True story - 62 orbits around the sun ago, we lived in Madrid, Spain (Pop was a civilian personnel officer with the Dept. of Defense, working out of Torrejon AFB). We lived on the Spanish economy in an apartment. My older brother gifted me a tiny (germanium?) crystal radio which had a tiny ear piece, a simple vertical graphite rod/tuner and ground wire attached to an alligator clip and all I had to do was clip it to our radiator (ground). I could tune into Radio Caroline almost any night and hear all the Beatles records when they were first released. Some of the best days of my life!
Been listening this week. Its great so far and they even have all the old jingles with the same voice over guy. No presenters yet but thats coming next year along with a larger outreach.
I remember Atlantic 252 - It was on Long Wave which I thought was a bit unusual at the time - Can you receive Radio Caroline on 648 AM where you are ? May be you can at a push - I am in Towcester near Northampton so I get a really good signal - I also made myself a portable AM loop antenna on a wooden frame and that really boosts the signal up.
Lotus Eaters! Bloody love that song!
True story - 62 orbits around the sun ago, we lived in Madrid, Spain (Pop was a civilian personnel officer with the Dept. of Defense, working out of Torrejon AFB). We lived on the Spanish economy in an apartment. My older brother gifted me a tiny (germanium?) crystal radio which had a tiny ear piece, a simple vertical graphite rod/tuner and ground wire attached to an alligator clip and all I had to do was clip it to our radiator (ground). I could tune into Radio Caroline almost any night and hear all the Beatles records when they were first released. Some of the best days of my life!
Great story you sould e mail Caroline with this story
Been listening this week. Its great so far and they even have all the old jingles with the same voice over guy. No presenters yet but thats coming next year along with a larger outreach.
Apparently so. All the jingles are new but with the same voiceover guy
I remember Atlantic 252 - It was on Long Wave which I thought was a bit unusual at the time - Can you receive Radio Caroline on 648 AM where you are ? May be you can at a push - I am in Towcester near Northampton so I get a really good signal - I also made myself a portable AM loop antenna on a wooden frame and that really boosts the signal up.
Yes the reception varies though the seasons. The bottom of mw is different to the top end sky wave wise so it’s can be there very well or not at all
Where 252 won in the north early 90s was radio 1 went off mw too soon. .
Huge Aurora this last few days has killed Shortwave propagation stone dead. It will recover in a few hours.