Halloween Pirate Radio Activity Report 2023

This is a glimpse of the pirate radio activity heard on the HF radio bands heard in my ham radio shack on Halloween 2023.

[@Carries338Lapua]

On 6.945 he was using a tone generator to draw pictures in the waterfall. The images would coincide with the song, for example, during Zombie by the Cranberries, a zombie would show up. And during Werewolves of Thunder, werewolves would appear in the waterfall.

[@ToddFun]

Always love your Halloween pirate radio videos. Thanks!

[@mixradiointernationalshortwave]

Hello Larry. Thanks for listening to our station with XFM.

[@RadioHamGuy]

Thank you for doing the relay, that was great and you had a good signal here most of the time. 73

[@ku4uv]

I didn't really hear any pirate activity here in Kentucky last night. Kind of surprising, because there used to be a TON of pirate activity on Halloween night back in the late 80's-early 90's when I first got really interested in SWL'ing. My twin brother and I were born on Halloween. My twin had a DX-440 with an outside longwire back around 1989-1991. We used to love listening to the pirates on that thing, and my brother still has a lot of pirate QSL cards from back in the day.

[@martinryan5069]

Great to see you Larry miss your videos make more please 👍

[@xfmshortwave]

As always, thanks for posting these every year. Always a treat!

[@RadioHamGuy]

Thanks, seems like I am having issues with my email on and off again, I did send you some emails but you might not have got them. That was sad to hear about your transmitter but at least the relays did a fine job. Best of luck! Doing ok here.

[@xfmshortwave]

@@RadioHamGuy It could be, I didn't get any messages from you, and I did send you a broadcast announcement, but never heard any thing back. Hope you and the YL are doing well!

[@AllAmericanFiveRadio]

Always interesting! Thanks for posting.

[@RandyUpchurch]

Thanks! I look forward to your report every year.

[@simontemplar0468]

YAHOOOOOOOO!! Great to see the annual report, and you my friend. 73 from Oregon

[@dasimcoes]

Larry, glad to see a new video from you. I always enjoy your Halloween night specials. Thanks for sharing.

[@BradSnyder1]

Thanks Larry for showcasing the pirate radio stations this year for Halloween. 73

[@rumpestillskin4671]

Gilligan !!!

[@davidxbeats]

it wouldn't be Halloween without out! Thanks Larry!!!

[@jmailbell]

Always look forward to your pirate radio video every Halloween. 73 Larry!

[@K6SUD]

Thanks so much Gilligan. I always look forward to your Halloween shows. Take care. 73

[@m0dad]

Great video as always Larry. I have been looking forward to your Halloween video as I was on a 13 hour shift at work so was unable to have a listen to the radio this year. 73 And best wishes from England...David.

[@joeddejohn]

Cool need to check it out.

[@rodrigo.sanchez411]

Rammstein "Radio" Song describing Radio at its best!

[@GoFishOffice]

Nice video! Btw I am back in MN but haven't been for too long really, about 6 weeks and been busy. Headed back to Canada this weekend. So hopefully we can collaborate next year...I be back in the spring for a longer while. Take care

[@peterbiltkenworthtruckfan4772]

Hey Larry I was thinking that you were going to do another pirate radio activity for for 2023 and I was hoping you would still continue the video series and sounds like a lot of activity and I hope your doing good Larry I've been watching a lot of your older pirate radio activity videos a lot

[@lacrossewieas2411]

Next year I’ll have to listen! Cool to see this

[@robcherry3252]

Good report as always, Larry! Most of these stations were strong in Central IL as well.

[@FED_RAGE]

Very cool, caught my interest. Had no idea those pirate radios existed.

[@davidsmith7419]

Had some great signals in the UK at 3 am.

[@bak4320]

Nice hearin from you Larry!

[@derekvargason]

I love the video! I’m still very new to ham radio and I feel like I know the general rules for most of it. I’m only a tech, studying for general and extra now but I constructed a 40ft mast and made my self a 4 band dipole (5 bands with 15 being second harmonic) and bought the ft-710 for my base station radio for the time being. And over 1/4 of the stations I pick up here in Alaska are in Russian, Spanish and some other language I can’t recognize. These are all within the band plan for hams and not shortwave radio. Is this normal?

[@RadioHamGuy]

I would say that from your location that is probably a normal thing, you have a great location for reception. Enjoy radio, that is great to hear and there are always new and fun things you can do in ham radio. Best of luck! Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@raymondwhittaker9882]

As for them playing music on their stations, ASCAP would like to have a word with them...

[@wvwildlifecam9159]

Only thing I heard was XFM. But was fun to tune in though.

[@Upnorthof48]

It was, as always on Halloween, a great night for Pirate Radio…6850, and 6950 was very professionally done!

[@vinnyboomba9948]

I like the Gilligan costume..😊

[@alextheradioguy7171]

I wonder if I can reach Albert Lea from Rochester on VHF 50 watts. What repeaters do you monitor? Also love the videos. 73 de KF0NSD!

[@RadioHamGuy]

Good chance of working on 2 meters. I have a Diamond antenna at 50 ft so I reach out a ways. I monitor 146.52 simplex a lot and the local Albert Lea repeaters, 146.88, that one has some problems right now so not working well, and the 146.685 and also the Austin repeater 146.73 all with 100hz tone. You might be able to hit the Austin one ok, it is actually located about 10 miles east of Austin. Thanks for watching the videos!

[@northdakotaham1752]

Thanks for the Halloween coverage Larry.....no War of the Worlds again! Darn!....but then the question always on my mind....Mary Ann or Ginger??

[@RadioHamGuy]

Thanks Kevin, great to hear from you! Hope things are going well for you. Yes, no war of the worlds right now and I think I have an answer on the other one but I will just leave it to everyones imagination for now, haha. Let's just say I am more of a country kind of guy....73 for now!

[@northdakotaham1752]

@@RadioHamGuy ha!....so I know your answer! I agree! 👍 ! Finishing outdoor, winter preparations so hoping to get on the air more soon! Maybe catch you there! 73!

[@wb0zur]

Nice grab!

[@kkristopher7413]

Neat

[@johnratcliffe6438]

Did you enter CQ DX SSB at the weekend?

[@RadioHamGuy]

I did not, had some other things to attend to but heard from a lot who did, sounds like it was a lot of fun as usual, 73

[@johnratcliffe6438]

@@RadioHamGuy It was. Awesome 😊

[@vfrfoxtrott6430]

👍73s QRO

[@donnymazon8516]

I can never find them guys

[@matthewlee2686]

That's MHz right? 6mhz

[@RadioHamGuy]

Yes it is.

[@matthewlee2686]

@@RadioHamGuy well you kept saying kilo hertz so I was confused

[@RadioHamGuy]

Yes, I was saying 6925 kHz and that is correct but it can also be said with the decimal point as 6.925 mHz . Hope that clarifies it, correct either way.

[@feeatlastfeeatlast5283]

Why is unlawful activity romanticized?

[@delicitymd6670]

Why does he keep referring them to as pirates? And is this just a hobby or is this man on the clock ? (I have no idea what I’m watching)

[@tammieloya1198]

😈 P R O M O S M