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Pirate Radio Stations: Tuning in to Underground Broadcasts in the Air and Online

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This is a good review of SWLing and pirate radio, but the Internet is better.

Of particular notice is the typeface selected by the publisher. It is bizarre--meant as a display typeface, I'm sure. The effect is that this book is almost impossible to read and frankly, it hurts my eyes.

As an avid SWL (shortwave listener) and Ham Radio Operator, I could not put this book down! It is very well researched, with excellent illustrations and photos. It also comes with an audio CD with clips of many various 'pirate radio' transmissions. Popular frequencies where you can actually hear some of these stations are listed, and I was able to pull in a few the first night of listening! Highly recommended, and highly interesting!

I did buy the book and I have been reading it completely.
And I did learn my friends. I am a pirate radio operator for years but still nice things to find out about Pirating. I like it a lot and also nice to see how other stations are doing it and finding out about their history's.
Also the book to buy if you want to tune in to al kinds of pirate radio like TV,hf,vhf,internet,fm. You name it.

This book will bring back many memories if you were a shortwave listener back in the twentienth century. I remember many of these stations keeping me and my teenage friends entertained for hours. Yoder adds alot of detailed information pertaining to the individual station operations. The material in this book is dated but the information is timeless.

I bought this book for my 20-year-old grandson to go with the Sony broadband radio I gave him for Christmas. He found this book helpful as he explores a fascinating journey into the world of broadband radio.