https://www.comreg.ie/media/2022/11/ComReg-2294.pdf

An annual report from COMREGS's "Spectrum Intelligence & Investigations" Page 32 and onwards deals with pirate radio.

Lmao at those sovereign radio pics. That must be the most sketchy attempt at a rig I've ever seen

Very interesting document, thanks for sharing - I found page 24's case study quite funny .

Not as funny as the Airport which complained of interference and the source of the interference turned out to be...the airport in question.

Seemingly one of their radios had a faulty PTT switch.

Lmao at those sovereign radio pics. That must be the most sketchy attempt at a rig I've ever seen

Looking back at photos at old Irish MW/SW stations I was always amazed at what appeared to the standards (or lack thereof) of transmitter construction. Basically a load of high voltage components just laid out on the floor. It was only recently that somebody explained it to me. The idea was that in the event of a raid it could all be quickly broken down into a pile of unrecognisable junk (with the most valuable parts hidden) so that by the time the P&T (COMREG's predecessors) had hammered down the door/s there wasn't really much of a transmitter left to take.

Not as funny as the Airport which complained of interference and the source of the interference turned out to be...the airport in question.

Seemingly one of their radios had a faulty PTT switch.

Lmao at those sovereign radio pics. That must be the most sketchy attempt at a rig I've ever seen

Looking back at photos at old Irish MW/SW stations I was always amazed at what appeared to the standards (or complete lack thereof) of transmitter construction. Basically a load of high voltage components just laid out on the floor. It was only recently that somebody explained it to me. The idea was that in the event of a raid it could all be quickly broken down into a pile of unrecognisable junk (with the most valuable parts hidden) so that by the time the P&T (COMREG's predecessors) had hammered down the door/s there wasn't really much of a transmitter left to take.

Persona Non Grata wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:53 pmLooking back at photos at old Irish MW/SW stations I was always amazed at what appeared to the standards (or lack thereof) of transmitter construction. Basically a load of high voltage components just laid out on the floor. It was only recently that somebody explained it to me. The idea was that in the event of a raid it could all be quickly broken down into a pile of unrecognisable junk (with the most valuable parts hidden) so that by the time the P&T (COMREG's predecessors) had hammered down the door/s there wasn't really much of a transmitter left to take.

Obviously didn't work out for sovereign though