TAP No. 65 - Getting Started in Pirate Radio

Hants on Gettany Stactea an Pirate Haaio by tne fagicaan kirate cauay 18 Secomany sore. dnd aure Popuiar these days, paftay aue to tne eccts aenaency vowacds parace statauns aud party aue to the redatively easy access to the necessary equapaent. Firate rcediv can pe davacea into taree Categories. Te first 1% shurteave pacatang; opecataug on the anternataouai suuctwave papas (Sometapes even on CB radio). ‘The second 15 AM or PR broadcast dand paratany, wnach 1 cons2aer che @ost poun. ‘fhe toard 35 “svgai® paratang wtasazing wareiess AN or #8 sicropnunes or 108 pover (1ezs than 10U midiawatts). ‘These uevaces ace useiess even waun a darge anten une range aS @ quarter-mile eaxamua ana due tv pad desaga, the frequency tenas to aritt. Anotner type Of transmitter raiding anto tne thard (*segaa") category 16 Catraec curreat. Carcavr curcent cau run up to WU warts put are Almited because the sagnai aust ov tea to the Power Jane and tne signal tends w disappear ac tne nearest utasaty pore traustormer. ‘The Kcequency 15 moce Stabile than the wacuiess @aKes SeCause Crystad cuntros 18 used. Carrier curceut transmitters can pe mage @xtcemesy usetui py Dypassang the AC aane matching Capacitors and teeaiug tne Sagnai darectay to an antenna, thus putting quate a Dat of juace on the “aac ama enadiang yoo to se neara tor mises. Carcaer curcent transmitters are usualy easy to get at surpags Stores, codiege raaao stataons, etc. vuner types of suitapie trunsaatters are available at gost surpius esectronic stores and usuaisy cequare very 1attie modification to put thes on the treguency you waut- Ham raaze teansmitters are iso edsaay adaptea, such as aoqityany & g-meter fA nam rag w transeat on tae ¥n progdcast pand. It you are readily gung no about pirate fuaio, pulad your own trangeatter. Ig the transmatter you get 18 not powertud enouga ker you, optain a linear ampiataer as usea ‘an pam Fadav to boust tne power. aB COC antennas, experience has shown the best type to pe 4 saapie, very dong piece of sare XOC AM Dand aha Shortwave parating, a3 2t 18 very inconspicuous. Tne antenna shousd be satcaea ror the transmitcer’s output network. Yor more anteraation, reaq any good nam radio antenna pvok. Hugh shorter antenuas can pe used for PB proagcastang. for this pucpose, aost people use moditied haw Z-meter antennnas. : Utner eyuapaent needed can ve as Sample or as complicated as you vism. You migot Just nooK a Kvei-to-reed tape recorder to your traasmatter and broaacast pre-recoraea sturr of you aignt dike tu go Jave “shows® woich 38 muca sore paun. xyuapaent neeaed tor good dave shows as a turntabie (tw, ix possip.e), a suppay uf recoras, a mixer poara wito cueing capapasaty (I recommend tne dnare Production Master because or tow coxt, smaid 8l2Z0, aud great reatuces), a eicropnone, and optaonasty 4 radio station cart macnane. Tne cart @acnine can pe expensive (check Surpaus stores) Dut you Can reaiiy sound 42ke 4 pro py throwang on station Jangies dnd other stutt vetween songs. whole setups anciudany turntapies, aake, mixer, etc. are soia as disco (ugganot) cunsoies, so you Mignt put One ty better use Dy hookany at to your parate station. when s¢iectang a frequency to pdroaacust on, Pack one that wali an no way anterrere watn a Commercias Stataun or you are sure tu yet caugat. Ou the AM band, most Ppacates have round 1010-1050 Kd2 to be the west sance 20 cusaerciad stations ace yet assignea there. when usany these obscare Eeeyuencaes, tne "CC wasa generally iseave you adone 2f you toiduw some simpse cuies: 1) Keep a tow prozase. won?t teas the worse what you are doing. 4) kan .ess than 10U watts. 3) Do not use Diatent (too auch) opscenaty. 