The talk about the Gippo reminds me of my first near experience with authorities.
Not QRP, I was running about 400 or 500 watts on MW.
A couple of telephone co engineers walking up and down outside my house looking up at my chimney which the end of my L antenna was attached to.
When they disappeared, I placed an FM bug in the hedge beside the road. I heard them discussing my aerial. They talked about whether I was a licenced amature.
I wouldn't mind but my neighbour knew I had ran a pirate station from the house so why she didn't contact me first, beats me.
I wasn't busted.