05/20/2016
Ahoy! Ever-persistent Hassan the Pirate from Baghdad, Iraq, continues to plague
the Amateur Radio bands. According to The Daily DX[1], this individual has been
pirating and bootlegging multiple call signs for several years. He's been heard
bootlegging YI1HR, YI1H, YI1HRP, and YI1HI, and pirating the call signs YI1BGD,
YI1IRQ, YI1DZ, and, most recently TA7/YI1RZ.
Telecommunication enforcement in Iraq appears to be lax to non-existent, so
it's unlikely the government there will do anything about the situation. Hassan
operates on 20 meters SSB, usually around 14.178 to 14.188 MHz. The best policy
here: Do not engage, do not spot.
Elsewhere, pirate 1A0KM Sovereign Military Order of Malta operations continue
and have been spotted. All bona fide 1A0KM activities are publicized in advance
on the 1A0KM QRZ.com page. - Thanks to The Daily DX.
[1] http://www.dailydx.com/
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