When does the new Caroline studio open up in Broadcasting House? 
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Yes Ken - I had to repair the tapes in several places. I don't think Cassettes were really designed to last 40 + years. I had to re-case some, to get them to play at all !
BTW - "Things" are going on at Droitwich tonight & Tues night - which will involve LW R4, Talk sport & BBC5 all being off the air - from just after midnight - for as long as it takes
This is to replace the old splattery 693 Valve RCA TXs, with a 50kw Harris solid state TX - which should then have 693, as clean as 648 is.
Every TX has to be off the air for safety reasons.
The three old RCA valve TXs, are of a virtually identical design, to the Continental 50kw TX, that went down with the Mi Amigo 45 years ago
I'll give you one guess, who is the "Main-man" doing the work at Droitwich - Saving the BBC licence payer a lot of money (The Harris will be far more efficient on power consumption) & for those struggling to hear 648 in the west near Birmingham - a lot less - or no sausage frying noises accompanying Caroline.
It should be a bit warmer there, than Orfordness
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freddie. Theres a bad glitch on the final ann..... was it on the original tape?? 16m 27s......
Otherwise thanks for sharing your treasured recording from that night..... superb signals at your qth compared to up here in the north....
David Parr
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45 years ago - Freddie Archer 12/3/2025, 20:28:31
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