Since the FCC closed all their monitoring stations seven
years ago, the number of pirates and unlicensed activity
on HF has jumped by quantum leaps. We are observing
pirates in the 6600 khz range, which is reserved for
aero ops, something which was unheard of in the days of
active FCC enforcement.



I don't even understand the motivation of pirate broadcast radio. If
you have
a message or original music you want people to hear, you can reach a lot
more people
with a web site on the 'net than you ever could with radio. Either you
pirate on
SW, which few people are equipped to listen to, or FM, where your range
is quite limited, and few people will be able to hear you. And then
there is the
schedule limitation. The web site would be avaliable 24/7 for anyone so
inclined
to read or download from.