{"id":475440,"date":"2026-04-08T22:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.achimbrueckner.de\/freeradio\/php\/wordpress\/?p=475440"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:31:09","slug":"pirate-hunt-2026-ester-pirate-dx-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achimbrueckner.de\/freeradio\/php\/wordpress\/?p=475440","title":{"rendered":"Pirate Hunt 2026 Ester Pirate DX Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcfb Thank you to everyone who took part in the Easter Pirate DX Contest!<br \/>\nWe would like to express our sincere thanks to all DXers who joined the event and spent their Easter tuning the bands, logging stations, and sharing their catches.<br \/>\nA special thank you goes to all the pirate radio stations who were on the air \u2014 and especially to those who created special broadcasts for the event. Your effort, creativity, and passion are what make this hobby so unique and alive.<br \/>\nEvents like this are not just about logging stations \u2014 they are about the shared experience:<br \/>\nthe signals, the surprises, the late-night listening sessions, and the connection between listeners and broadcasters.<br \/>\nIt was great to see activity across the bands and participation from different countries. This is exactly what keeps the spirit of pirate radio and DXing strong.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Event discussion and logs:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bbs.fmdx.online\/index.php?topic=674.0\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bbs.fmdx.online\/index.php?topic=674.0<\/a><br \/>\nThank you all for making this year\u2019s Pirate Hunt a success.<br \/>\nUntil next time \u2014 good DX and see you on the bands! \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f\ud83d\udcfb<\/p>\n<p>Info via Facebook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcfb Thank you to everyone who took part in the Easter Pirate DX Contest! We would like to express our sincere thanks to all DXers who joined the event and spent their Easter tuning the bands, logging stations, and sharing their catches. A special thank you goes to all the pirate radio stations who were &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achimbrueckner.de\/freeradio\/php\/wordpress\/?p=475440\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pirate Hunt 2026 Ester Pirate DX Contest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-475440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5CD59-1ZGo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":475335,"url":"https:\/\/www.achimbrueckner.de\/freeradio\/php\/wordpress\/?p=475335","url_meta":{"origin":475440,"position":0},"title":"Pirate Hunt Easter 2026","author":"Administrator","date":"March 21, 2026 09:03","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello fellow radio enthusiasts! 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