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Radio Caroline North and Manx Radio

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    #152
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Schedule -
    Saturday 16th January
    00:00 Continuous Caroline Music
    06:00 John Ellery
    08:00 Chris Williams Carnaby Street from ManxRadio
    10:30 Chris Pearson
    13:30 Johnny Lewis
    16:30 Ray Copeland
    19:00 Andrew Austin
    21:00 Dave Foster

    Sunday 17th January
    00:00 Kevin Peters
    03:00 Bill Rollins
    06:00 Steve Anthony
    09:00 Johnny Lewis
    13:00 Chris Pearson
    15:00 Ray Copeland
    17:00 Andrew Austin
    19:00 Dave Foster
    21:00 Close.

    Stay in good health


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    #153
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Listening to Carnaby Street on 1368khz and an interesting "A cappella" version of Jennifer Eccles by the Hollies!!
    It wasn't of course - just the left channel which contains the instruments was missing on mono AM .
    Enjoy the week end .


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    #154
    dxhound2005
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    Also being relayed on 1494 kHz in Dundalk, local pirate. About 10 seconds behind 1368, which is about a second behind 648.


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    #155
    dxhound2005
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    The Dundalk pirate is still relaying Caroline this weekend. Now on 1615 kHz, they have used about 10 different frequencies, medium wave and shortwave over the years. Fairly strong signal on the SDR in Carlow, so they must have upped the power.


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    #156
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    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    The Dundalk pirate is still relaying Caroline this weekend. Now on 1615 kHz, they have used about 10 different frequencies, medium wave and shortwave over the years. Fairly strong signal on the SDR in Carlow, so they must have upped the power.

    Hah is that you I see on the SDR listening now ?

    Yeah stronger on the Megaloop FX than the Megadipol, the Megadipol is great for DX.

    How do you know it's the Dundalk pirate ?


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    #157
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    It's great the improvements they have made to the Kiwi SDR, SAM, DRM, really great to have.

    Shame the audio quality on DRM is crap. Pity they choose really low bitrates.


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    #158
    dxhound2005
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Hah is that you I see on the SDR listening now ?

    Yeah stronger on the Megaloop FX than the Megadipol, the Megadipol is great for DX.

    How do you know it's the Dundalk pirate ?

    It's 60 dB over 9 in Dundalk. And very strong on the second harmonic 3230 kHz. In previous times a few miles away in any direction, no signal on the car radio (1494 kHz).

    Incidentally your SDR has a fairly strong signal from RTE 1 on 504 kHz, the second harmonic of 252.


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    #159
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    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    It's 60 dB over 9 in Dundalk. And very strong on the second harmonic 3230 kHz. In previous times a few miles away in any direction, no signal on the car radio (1494 kHz).

    Incidentally your SDR has a fairly strong signal from RTE 1 on 504 kHz, the second harmonic of 252.

    Yeah I noticed RTE on 504 before.


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    #160
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Whoosh - middle of February already (well next week end it will be )
    Radio Caroline North back on the air via Manx Radio on 1368khz,648khz,online ,smart speaker and mobile phones.
    Starting at 10:30am on Saturday 13th February .
    Have fun .
    Schedule to follow .

    Keep in good health.


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    #161
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Oscarziggy wrote: »
    Whoosh - middle of February already (well next week end it will be )
    Radio Caroline North back on the air via Manx Radio on 1368khz,648khz,online ,smart speaker and mobile phones.
    Starting at 10:30am on Saturday 13th February .
    Have fun .
    Schedule to follow .

    Keep in good health.

    Manx Radio AM (as well as Manx Radio FM) is available on the Radio Garden app ( http://radio.garden ). I wish I had thought of that before! That will be another way to pick it up. This might work online: http://radio.garden/listen/manx-radio-am/IT_RwpVd
    or just download the app.
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    #162
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Manx Radio AM (as well as Manx Radio FM) is available on the Radio Garden app ( http://radio.garden ). I wish I had thought of that before! That will be another way to pick it up. This might work online: http://radio.garden/listen/manx-radio-am/IT_RwpVd
    or just download the app.
    Radio Garden gives hours of fun !
    We loose an hour between 5pm and 6pm on Saturday when Manx have their sport programme but 648khz skywave has just about kicked in by then .
    I'm normally in an area of no internet for these week ends but not this time .!


