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The Morse code when RNI was on 1610 was because they were operating in the marine band thus causing interference to coastguards, pilot boats and other legitimate users of that and nearby frequencies.
When they sailed over to anchor off the UK coast one of the nearby coastguard stations, forget who but the details are online, decided to operate 24/7 as they were entitled to. RNI then went in band.
Radio Veronica operated in the marine band when they firsr came on the air, again one of the coastguard stations went 24/7 until they went in band.
The other problem with operating on 1610 was that some medium wave receivers couldn't tune to that frequency. Previous Message
Thank you Freddie, you have a habit of digging out these golden nuggets and Peter Chicago's memories is certainly one of those of his involvement in offshore radio from 1970 to 1989. I didn't know Peter was on land listening to the DJs the previous day and made his own way out to the Ross arriving at 4am on Saturday 19th August in time to witness and be assaulted by the Dutch thugs when they boarded with the DTI cowardly standing by at a safe distance but controlling the whole saga, it makes your blood boil.The Morse code might have been Peter Chicago onboard the Mebo 2 getting his own back on the Post Office as it was then for taking away his amateur radio licence when they took him to court for his involvement with Chris Carey's land based pirate radio station that he started up in London after Radio London closed. Previous Message
Yes, I remember the start of RNI on 186 - Roger Day, Johnnie Scott & Morse code Previous Message
Just devastated, I was 12. Turned on the radio to listen to Roger Day on the breakfast show and silence. Then saw the evening news.
Not happy until RNI arrived in 1970. Previous Message
The date when the two radio Caroline ships were towed to Amsterdam, & were silenced for 4 long years. Your memories & feelings from that time?
Mine were of outrage that something many of my age group loved, had been removed - we blamed the Labour Government, for making Caroline's existence very difficult. It led me into Building & operating a MW TX or two, creating Anglia Radio, Radio Essex & a few others. A day or so in court & meeting other like minded rebels
Here are some of Peter Chicago's memories:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/jGyoVZqf
Songs I remember from then: Green Tambourine, Pictures of Matchstick men, Sitting in the dock of the bay (Most appropriate), Hold your head up.
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March 3rd 1968 - Freddie Archer 2/3/2023, 12:25:11
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