingo]]
*[[Radio Bob's Communication Network]]
*[[Radio Clandestine]]
*[[Radio Confusion]]
*[[Radio Doomsday]]
*[[Radio Esoterica]]
*[[Radio First Termer]]
*[[Radio Fluffernut]]
*[[Radio Free Euphoria]]
*[[Radio Free New York]]
*[[Radio Free Speech]]
*[[Radio Garbanzo]]
*[[Radio Hallowe'en]]
*[[Radio Ice Cream]]
*[[Radio Is My Friend]]
*[[Radio Jamba International]]
*[[Radio Metallica Worldwide]]
*[[Radio Newyork International]]
*[[Radio North Coast International]]
*[[Radio Nonsense]]
*[[Radio One]]
*[[Radio Paisano]]
*[[Radio Peace]]
*[[Radio Three]]
*[[Radio 2]]
*[[Radio Tornado]]
*[[Radio USA]]
*[[Radio XANAX]]
*[[Ragnar Radio]]
*[[Random Radio]]
*[[RFM]] - Radio Free Massachusetts
*[[Robot Radio]]
*[[Rock It Radio]]
*[[Secret Mountain Laboratory]]
*[[Shadow Radio]]
*[[SPAM Radio]]
*[[Special Ed]] (Possum Hunting Radio)
*[[Sunshine Radio]]
*[[Sycko Radio]]
*[[Take It Easy Radio]]
*[[Tangerine Radio]]
*[[The Asylum]]
*[[The Crooked Man]]
*[[The Crystal Ship]]
*[[Tuna Radio]]
*[[UATWR]] - Up Against The Wall Radio
*[[Undercover Radio]]
*[[United Patriot Militia Bingo]]
*[[Voice of Bob]]
*[[Voice of Bozo]]
*[[Voice of Captain Ron]]
*[[Voice of Christmas]]
*[[Voice of Hell]]
*[[Voice of Influenza]]
*[[Voice of Juliet]]
*[[Voice of Laryngitis]]
*[[Voice of Mike Gaukin]]
*[[Voice of Pancho Villa]]
*[[Voice of Prozac]]
*[[Voice of the Dead]]
*[[Voice of the Inky Pen]]
*[[Voice of the Rock]]
*[[Voice of the Runaway Maharishi]]
*[[Voice of Tomorrow]]
*[[WAMP]]
*[[WAZU]]
*[[WEED]]
*[[WBIG]]
*[[WBNY]]
*[[WBST]]
*[[WBZO]]
*[[WCPR]]
*[[WDDR]]
*[[WENJ]]
*[[WFAT]]
*[[WHJR]]
*[[WHO]]
*[[WHOT]]
*[[WHYP]]
*[[Wild Imagination Radio]]
*[[WJAM]]
*[[WJFK]]
*[[WKND]] - We're K9 Dog
*[[WLBG]] - We Love Bob Groove
*[[WLIS]] - We Love Interval Signals
*[[WMFQ]] - Where's My F*cking QSL?
*[[WMLK]]
*[[WMOE]]
*[[WMPR]] - Micro Power Radio
*[[WNKR]]
*[[Wolverine Radio]]
*[[WORK]]
*[[WPUP]]
*[[WREC]] - Radio Free East Coast
*[[WRRN]] - World Republican Radio Network
*[[WSKO]] - Sycko Radio
*[[WSKY]]
*[[WTCR]] - Twentieth Century Radio
*[[WTPR]] - Tire Pressure Radio
*[[WWRR]] - World Wide Redneck Radio
*[[WYMN]] - Woman Radio
*[[XEROX]] - Radio Duplicado
*[[XYZ]]

== North American Mediumwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Lubavitcher Radio]] Radio Moshiach & Redemption

== European Shortwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Alfa Lima international]]
*[[Cupido Radio]]
*[[Radio Borderhunter]]
*[[Laser Hot Hits]]
*[[Mystery Radio]]
*[[Orion Radio]]
*[[Radio Black Arrow]]
*[[Spaceman Radio]]
*[[Weekend Music Radio]]