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    #163
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Saturday 13th February
    00:00 - 06:00 Continuous Caroline Music
    06:00 - 08:30 John Ellery
    08:30 - 10:30 Chris Williams (Carnaby Street from Manx Radio)
    10:30 - 13:00 Chris Pearson
    13:00 - 15:30 Johnny Lewis
    15:30 - 18:30 Ray Copeland
    18:30 – 21:00 Andrew Austin
    21:00 – 00:00 Dave Foster

    Sunday 14th February
    00:00 - 03:00 Kevin Peters
    03:00 - 06:00 Bill Rollins
    06:00 - 09:00 Steve Antony
    09:00 - 13:00 Johnny Lewis
    13:00 - 15:00 Chris Pearson
    15:00 - 17:00 Ray Copeland
    17:00 – 19:00 Andrew Austin
    19:00 – 21:00 Dave Foster

    Have fun.


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    #164
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Another Caroline North week end 13th / 14th March .
    Schedule.
    Saturday 13th March00:00 Continuous Caroline Music
    06:00 John Ellery
    08:30 Chris Williams Carnaby Street from Manx Radio
    10:30 Johnny Lewis
    13:00 Ray Copeland
    15:30 Chris Pearson
    18:30 Andrew Austin
    21:00 Dave Foster

    Sunday 14th March
    00:00 Kevin Peters
    03:00 Bill Rollins
    06:00 Steve Anthony
    09:00 Johnny Lewis
    12:00 Chris Pearson
    15:00 Ray Copeland
    17:00 Andrew Austin
    19:00 Dave Foster
    21:00 Close

    Stay in good health .


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    #165
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I completely forgot last month. Maybe I will remember to tune in this time, with the aid of my Radio Garden app!
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    #166
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    I completely forgot last month. Maybe I will remember to tune in this time, with the aid of my Radio Garden app!
    Yes , Radio Garden is great fun !
    Sadly not from the Ross Revenge again due to travel restrictions etc .
    At least the water damage in the studios onboard hasn't caused too many problems with the equipment . Good old WD-40 !


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    #167
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I have been dipping in and out, yesterday and today, of this Radio Caroline North broadcast in conjunction with Manx Radio AM. Interesting to hear. I take it that the first program on the schedule (Carnaby Street) is the only one that was also on Manx Radio FM. Not that it really matters to me as I was using Radio Garden to pick up Manx Radio AM! I also gather that Carnaby Street is a weekly program on Manx Radio. I might listen to that again randomly on weekends.

    EDIT: Incidentally, Radio Caroline AM 648 can be picked up on Radio Garden any time when the joint broadcasts are not on.
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    #168
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    I have been dipping in and out, yesterday and today, of this Radio Caroline North broadcast in conjunction with Manx Radio AM. Interesting to hear. I take it that the first program on the schedule (Carnaby Street) is the only one that was also on Manx Radio FM. Not that it really matters to me as I was using Radio Garden to pick up Manx Radio AM! I also gather that Carnaby Street is a weekly program on Manx Radio. I might listen to that again randomly on weekends.

    EDIT: Incidentally, Radio Caroline AM 648 can be picked up on Radio Garden any time when the joint broadcasts are not on.
    Declan - Carnaby Street is a must for me every Saturday morning and yes it is also on Manx Radio FM as well as 648khz during the Radio Caroline North week ends.
    648khz does very well with just 1kw from Orfordness - there are sniffs of it all day on one of Mad lad's SDRs.


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    #169
    yiddo59
    Registered Users Posts: 1,167 ✭✭✭yiddo59


    Haven't listened the last couple of months. They fact that they're all operating remotely and not from the ship definitely reduces the energy and atmosphere of the broadcasts. Hopefully they'll be back on the Ross soon!


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    #170
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    yiddo59 wrote: »
    Haven't listened the last couple of months. They fact that they're all operating remotely and not from the ship definitely reduces the energy and atmosphere of the broadcasts. Hopefully they'll be back on the Ross soon!
    Hopefully back on the Ross Revenge in June -- announced yesterday .
    There has been a slight bit of water damage to the studios on the Ross which has been sorted -- a leak from above -- not salty water !!


