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Radio Veronica - Technical
Right: the studio on board Borkum Riff
Below left: one of the landbased studios in 1970’s
Below right: studio on board the Norderney
Transmitters
Borkum Riff
1Kw transmitter home built by Henricus (Henk) Oswald for Radio Veronica, following advice from engineers at Danish offshore station, Radio Mercur
Norderney
10Kw Continental Electrics 316C transmitter
Mi Amigo
50kW Continental Electrics 317C transmitter
Aerial Heights
Borkum Riff
Double thread T antenna, 48’ (14.6m) (2 x 24’ (7.3m) long. Height 66’ (20m)
Norderney
64’ (19m) x 2 with Marconi T antenna wire strung between the two masts (two wires for 192m, five wires for 538m)
Mi Amigo
Original Radio Atlanta/Radio Caroline South aerial mast - 120’ (37m)
Above: Two views of the aerial array on the Norderney
Below: the transmitter on board Borkum Riff
Studio
On board tape recorders (for playback of broadcast tapes) –
(Borkum Riff)- Grundig and Wolenzak recorders
(Norderney)-Telefunken M24a/b, replaced in 1968 by Akai PT6011 recorders
Equipment in the Zeedijk landbased studios:-
- 2 Telefunken M24 full track tape recorders
- 2 Garrard and Delphonic turntables
- Neuman, Sennheister, Bayer and AKG microphones
- 1 custom-made mixing table
- Each 1 hour of programmes were recorded on Agfa 22cm tape reels.
Akai tape recorders were introduced to the landbased Hilversum studios in 1969
QSL Card
Radio station engineering departments issue QSL cards to verify reception reports received from listeners
Early QSL cards showing Borkum Riff
1971 QSL card showing Norderney
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