Radio Is My Bomb. - book reviews

A few years ago, WER reviewed Zeke Teflon's Complete Manual of Pirate Radio (Signal, p. 89). This book is way better. Lots more detailed information about transmitter construction, site security and free broadcasting around the world. Assembled by British anarchist groups, which may or may not still use the addresses given in the text.

* In cities tower blocks have been an ideal answer for good coverage and wide reception, and are especially favoured by commercial pirates (who often use a Link Transmitter' from the studio to the tower block so as to go live). A further advantage is that there are usually electric sockets in the lift or heating rooms on the roof, so you can just plug in, provided your gear is so adjusted, rather than lug car or lorry batteries about.

* Your longer term aim, as o pirate, should be to reach a situation where you have so much support (money, volunteers, transmitters, listener support, etc.,) that the state just cannot wipe you out at will. The best hope for pirates is to swamp the forces of repression by sheer numbers, as happened, at different times, in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and now, it seems, in Spain. This does not imply chaos, but cooperation, federations and shoring of the available airwaves and times.

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