Tim wrote:

I'm curious if their FM quality was good? (better than SSB).

Quality is excellent, especially if the signal is full quieting.

Also,
earlier you mentioned some pirates use SSTV. What kind of pictures have
you seen in that mode from the pirates? I'm interested.

I have no decoder for SSTV. I simply recognised the sound that SSTV makes as
it's being transmitted.

dxAce
Michigan
USA