Re: [IRCA] More on 1710. Pirating in general

["Tim Kridel" <tkridel@xxxxxxxxx>]

You actually showed up in Arbitron?

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From: irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles A & Leonor L Taylor
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:36 AM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: [IRCA] More on 1710. Pirating in general

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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