4) Aust Invuwrayr: vu AUT LuTbkesKs WLtH A COAMENCLAL Station: Most pacate £adio ousts Cue room compiazots Eegasterea to the CC py Commercial stacions eather because of anterrerence froa tne parate or because they ace jJeaious that tne pirate nas better progcamminy ena 18 Steadany cnear audieuce. JAN-FEB 1981 NO. 65 Tne PCE nay the power tu ciose auwn the pirate station, siep.you with a $1U,UUU f2ou anayor one year in prason. but hut to sorry; Some pirates ye operated ror years watnout prodieas ana experience nas sown that stations such as NC¥U and WYAT, when fanatay Ciosea down, aii the rec WSuaa4y does 1s Contascate the cyoapment faamitteasy 4 vomser) and sena you avay a waroing. I nave SEVEN heaca of the #cC ectuassy g2vang a neavy fane or a 3424 term wo any parate. Tne PEC nas cOnvauers the Use Of TosU KHZ AB to De Sosevnat of a joke and wail Auok thy otner way uusess fturcea to act Ddecase or coapaaiots, Broaacast times snouia pe samitea to ondy severas hours pec aay, preteraply at nagot to avoad the chance of ionosphere propagataon = causany anterrecence uurang the day on An ana Si 4s you can see trom tae above, pirate broadcasting done wath coamson ‘Sense can ve phuo ana revaraing ~ you aignt even have your sasteners Cada you with cequests as sume pacates ao. Just gave out your number as one side of a “cooi* Aooparound ana you stay daaiea to the other sade (preferably tie tone sade). As tong as you Aeep Your wats about you aud do aut try to chalaenge a -Station 42ke WAKE On thear own frequency with eure than theac 5U,UUU watts, you snowia oe UK. The above hints serve ony as @ sOtavator to yet you thanking ana { urge you to goa sot of research ana get to ksow wnat you ace aoing before goasg on the garl. £ wail ce gad tu answer any specarac questions of comments. Sena them to Tne Bayacian, sve TAR. NEWSLINES Did you ever hear tion of the ATET Newslines 7 Or perhars wou ney’ know of » few 7 Well for the uninitiated» they ore the *confidential* numbers at sres rhone offices th telco emplovees cally For the 2. t info on new technolosy» stocks ete. The reports rense from boreins to very» very interesting | Here they sre? (Seauenced by NPA) 201-751-9931 » NJ 513-421-9060 » OH 203-771-4920 » CONN. 516-234-9914 » NY 212-393-2151 » NY 518-471-2272 » NY 213-621-4141 » CA (LA BELL) 617-955-1111 » MA 213-829-0111 » CA (LA GTE) 702-789-6711 » NEV. 213-449-8830 » CA 713-224-6116 » TEX. 312-368-8000 » ILL. 714-238-1111 » CA 313-223-7223 » MI 717-255-5555 »° PA 314-247-5511 » MO 717-787-1031 » PA 408-493-5000 » CA 802-955-1112 + VE 412-633-3333 » PA 808-533~4426 » HAWAIT 414-678-3511 » UI 613-22375666 » FL 416-929-4323 » ONT. 914-948-8100 » NY 503-228-6271 » OR 916-480-8000 » CA Manw of the above numbers do not sune. However this stetus chenses from tine to time so- "listen* carefully for suring when calling. I would appreciate enw additions anyone hes te the above list» Just send em to ae c/o TAP. 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Hovever, uot all of us have such astitious plans. For those that do let me reccommend The Graffiti Gasbit by Alan Wingate. ‘equipment an! involve ‘I bave here some little diversions that use simple « ones vehiole, 80 yon can uss available power, » one oan usually deteo 3. To get the most ‘that 2 high-toned beeping ‘Blan but had a ‘taped. ware low powor and tuned to one ef care and treated quite a few that neemd to only ooour All of the messages were like jumed the radio was ploking up the ‘This sare esage) can be done with a car tape player and is now providing this oquipuent as factory alors. If one’ should find such equipment untended, then he ‘the people, FIRST WAVE —— Nick Haflinger zt : g / i i § ef E i a sf fF ef iE Hi ef Bi i E i i i i they i ne Es ihe bal it a if the Fourth Digit is: : 1981 credit card code Check Digit Is: evovauen NOWoveracy Live Better With ... PREE Movies by Claudius r Ag some of you may have noticed, many hotels now offer in room first run movies on the televison set (for a nominal fee, usually ranging from $3-$6). There are two variants of this system. One involves calling the hotel desk, and requesting that they transmit a requested movie to your room. Our department is unfamiliar with this system - details would be appreciated. The other system involves a