bertvanschaick bertvanschaick wrote:
: Hi all,
:
: I have said it before on this forum. The old Dutch saying goes for a
: number of you, you won't find a cow even if you trip over one.
:
: In this forum numerous discussions have been going on about the old
: days
: of offshore radio. Pages and pages about the poor destiny of the
: Communicator, let alone the endless rumours about the Ross being moved
: or even better, used for an RSL.
:
: Now there is a real 2007 radioship being equipped. You all have been
: able to whitness it from day one and still there is no to hardly any
: enthousiasm about this project. Bloody hell, there is an aerial
: erected
: on a radioship to be. It is floating in salt water and intended to
: broadcast on AM.
:
: I was over the moon with the news. Finally ! Is it because I'm Dutch
: like the project? Despite so many UK radio-people being involved no
: interest from the UK? Had it been for Caroline, Laser or even more
: vintage Radio London, would that have helped?
:
: People are putting everything on the line to make it work. To create
: something 80% of you lot are a member for of this forum in the first
: place. The best we (AN) can do is "What a waste of money".
:
: I am past my fifties and I cherish the offshore days. I know these are
: different times, but I became a member of this forum to read about
: what
: people of today have to say about what I'm interested in. (Offshore)
: radio. Sometimes I drop a small remark myself. This time I opened AN
: being very curious for what my fellow anoraks would say about this
: fantastic news. I read things like "What a waste of money and time".
: May
: be the name of the forum should be altered in anoraks alienation, or
: anorak moaning as (some) people here are very very hard to please. May
: be some free tickets for a tour around the Ross revenge might bring a
: smile on their face.
:
: I am not disqualifying anyone as many of you might be mostly readers
: like me instead of contributants, but I am slightly frustrated (to say
: the least) and I'm sure it shows. Some people in Holland have 6
: frequencies and can't make even one work properly. If my memory serves
: me well for one of the frequencies is ship was needed…..? Now we
: have an
: organisation with only 1 frequency and two stations creating TWO
: transmitter sites that work of which one is on a ship. I think we owe
: these guys some more credit than "What a waste of money".
:
: I have seen a radio ship today. After so many years it made MY day.

Applause! Well said, Bert!
OK so this new radio ship probably won't ever see international waters, although if it did I'd be one of the first to sign up. But such a nice mast on a ship is still a sight that warms the cockles of my anorak heart, and reminds me of ye olde times when radio was truly free.