== Elsewhere in the World ==
*[[Radio Piraña Internaciónal]]

Pirate radio stations

2007-09-21T23:35:20Z

Channel Z: /* North American Shortwave Pirate Stations */

Pirate radio stations are unlicensed broadcasters. Most are run by hobbyists purely for fun, although some have political or other agendas. Most pirates transmit using [[SSB]], using modern ham radio equipment, although some use [[AM]], transmitting with vintage equipment. It has become more common for some pirates to transmit images using [[SSTV]]. A small handful have experimented with [[FM]] and even some of the digital modes like [[RTTY]], [[PSK31]] and [[HELL]] as well as plain [[CW]].

There is a wide range of programming styles. Some pirates mostly play music, others produce their own radio dramas. There are quite a few [[:Category:Pirate radio esoterica|inside jokes]] contained in programs, due to the close-knit community of operators and listeners. These include things such as the [[Rodent Revolution]], checking one's [[Tire Pressure]], and so on.

Most communication with the operators of pirate stations is done via a [[maildrop]] or by email.

== North American Shortwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[6YVOS]] - Voice of Smoke
*[[6YCAT]]
*[[All Your Base Radio]]
*[[Altered States Radio]]
*[[Ann Hoffer]]
*[[Anteater Radio]]
*[[Attention 69 Numbers Station]]
*[[Betty Boo Radio]]
*[[Big Johnson Radio]]
*[[Big Thunder Radio]]
*[[Blind Faith Radio]]
*[[Bob Dylan Radio]]
*[[Bozo Radio]]
*[[Brother Stair Numbers]]
*[[Bull Frog Radio]]
*[[Captain Morgan]]
*[[Carribean Sound System]]
*[[CBZO]]
*[[Cell Phone Radio]]
*[[Channel Z Radio]]
*[[CHKN]]
*[[Crazy Elmo's Relay World]]
*[[CRSM]] - Radio Scottish Montreal
*[[Crunch Radio]]
*[[CSIC]]
*[[East Coast Beer Drinker]]
*[[Free Hope Experience]]
*[[Good Evening Radio]]
*[[Grasscutter Radio]]
*[[Ground Zero Radio]]
*[[Happy Halloween]]
*[[Happy Hanukkah Radio]]
*[[He-Man Radio]]
*[[High Times Radio]]
*[[HKMS]] - Harold Krishna's Music Service
*[[Hobart Radio International]]
*[[Hope Radio]]
*[[Indira Calling]]
*[[Iron Man Radio]]
*[[James Bond Radio]]
*[[Jerry-Rigged Radio]]
*[[Jimmy the Weasel]]
*[[Jury Rigged Radio]]
*[[KAT]] - Kitty Kat Radio
*[[KBZO]]
*[[KIPM]]
*[[KFUDD RADIO]]
*[[KMUD]]
*[[KOLD]]
*[[KPF-941]]
*[[KPRC]]
*[[Kracker Radio]]
*[[KRAQ]]
*[[KRMI]] - Radio Michigan International
*[[K2000]]
*[[KXKVI]] - Interplanetary Radio
*[[LADD]] - Voice of the Night
*[[Liquid Radio]]
*[[MAC]]
*[[Maple Leaf Radio]]
*[[Melvin Malfunction Radio]]
*[[MIDI Radio]]
*[[Midnight Radio]]
*[[Moonshine Radio]]
*[[Mouth of Mohammad]]
*[[My New Underpants]]
*[[NAPRS]]
*[[Northwoods Radio]]
