[IRCA] More on 1710. Pirating in general

[Charles A & Leonor L Taylor <calltaylor@xxxxxxx>]

RE 1710:

I tuned up there around twilight local time and checked thru out the
evening. At last check about 2100 local, there were THREE carriers in
there. One of them sounded to be off 200 Hz or so.

Lubavitcher seems to have a good-quality transmitter. Stable frequency
staying 3 - 5 Hz away from the other pirate. Modulation quite clear at
times. Enough for an ID. 
Modulation didn't sound bad. However, it sounded as though some of the
programming was being taken off shortwave. Fading and phase shifting not
correlating with fading of Lubavitcher carrier.

I guess the next question is "Where is the FCC?" It does seem
that some pirates have become either too dangerous politically for the
FCC to close down, or of such little problem engineering-wise that the
FCC just lets well enough alone is it chases bigger fish. 

When I got shut down back in Indianapolis, FCC Chicago sent a field
officer (GS=11, same grade I retired from VOA!) to do a sweep thru
Indianapolis). WISK-1110
could be heard well enough that the licensed stations (WISH-1310
especially) took exception to us. We actually made book once. 

If I didn't believe in being legal in all things and didn't have so many
other risk factors being a retired federal employee, I'd probably get a
pirate station of some 50 W on the
air in a flash. Jimmy-in-Jericho I'd have so much fun! Being 58 years old
wouldn't make a bit of difference. I could put on a program that folks
would listen to for certain.

Sigh!

Charles the Retired Petty Criminal

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Charles A & Leonor L Taylor
 Greenville, North Carolina

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