r/pirateradio↗
Hoisting Anchor! Pirate Radio
If you're interested in Pirate Radio, this is the place to ask questions, tell us about your setup, tell us your stories about run-ins with the 'authorities' and general skullduggery around being a radio pirate.
21k subscribers35 posts / mo in Sep 202627 authors / mosince 2010
r/pirateradio has 21k members (+72% over the last 12 months). It gets about 35 posts a month from 27 people. Top topics: Pirate Radio, FPV Drone Hobby and Antenna Builds & Tips.
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- Pirate Radio18%
- FPV Drone Hobby5.8%
- Antenna Builds & Tips1.9%
- Shortwave Radioenting1.3%
- HF Radio Antennas0.9%
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