*[[Old Turkey Radio]]
*[[Old Vampire Radio]]
*[[One Voice Radio]]
*[[Pan Global Wireless]]
*[[Paragon Radio]]
*[[Partial India Radio]]
*[[Pigmeat Radio]]
*[[Pirate Radio Boston]]
*[[Punxsutawney Pothead Radio]]
*[[Purple Nucleus Of Creation]]
*[[Radio 6X]]
*[[Radio Al Fansome]]
*[[Radio Airplane]]
*[[Radio Anarchy]]
*[[Radio Azteca]]
*[[Radio Bingo]]
*[[Radio Bob's Communication Network]]
*[[Radio Clandestine]]
*[[Radio Confusion]]
*[[Radio Doomsday]]
*[[Radio Esoterica]]
*[[Radio First Termer]]
*[[Radio Fluffernut]]
*[[Radio Free Euphoria]]
*[[Radio Free New York]]
*[[Radio Free Speech]]
*[[Radio Garbanzo]]
*[[Radio Hallowe'en]]
*[[Radio Ice Cream]]
*[[Radio Is My Friend]]
*[[Radio Jamba International]]
*[[Radio Metallica Worldwide]]
*[[Radio Newyork International]]
*[[Radio North Coast International]]
*[[Radio Nonsense]]
*[[Radio One]]
*[[Radio Paisano]]
*[[Radio Peace]]
*[[Radio Three]]
*[[Radio 2]]
*[[Radio Tornado]]
*[[Radio USA]]
*[[Radio XANAX]]
*[[Ragnar Radio]]
*[[Random Radio]]
*[[RFM]] - Radio Free Massachusetts
*[[Robot Radio]]
*[[Rock It Radio]]
*[[Secret Mountain Laboratory]]
*[[Shadow Radio]]
*[[SPAM Radio]]
*[[Special Ed]] (Possum Hunting Radio)
*[[Sunshine Radio]]
*[[Sycko Radio]]
*[[Take It Easy Radio]]
*[[Tangerine Radio]]
*[[The Asylum]]
*[[The Crooked Man]]
*[[The Crystal Ship]]
*[[Tuna Radio]]
*[[UATWR]] - Up Against The Wall Radio
*[[Undercover Radio]]
*[[United Patriot Militia Bingo]]
*[[Voice of Bob]]
*[[Voice of Bozo]]
*[[Voice of Captain Ron]]
*[[Voice of Christmas]]
*[[Voice of Hell]]
*[[Voice of Influenza]]
*[[Voice of Juliet]]
*[[Voice of Laryngitis]]
*[[Voice of Mike Gaukin]]
*[[Voice of Pancho Villa]]
*[[Voice of Prozac]]
*[[Voice of the Dead]]
*[[Voice of the Inky Pen]]
*[[Voice of the Rock]]
*[[Voice of the Runaway Maharishi]]
*[[Voice of Tomorrow]]
*[[WAMP]]
*[[WEED]]
*[[WBIG]]
*[[WBNY]]
*[[WBST]]
*[[WBZO]]
*[[WCPR]]
*[[WDDR]]
*[[WENJ]]
*[[WFAT]]
*[[WHJR]]
*[[WHO]]
*[[WHOT]]
*[[WHYP]]
*[[Wild Imagination Radio]]
*[[WJAM]]
*[[WJFK]]
*[[WKND]] - We're K9 Dog
*[[WLBG]] - We Love Bob Groove
*[[WLIS]] - We Love Interval Signals
*[[WMFQ]] - Where's My F*cking QSL?
*[[WMLK]]
*[[WMOE]]
*[[WMPR]] - Micro Power Radio
*[[WNKR]]
*[[Wolverine Radio]]
*[[WORK]]
*[[WPUP]]
*[[WREC]] - Radio Free East Coast
*[[WRRN]] - World Republican Radio Network
*[[WSKO]] - Sycko Radio
*[[WSKY]]
*[[WTCR]] - Twentieth Century Radio
*[[WTPR]] - Tire Pressure Radio
*[[WWRR]] - World Wide Redneck Radio
*[[WYMN]] - Woman Radio
*[[XEROX]] - Radio Duplicado
*[[XYZ]]

== North American Mediumwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Lubavitcher Radio]] Radio Moshiach & Redemption

