[usconservative]

A few watts with a very high antenna (think short wire dipole on top of a building 20-40 stories tall) is going to get out pretty far. That same dipole 20-40 feet in the air probably a square mile or two. Given the range in the map in that story, either that antenna was pretty high up, or he was running more than a few watts.

BTW: An FM broadcast antenna sitting on 106.3 if I remember the frequency right is actually quite small. Somewhere around 4 feet, four inches long for the radiator and same length for the other side of the dipole. Very easy to hide.

Me, if I'm doing pirate radio, I'm going skywave. Even there, a little power goes a long way. 100 Watts goes around the world under good conditions.

[Cyber Liberty]

Given the range in the map in that story, either that antenna was pretty high up, or he was running more than a few watts.

Both.