Can this be true?

"Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
solar power.

"The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
Suffolk coast."
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

On Mon 05/06/2023 20:06, Scott wrote:
> Can this be true?
>
> "Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
> solar power.
>
> "The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
> Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
> beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
> Suffolk coast."
> https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?

On Mon, 5 Jun 2023 20:20:35 +0100, Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>On Mon 05/06/2023 20:06, Scott wrote:
>> Can this be true?
>>
>> "Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
>> solar power.
>>
>> "The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
>> Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
>> beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
>> Suffolk coast."
>> https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/
>
>I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?

Now under new management:
https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/history_of_648.html

In article <6rds7i525cotoo6l43ctnq7mbjlka18kdh@4ax.com>, Scott
<newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> scribeth thus
>On Mon, 5 Jun 2023 20:20:35 +0100, Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon 05/06/2023 20:06, Scott wrote:
>>> Can this be true?
>>>
>>> "Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
>>> solar power.
>>>
>>> "The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
>>> Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
>>> beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
>>> Suffolk coast."
>>> https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-
>green-with-solar-power/
>>
>>I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?
>
>Now under new management:
>https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/history_of_648.html

They have applied to Ofcom to up their power substainally whist under
Solar power!..
--
Tony Sayer

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.

Give him a keyboard, and he will reveal himself.

In article <u5lci4$e07e$1@dont-email.me>,
Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Mon 05/06/2023 20:06, Scott wrote:
> > Can this be true?
> >
> > "Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
> > solar power.
> >
> > "The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
> > Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
> > beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
> > Suffolk coast."
> > https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

> I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?

It was

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England - sent from my RISC OS 4té
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On 05/06/2023 21:45, charles wrote:
> In article <u5lci4$e07e$1@dont-email.me>,
> Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> On Mon 05/06/2023 20:06, Scott wrote:
>>> Can this be true?
>>>
>>> "Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
>>> solar power.
>>>
>>> "The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
>>> Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
>>> beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
>>> Suffolk coast."
>>> https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/
>
>
>> I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?
>
> It was
>

Yep. It was, until it wasn't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orfordness_transmitting_station

https://youtu.be/Qndmk6Yx_kg

Also of interest: https://youtu.be/4dMfb3nY_rE

--
Brian Gregory (in England).

I can hear it hear, It tends to play mostly album cuts and of course has
adverts, but has an internet stream in stereo. There is also every so often
a nostalgia based version which takes over Manx Radio AM at various times
as well. I also believe the floating studio is also around in a river
estuary in Essex, as I recall when Dave Cash died, his ashes were put into
the see off that part of the world by his wife, with folk like Tony
Blackburn etc in tow.
Brian

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"Scott" <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote in message
news:a9cs7i961a9l0uvnbu57gd0nkcokfimg20@4ax.com...
> Can this be true?
>
> "Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
> solar power.
>
> "The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
> Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
> beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
> Suffolk coast."
> https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

Op 6-6-2023 om 9:37 schreef Brian Gaff:
> I can hear it hear, It tends to play mostly album cuts and of course has
> adverts, but has an internet stream in stereo. There is also every so often
> a nostalgia based version which takes over Manx Radio AM at various times
> as well. I also believe the floating studio is also around in a river
> estuary in Essex, as I recall when Dave Cash died, his ashes were put into
> the see off that part of the world by his wife, with folk like Tony
> Blackburn etc in tow.
> Brian
>

On 1368 Manx Radio one weekend each month.
Planning 2023 (scroll down):
https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/#manx_info.html

So next weekend is 24/25 june

Rink

On 05/06/2023 20:06, Scott wrote:
> Can this be true?
>
> "Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
> solar power.
>
> "The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
> Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
> beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
> Suffolk coast."
> https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

A friend of mine manages the Trans World Radio transmitting station in
Benin. There are 2 MF transmitters running at 200KW erp each. The total
building consumption excluding the transmitters is 12kW.

He has installed solar panels which can generate 13kW. Public
electricity in Benin can be unreliable and expensive, but the site also
has generating capacity so can run independently.
--

Chris