First, "The RAIN Report," from Chicago, Hap Holly, KC9RP, produces this 10 to 15- minute weekly amateur radio program service, featuring timely interviews, occasional commentaries from other hams, excerpts from Hamvention Forums, and other items of general interest to the ham radio community. This week: "Does D-STAR Rely Too Much on the Internet? (John DavisWB4QDX?" Then, "PiratesWeek" from Ragnar Daneskjold in upstate New York. This week: "Pirates in the news this week include Pirate Stations Invade FM Radio Dial in Costa Rica and signals from Palestinian Authority pirate radio stations are interfering with the air tower communication network at Ben Gurion International Airport. The Verge recently had an article about pirate radio. ‭Select postings from the Free Radio Network, HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. The imminent demise of Monitoring Times from the International Radio Report. ‭Off Air Recordings include the stations of: Red Mercury Lab, Radio Free Whatever, Rave on Radio, Vagina Radio and Skyline International from Europe."