modified set. The" customer (hotels have the annoying habit of calling them "guests", but nobody who charges me $60 per night can call me their "guest") simply tunes in the movie he/she/it desires, and recieves the bill at checkout tim In order to save ‘the trou! of rewiring the entire hotel, a single cable is used. Each television recieves the signal over this cable, and transmits information back to the c.o, (to a telco term). Naturally, it is necessary to uniquely identify the individual sets so as to know whom is to recieve the bill. There are usually two dip switch packages mounted on a printed circuit board in the television set, or attached box. These switches are set to a binary value which tells the hotel billing machine who is watching ‘what. = Simply = reset — these. switches (remember what they were so you can reset them later), enjoy the movies, and reset when done. Although probably an unnecessary precaution, it. is wise to use a different switch Pattern each night, and leave the unit in its original position whenever you are not occupying the room (or suite as the case may, be). It will probably be nec ry to use a screwdriver to get the dip switch assembly. Once open, it should be fairly simple to find - after all, this is an adjustment which must be made to every set — before installation. One more thing - try not to giggle when you see some sap arguing with the desk clerk about being billed for movies he did not watch. Por those of you who need a bit of clarification on this concept, I suggest you read the manual to a Sears garage door opener. ‘They use a similar setup so that your neighbor's opener won't open your door (or vice-versa}. . This is my first TAP article. I will be a regular contributor providing that | Mr. Edison considers my work worthy of inclusion in this journal. 5-finger discount Fidei Sa wy Prlach Bazho Psa, Well, don't panic! Look at the brirht side...with CIS sour illeral calls vill sail throuch with only a mere 1$-12 va trunk tine. Yow, vith that in wind, let ne explain how to terminal junn. Firat, let me explain terminal boxes ("cans"). as the outside cans are penerally “ore accessable, I will dvell on then. "he tarvest enns are about 3'ix2%«'¥xl'? % occur sineally or in proups of 2 or 3. This type holds about “900 - 1200 vnirs. (Larrer cans are riskey buinni ) "nee biepics are nade by 3-" and hold a cnble/I syster that they call "Pa, clext comes the middle sizes ,anprox. 3Hixg"z6", and the small "tron boxes, mbout 3'¥xh"Re. ne lnrrer of these tvo is the SAT box, while thefron { the splice for 3 or 4 lines. Mther, smaller cans are rood, too, and can he found almost anyvhere,especally acrinl drops, etc. : How, for tools, Ret h wijelatde, eho. They von't work!) with " & down sites, a pair of halt cutters (optional), a penlieht, your book of nunbers, and a box of LaChoy chicken eprrols. For your phone, mall, and hentavire a tev feet of wire unui slvays use a couple of tent <n 7(batt-ins) T realize they aren't, avsiur obtained by evrybody, 80...Alsa, no vith dial, not "T. T realize it enn he a pain for sone of you auto-dialers, but at 2 AY with 39 dep. outeide, it is a vain looking for a T™ Line. Mh! As you hecoze nore, involved vith jimping, you may want to obtain a Aull Systen hard hat, a sct of “helt tools”, a couple of 100' rools of #22 solid, and a nanhole “cover {puller". The first 2 make you look root, the second 2 cone in handy occasionally, T had a suy fall for a Rell hat in 4 ATE aren cote, So, fini a can. In the Bull Svs, thev usually aren't locked up, but in sone Indenendants, all are. "invbe Bull- Soys can't renenher coubinations. Anyway, if you can pick it great. If vou are like me, chop it off and onto it! -(nothing vorse then cut locks lnyinr, arount) They think sone aso linenan just forgot it. Qpen it up, and the oairs are arranged this vay:(Bull & most others) 2. aR 2, ‘TIP +P. ORM ‘Thus, pair #1 is vhite-blue, pair "2 is white-orange, #23 ts violet-rreen, ete. Tn large cables, the banks