On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:16:37 -0800, running dogg wrote:

Radioman390 wrote:

[Inside Politics]
Pirate radio calls for inauguration protests

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An unauthorized radio station in the nation's capital
called for "massive protests" in the week leading up to the January 20
presidential inauguration.

The station broadcast Wednesday at 1680 AM and identified itself as "Guerrilla
Radio, WSQT."

During the identification message, an announcer said, "WSQT is a project of
urban activists in the D.C. area working on housing issues, homeless issues,
issues of war, issues of occupation both at home and abroad, and issues of the
environment that we all have to live in."


Most pirates use FM transmitters. Having been in the pirate community
(but not as a broadcaster) I know that FM tx's are easier to make and
more concealable than AM ones. So the fact that they're broadcasting on
MW is somewhat of a surprise.

Perhaps they modify ham gear that covers 160 meters .... it's a move
of 120 KHz and I'd bet there are transceivers out there that can still
put out a clean signal. The antenna would have to be an incredibly
large compromise of size/performance so as to not attract too much
attention 8-}


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