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Author Topic: Special Event Station for Radio Caroline, located on the MV Ross Revenge  (Read 2593 times)

Offline Terry

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GB5RC On the air now, 7130 about 57 in SE Florida.
Following from their QRZ.COM page.

Special Event Station for Radio Caroline, located on the MV Ross Revenge

Celebrating five decades of offshore radio broadcasting
GB5RC

Thursday 3rd - Monday 7th August 2017

*** For a full report of GB5RC 2016, click here ***

Following our successful activation of MV Ross Revenge in August 2016 we are very excited to be able to run the special event station again in 2017.  The Ross Revenge has been the home of the world famous Radio Caroline since 1983.  To find out more about our 2016 activation, please click here.
http://www.martellotowergroup.com/gb5rc-2016.html

0054Z update - I gave up trying to bust the HUGE pileup. :(
« Last Edit: August 06, 2017, 0055 UTC by Terry »
QTH Florida's Treasure Coast, near Stuart 100 mi N of Miami Grid locator EL97uf
Equipment: Kenwood TS-480SAT, R-600, Yaesu FT-857D, R. S. SW portable (Sangean), R.S. Pro-106 Scanner 25-1300 MHz, HyGain 18AVQII, M2 6M 3 el beam, Misc verticals and dipoles
73,
Terry

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I worked GB5RC twice over the past few days, once in SSB and once in JT8, both on 14 MHz.

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@ SV1XV

Maybe you can post the Confirmation QSL Card here?

During 'Banks Holiday'  2009 - Caroline was by RSL broadcasting on 531 Khz.
I had created few 'special' 531 Id Jingles - and some were airplayed !!!

http://www.coolam.nl/caroline531.mp3

If anyone is interested, here you can Download
"Offshore Radio - ScreenSavers"
http://www.coolam.nl/screensavers-offshoreradio.zip

André
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That's the confirmation that I got for the last years operation!
QTH: NW Germany
RX: modified Sony ICF 2001D, Perseus SDR; KiwiSDR
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eQSLs highly appreciated! RainBrandy@gmx.net

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@ SV1XV Maybe you can post the Confirmation QSL Card here?

Sure, when I receive it. It won't be soon, as I requested one via the RSGB QSL Bureau. It may take anything up to 10 months.

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   Nice one RainBrandy!!!!


  André
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