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    #171
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Easter schedule : 3 days starting Friday !
    Happy Easter all

    Friday 2nd April
    00:00 Continuous Caroline Music
    09:00 Top Fifteens
    10:00 Johnny Lewis
    14:00 Steve Anthony
    16:00 Andrew Austin
    20:00 Dave Foster

    Saturday 3rd April
    00:00 John Ellery
    03:00 Bill Rollins
    06:00 Steve Anthony
    08:30 Chris Williams Carnaby Street from Manx Radio
    10:30 Johnny Lewis
    13:00 Ray Copeland
    15:30 Ray Clark
    18:30 Andrew Austin
    21:00 Dave Foster

    Sunday 4th April
    00:00 Kevin Peters
    03:00 Clive Derek
    06:00 Dave Foster
    09:00 Top Fifteens
    10:00 Johnny Lewis
    13:00 Ray Copeland
    16:00 Andrew Austin
    19:00 Dave Foster
    21:00 Close


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    #172
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I see so far this weekend Radio Caroline 648 are doing their own programming - not teaming with Manx Radio AM - for Radio Caroline North.
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    #173
    Oscarziggy
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    Just checked 648khz and Caroline North is on there .


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    #174
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    From what I can make out, Radio Caroline North is largely broadcast on Manx Radio AM billed as Radio Caroline 1368, while Radio Caroline 648 have mainly their own schedule - going by Radio Caroline's website. For example, Pat Edison is on Radio Caroline 648 while Johnny Lewis is on the other frequency. I can pick up Manx Radio AM and Radio Caroline 648 on Radio Garden and heard both of them! It looks like later on this afternoon they may have the same programming.
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    #175
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Next link up with Manx Radio is 8th / 9th May .
    Schedule to follow .

    Have fun


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    #176
    Oscarziggy
    Registered Users Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Oscarziggy


    Schedule:
    Saturday 8th May
    00:00 Continuous Caroline Music
    06:00 Steve Anthony
    08:30 Chris Williams Carnaby Street from Manx Radio
    10:30 Johnny Lewis
    12:30 Paul McKenna
    15:00 Chris Pearson
    17:00 Ray Copeland
    19:00 Andrew Austin
    21:00 Dave Foster

    Sunday 9th May
    00:00 Kevin Peters
    03:00 Bill Rollins
    06:00 Steve Anthony
    09:00 Johnny Lewis
    12:00 Chris Pearson
    15:00 Ray Copeland
    17:00 Andrew Austin
    19:00 Dave Foster
    21:00 Close

    Enjoy the week end


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    #177
    Oscarziggy
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    Back on board the Ross Revenge 26th/27th June .
    Schedule to follow .


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    #178
    Oscarziggy
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    Schedule .
    Saturday 26th June
    00:00 Continuous Caroline Music
    06:00 John Ellery
    08:30 Chris Williams Carnaby Street from Manx Radio
    10:30 Johnny Lewis
    13:00 Paul McKenna
    15:30 Chris Pearson
    18:00 Ray Copeland
    21:00 Andrew Austin

    Sunday 27th June
    00:00 Clive Derek
    03:00 Bill Rollins
    06:00 Ray Copeland
    09:00 Johnny Lewis
    12:00 Chris Pearson
    15:00 Andrew Austin
    18:00 Dave Foster
    21:00 Close

    Have fun


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    #179
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    It would be great if Steve Conway got involved again. He spent quite a bit of time on the Ross Revenge between 1987 and 1990, including spending time as Programme Controller. I know he was involved in Caroline's first foray into legal broadcasts later in the 1990s with it's restricted service licences (known as temporary licences here), and he was involved when it was broadcasting as a satellite station, and online for a while. Steve wrote about his "adventures" with his wonderful book Shiprocked. And let's not forget he happened to be on board when the Ross Revenge had to be rescued.
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    #180
    yiddo59
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    Oscarziggy wrote: »
    Schedule .
    Saturday 26th June
    00:00 Continuous Caroline Music
    06:00 John Ellery
    08:30 Chris Williams Carnaby Street from Manx Radio
    10:30 Johnny Lewis
    13:00 Paul McKenna
    15:30 Chris Pearson
    18:00 Ray Copeland
    21:00 Andrew Austin

    Sunday 27th June
    00:00 Clive Derek
    03:00 Bill Rollins
    06:00 Ray Copeland
    09:00 Johnny Lewis
    12:00 Chris Pearson
    15:00 Andrew Austin
    18:00 Dave Foster
    21:00 Close

    Have fun


    Looking forward to this! Being back on the ship should definitely improve the atmosphere!


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    #181
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    What's the frequency for the ship ? will listen out if I get the chance but they're probably only allowed stupidly low power ? I mean who cares today if BBC are leaving MW ? why can't they transmit at high power ?


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