The Pirate Radio Station At A Nuclear Bunker

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  • @Simon-qn5wm
    @Simon-qn5wm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This series is getting very addictive. Can't wait for the next evenings installment.

  • @volvo09
    @volvo09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love these cat and mouse chases between the pirate station and authority.
    I really can't believe how fast they act though. Probably helps to know when the broadcast is, but it's still fast.

  • @Mike-H_UK
    @Mike-H_UK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It would appear that Gordon was actually pretty good at his job. Another great video from Lewis - you have me waiting for the next installment.

  • @ZippletTech
    @ZippletTech 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This has been an EXCELLENT series - please keep this coming :)
    Thank you very much for the time you put into these!

  • @gordoncomstock2459
    @gordoncomstock2459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Lewis.
    I love your channel 👍

  • @ErikZarth
    @ErikZarth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "That door of yours could do with a lick of paint"
    Can you imagine the look on his face when he heard that. lol

  • @MichaelSmith-bi8pc
    @MichaelSmith-bi8pc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lewis, a brilliant series of programmes. Your channel just is a mecca for radio enthusiasts. The last series is well planned and addictive. Thank you

  • @Colin_Ames
    @Colin_Ames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Taunting Gordon about his front door was brilliant!

  • @ramjet4025
    @ramjet4025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another fantastic story. At about that same time, a few years earlier, the Vietnam War drew protests in Melbourne Victoria, and in the north of the city, university students set up an AM transmitter. It gained immediate attention of the dreaded RI's acting on government instructions to shut it down.
    Lots of rebels including myself drove long distances just to get a chance to listen to it on the car radio. I'd have to drive about two hours to get there and could never hear it.
    Years later, we would run AM 100 Watts at the very top of the broadcast band and link into it on UHF CB or VHF 2m up. This had quite the range, and 60K away and two hours drive across the city, the signal was still going. The antenna was an up and down an 72 foot tower made of four 25mm aluminum tube in 12 t sections.
    That AM never seemed to get attention and as the years went by, the "post office" or "PMG" aka Pigs Meat and Gravy" seemed to lose interest. PMG ? Post Master General's Department, who ran around in licence plates starting with the Government Prefix Z
    Reminds me of the Russian use of the letter Z
    Back then, the letter Z was pretty much hated.
    Odds are lots of readers will be able to recall from memory those licence plates.

  • @dubliner1100
    @dubliner1100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wonderful series, looking forward to more

  • @jim671671
    @jim671671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm an Aussie and have never been to the UK but series is fascinating, love your work mate!

  • @bugler75
    @bugler75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You’re one of my favourite channels now😊 Thanks very much . Ian

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The levels these guys went to is amazing. That's some dedication.

  • @akdenyer
    @akdenyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Lewis Brilliant! Carry on great stuff.

  • @sUASNews
    @sUASNews 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loving this series, thanks for all the hard work

  • @raymondmartin6737
    @raymondmartin6737 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good follow up on Pirates ☠️ 👍 👌 with Part III.

  • @TimWochomurka
    @TimWochomurka 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this. I can almost see the chases and feel the suspense. A+ Lewis

  • @daveg8htfadlibaudio250
    @daveg8htfadlibaudio250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yet another good one Lewis, my old mate Rick Dane from Jackie North did a very good vocal impression of Gordon on the air in one of his shows and Gordon was not happy at all with that, as one night I was out with Rick for a pint or two and by pure fluke we bumped into into Gordon in a pub in Penketh near Warrington, he obviously recognised Rick and the conversation was quite choice. *****
    Cheers
    Dave.

    • @RingwayManchester
      @RingwayManchester  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey David! Amazing. Not sure if we’ve spoke via email.
      Drop me a line ringwaymanchester@mail.com

  • @bartonseagrave9605
    @bartonseagrave9605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What they need is a BBC Detector Van so they can be mobile and as we know these Detector Vans are full of powerful equipment.

  • @f114163
    @f114163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    These guys really needed to be able to broadcast from different locations every time they went on air, and never use the same site twice.
    Interesting that they were described as not politically motivated yet their South Africa Advert was clearly a political comment on (against) apartheid. I wonder how typical this was of their content.
    Did any of the cassette tapes survive and are any online now?

    • @ChoppingtonOtter
      @ChoppingtonOtter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That would be great if we could listen to some.

    • @rudolphguarnacci197
      @rudolphguarnacci197 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andyhowlett2231
      Pretty cool that you comment. I was never aware of pirates until that movie with philip seymour hoffman came out 20 years(?) ago. Hope you're well.

    • @andyhowlett2231
      @andyhowlett2231 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not typical at all. Charlie was given a pamphlet about South Africa and decided it would be cool to read it on the air. You can hear content at www.merseypirates.com/pages/frameset.htm Choose Mersey Pirates Vintage from the menu on the left and then scroll down to Manchester pirates. The South Africa clip can be found here th-cam.com/video/hVTYFdCBMhM/w-d-xo.html
      A different site each week would have been ideal, but as we were on the air every Sunday for three years we would have needed about 150 sires. Not really possible.