== European Shortwave Pirate Stations ==
*[[Alfa Lima international]]
*[[Cupido Radio]]
*[[Radio Borderhunter]]
*[[Laser Hot Hits]]
*[[Mystery Radio]]
*[[Orion Radio]]
*[[Radio Black Arrow]]
*[[Spaceman Radio]]
*[[Weekend Music Radio]]

== Elsewhere in the World ==
*[[Radio Piraña Internaciónal]]

Channel Z Radio

2007-09-21T23:32:27Z

Channel Z:

'''Channel Z Radio''' is a [[pirate radio station]] that started broadcasting in November, 2004. The station’s programming is mostly new wave music and relays of other stations, including Pirate Radio Boston, WNKR, and Radio Free London. Their email address is channelzradio@gmail.com, and they use the Blue Ridge Summit maildrop.

[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]

All of Channel Z Radio’s transmissions are made on homebrewed transmitters in AM mode. A total of five transmitters are in use, with 6925 and 6950 kHz being the primary frequencies. DX test transmissions have also been logged on 9292 kHz and 15067 kHz. The station has been heard in 20 states and 6 countries.

The first transmitter built was a Grenade clone. Fearless Fred of WAZU and Radio Anarchy were instrumental in reverse engineering the design of this legendary transmitter. The modulation transformer in the original Grenade was based on a modified Radio Shack automotive choke, part number 270-030-A. Radio Anarchy successfully developed an equivalent design, and the construction details can be found on [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx4/index.html Dave Martin’s website]

Two transmitter designs by Dave Martin of WNKR were constructed next; the [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/cz.html Corsair] and the Commando. The [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/czcom.html Commando] produces 25 watts of carrier when supplied by a 14 VDC source and has been logged in 4 European countries.

Low power QRP DX tests were carried out in early 2007 using a Radio Anarchy [http://www.angelfire.com/de/RadioAnarchy/ Guerilla] transmitter, with an 8 watt carrier output. These transmissions were logged over 2,000 miles from the transmitter site.

Long distance DX tests were carried out on 15067 kHz using an [http://www.qsl.net/lu8eha/lab_ref2.html LU8EHA transmitter] design. This transmitter is a Class E design and produces 18 watts of carrier. These transmissions were heard in Europe and the USA.

Channel Z Radio

2007-09-21T23:18:57Z

Channel Z:

'''Channel Z Radio''' is a [[pirate radio station]] that started broadcasting in November, 2004. The station’s programming is mostly new wave music and relays of other stations, including Pirate Radio Boston, WNKR, and Radio Free London. Their email address is channelzradio@gmail.com, and they use the Blue Ridge Summit maildrop.

[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]

All of Channel Z Radio’s transmissions are made on homebrewed transmitters in AM mode. A total of five transmitters are in use, with 6925 and 6950 kHz being the primary frequencies. DX test transmissions have also been logged on 9292 kHz and 15067 kHz. The station has been heard in 20 states and 6 countries.

The first transmitter built was a Grenade clone. Fearless Fred of WAZU and Radio Anarchy were instrumental in reverse engineering the design of this legendary transmitter. The modulation transformer in the original Grenade was based on a modified Radio Shack automotive choke, part number 270-030-A. Radio Anarchy successfully developed an equivalent design, and the construction details can be found on [Dave Martin’s website] [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx4/index.html]

Two transmitter designs by Dave Martin of WNKR were constructed next; the [Corsair] [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/cz.html] and the Commando. The [Commando] [http://www.geocities.com/thecorsairtx3/czcom.html] produces 25 watts of carrier when supplied by a 14 VDC source and has been logged in 4 European countries.

Low power QRP DX tests were carried out in early 2007 using a Radio Anarchy [Guerilla] [http://www.angelfire.com/de/RadioAnarchy/] transmitter, with an 8 watt carrier output. These transmissions were logged over 2,000 miles from the transmitter site.

Long distance DX tests were carried out on 15067 kHz using an [LU8EHA transmitter] [http://www.qsl.net/lu8eha/lab_ref2.html] design. This transmitter is a Class E design and produces 18 watts of carrier. These transmissions were heard in Europe and the USA.