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

~ Andrew Yoder (Author) "Every hobby or profession, no matter how outwardly mundane, has an underground component that borders on the bizarre..." (more)
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Product Description

Experience Radio's Swashbuckling Side!

Listening to pirate radio is perfectly legal--and frequently an ear-opening experience. This book makes it easier for you to locate and tune in pirate stations--and tells you all about the unlicensed broadcasters who play David to broadcasting conglomerates' Goliath. Revealing the history of pirate radio from 1925 to today, author Andrew Yoder, pirate radio aficionado and long-time writer on radio, electronics, and audio subjects:

* Explains how to buy and use equipment to listen to pirate stations
* Shows you how to find pirate stations on your AM/FM, shortwave, and online radios
* Explains how pirates have "gone legit" on the Internet, with "how-to-listen" directions, and hard-to-find pirate URLs
* Showcases stations operating since at least 1995
* Provides details on political, local, holiday, and special-events pirates
* Tells you about offshore, European, and pirate stations around the world
* Takes you inside illegal stations, some of which have up to 75 volunteers
* Shows you how the FCC tracks pirates and often enforces its regulations harshly
* Gives you a CD with over 80 minutes of audio from dozens of underground stations

From the Back Cover

PINPOINTS THE NEWEST, MOST ACTIVE PIRATE STATIONS

COVERS THE INTERNET PIRATE RADIO, WITH URL DIRECTORY

EXPERIENCE RADIO'S SWASHBUCKLING SIDE!

74 MINUTES OF AUDIO FROM DOZENS OF UNDERGROUND STATIONS!

Listening to pirate radio is perfectly legal--and frequently an ear-opening experience. This book makes it easier for you to locate and tune in to pirate radio stations--and tells you all about the unlicensed broadcasters who play David to broadcasting conglomerates' Goliath. Inside, pirate radio aficionado and long-time writer on radio, electronics, and audio subjects Andrew Yoder--

* Shows you how to find pirate radio stations on your AM/FM, shortwave, and online radios
* Gives you a CD with audio from dozens of pirate stations
* Explains how pirates have "gone legit" on the Internet, with "how-to-listen" directions, and hard-to-find pirate URLs
* Showcases stations operating since at least 1995
* Provides details on political, local, holiday, and special-events pirates
* Tells you about offshore, European, and pirate stations around the world
* Takes you inside illegal stations, some of which have up to 75 volunteers
* Shows you how the FCC tracks pirates and often enforces its regulations harshly
* Reveals the history of pirate radio from 1925 to today

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Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 1 edition (December 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071375635
• ISBN-13: 978-0071375634
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #679,431 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is good, but the Net is better, September 29, 2002

By	J. Ames "Spirit of 76" (Philadelphia USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb and riveting book on 'Pirate Radio'!, March 14, 2007

By	CQ DX (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

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!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for free radio lovers, January 5, 2003

By A Customer

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.