  • @christopherhulse8385
    @christopherhulse8385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another exciting tale 😃

  • @donpro3672
    @donpro3672 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loving the audio from the old era

  • @brianfranks1477
    @brianfranks1477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    brilliant, make you want to start your own station, thanks for the vlog

  • @boilerroombob
    @boilerroombob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Love the fact it was operated under the nose of 2 agencies at one point lol .... the g.p.o and m.o.d
    Well done Lewis

  • @Tmacker71165
    @Tmacker71165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    radio tales. I really enjoy these. wish they were longer. well done think ya found a niche 👍

  • @erikmutthersbough6508
    @erikmutthersbough6508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like this series about pirate radio. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @paulmorrey733
    @paulmorrey733 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Lewis

  • @hereward1971
    @hereward1971 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely love this!

  • @acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE
    @acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoying this series and looking forward to further episodes.

  • @anthonyglee1710
    @anthonyglee1710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this channel, thank you. I live near a “a secret Nuclear Bunker” in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex which is open to the public. It’s pretty mind blowing considering it’s like a town under the Essex countryside with an office for the PM. Obviously it’s now decommissioned, but still retains a massive radio mast with all sorts of devices attached. Can you give any insight to this?

    • @RingwayManchester
      @RingwayManchester  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m visiting in a few weeks actually!

    • @anthonyglee1710
      @anthonyglee1710 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RingwayManchester oh excellent! You’ll enjoy. I’m a telecommunications engineer and they’ve still got a semi functioning BT strowger telephone exchange and krone blocks with private wires to all around the country - all deep underground. I think BT own the mast. The CEO of my multinational company lives in rural Essex and couldn’t get broadband. Working with BT, we installed a microwave link on his Manor House roof directed to Kelvedon Hatch to get a BT 2mb leased line into his house back to London! Let use know how your trip goes!

    • @mehchocolate1257
      @mehchocolate1257 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RingwayManchester where can I listen to radio Aquarius exactly

    • @RingwayManchester
      @RingwayManchester  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drop us an email Anthony! Ringwaymanchester@mail.com

    • @RingwayManchester
      @RingwayManchester  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can’t it’s been off the air 50 years

  • @stephengunrunnerhanson3550
    @stephengunrunnerhanson3550 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What harm are they doing good on them

  • @joeblow8593
    @joeblow8593 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great stuff, I want to hear more of this

  • @ainteasybeingwheezy
    @ainteasybeingwheezy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This series is great shame i was only a nipper when they were broadcasting or i would of jumped at getting involved

  • @driverfilmsshortwavechannel
    @driverfilmsshortwavechannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loving this series. Nice one!

  • @dave1secondago
    @dave1secondago 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    brilliant series this is cheers

  • @sondrayork6317
    @sondrayork6317 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the best way to get a radio station on air, is to use shout cast instead of taking chances with radio frequency broadcasting. I used to broadcast at 87.9 MHz on the FM dial under part 15 but the transmitter i used didn't last too long so I switched over to shout cast instead of putting money into something as small as that little transmitter. a lot of what i broadcasted though was of very little interest to those outside of the high school i worked for though so it really wasn't much lol.

  • @Corruption-uncensored
    @Corruption-uncensored 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m loving this series. Love history

  • @lovinglifemallorca
    @lovinglifemallorca 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is brilliant,,, but how do you build a transmitter and set the frequency etc,, could you build a station and what’s really involved?.

  • @kentcyclist
    @kentcyclist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Lois

  • @xandervideo1
    @xandervideo1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant fun. :-)

  • @andrewsmart2949
    @andrewsmart2949 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome audacity LOL

  • @PhantomWoIf
    @PhantomWoIf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    isnt that the same nuclear bunker where they now have a websdr ?

  • @DAVIDGREGORYKERR
    @DAVIDGREGORYKERR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about a using a nuclear shelter in the area and it would help if you purchased the nuclear shelter first before setting up the pirate radio station.

    • @RedHillian
      @RedHillian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amazingly, owning the property doesn't make the unlicensed broadcasting more legitimate in the eyes of the authorities.
      I know, I'm shocked.

    • @DAVIDGREGORYKERR
      @DAVIDGREGORYKERR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RedHillian I wonder if like I said before you hid the transmitter in a cave system that no one knows about and most likely forgotten exists and just hope that there is a hole coming up inside the clump of trees so no one knows it is there and even if they get the antenna the antenna can be replaced as they didn't find the transmitter, a place like this might be Wales there are tin mines that might be accessible reasonably safely and easily.

  • @moonshine808
    @moonshine808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brill 😎😎

  • @wam2610
    @wam2610 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @arthurtwoshedsjackson6266
    @arthurtwoshedsjackson6266 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lewis , did you see the comment I posted yesterday ? It’s disappeared !