A package was received from Radio Pandora today containing two QSL cards, info sheets and letter. Pandora first took to the airwaves in 1993 with a transmitter built by Apollo Engineering. Operator Steve St John had a few technical problems but in 1995 with help from Bill Lewis of Live Wire Radio was able to get back on the air and has been broadcasting ever since.
Over the years he has also relayed other stations including Radio Joystick, Voice of South Dublin Radio, Pipeline Radio and WRCR.
These days he runs the transmitter at 85 Watts into a half wave dipole. Although reception has been patchy recently, last Saturday when I heard him the signal was booming in on 6322.5 kHz. A report was emailed to Pandora who sent the QSLs by post.
Thanks Steve.
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Yes, good that Pandora, Merlin, and Pamela are still going strong after all these years. A shame so many others have fallen by the wayside but circumstances change, interest wanes, and internet streaming has made it easier to broadcast - without the risk of being raided. Nevertheless, I think I speak for many who would welcome a UK resurgence on 76/60/48 metres.
Pandora still keeping it old school. He does have email but no eQSLs. He will post out a QSL Card for you. It took me back 20 years getting the envelope from him this week!
He did mention that Live Wire sold his transmitter, I wonder how many of the others still have their transmitters or sold them off years ago?
Perhaps the stations in question can enlighten us!
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