are vranned in color froups that are the sane — hank 4, line 17 vould ‘be the yellow-orance pair in the vhite-brown bank. This should save nome searching, ns vhite-rei, ete. is no foot. Anyway, clip on a line and go, If the box is nearby (I should hope not though) leave your phone off =. the hook before you Ro. If you tap on and get the off-hook nessgre, or the warble, zo to a nev pair. If you are at a “SG box, there is a clin and set of test vires inside the right door, along vith instructions on how to use When you are done, take the connector with you. Tt in handy when you want to call with a fellow phraak. » in some areas, you can dial 031 + 3-9 and ret over direct. Tf not, go throuh the operator. (Caution: at TSPS stations, the operator vill ask your # to see if it matches what the console says. Sone arens heve a # you can dial to ret your #, an a test of the syaten. Th you are lucky, she vont ask, but it is alvays better to “find out if you can.) Anyhow, give it a try. And after a ood nipht of calls, it 4s proper to preheat the oven t0 40 ant cook your eggrols for 10 - 12 min. Serve with cocktail sauce, ant Rig-K cola, Hapny colling! RAS Phinsh Razho “I lite men who'have ‘ature and women who have as.” ~ Oecar Wilde. TAP, Room 603, 147 W. 42 St., NY 10036 RING JOB by Grandfather's Ghoat Sooner or later in our career as phresks we run inte that unpleasant lock - the handowff look. Know- ing how to open these can mean the difference bet- ween placing yourself at the mercy of a Legal Aid lawyer or leaving them with nothing but your fake ID 8 dangling chain. Don't panic; stage magicians have made a, living for years getting out of hand- ouffs, and that's not because they're hard to open. Best thing to do is borrow a pair ( a GOOD pair~ Smith & Wesson or Peerless) from your shop and practice; examine the mechani get up-close: FEE SE how they work. Breaking the cuf Involves hacksavs, heavy screwdrivers, etc., tools that are usually not available “in the field” so ve will concentrate on the two most common subtle meth- os of opening or “springing” handcuffs. METHOD #1 ~ The Shim. The shit 8 thin etrip of metal about 2" long, about 0.14" wide and no more than 0.01" thick. It's purpose is to separate the two ratchets (one on the "jaw" or rotating section, and one on the locking mechaniem) that hold the cuff shut. To use the akin, slide it into the cuff-over the teeth of the Jaw, while pulling down on the jaw to prevent its tightening. (With practice, and if you are SURE that the shin fe entering the ratchets you-can allow the cuff to close and carry the shin with it to get the shim past all 3 ratchets on the looking section.) The inner ratchets are on a spring and will press down into the body of the cuff, allowing the Jaw to elide open. Under two conditions this method will not work - a) The hanécuff contains an anti-shim wheel or gate, or b) the cuff hi double locked. This means that the end pin or lever has been pushed in to prevent rotation of the Jaw in either direction. When this ie done the look mst in either direction, 80 on to: ible, depending on its small size for security. The keyvay 19 also blocked by a post which acts as a pi- vot for the key (which has a hole in the end to match) to turn on. You two with a pair of cuffs, and Smith & Wesson keys will fit Peerless, though not vice versa. Cutting part of the handle off a key will make it very concealable, and not affect ite operation. A piece of spring steel like the one you used to make your shim can be cut and bent to act as @ pick. Also, the metal barrel refills from some ballpoint pens will fit the shaft, and if a section of the bottom is out and bunt-up, it will work as well as the intended Key. Good luck with your magic act! Grandpa Back Issues are 50¢ each, Issue #50 is $1.00. ~ 10 issues - US Bulk rate $5. opti‘ US First Class in plain sealed envelope $7. ry ‘Le Canada & Mexico First Class $7. < 4 Foreign $8. = a IMPORTANT! 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