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RADIO
NORTHSEA SHIP PHOTO - MEBO 2 |
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£ 2.99 GBP
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Here's
a
photo-flight
style
aerial
picture
of
the
Mebo
2,
home
of
70's
offshore
pirate
radio
station
Radio
Northsea
International.
Coming
on
air
in
December
1970,
this
station
attracted
its
fair
share
of
problems.
From
a
failed
attempt
to
tow
the
ship
away
in
1970,
through
various
jamming
episodes,
and
a
bombing
in
1971,
the
Mebo
saw
them
all....
The
ship
housed
one
of
the
most
powerful
transmitters
ever
to
be
situated
on a
pirate
radio
station.
A
massive
105Kw
AM
transmitter
made
RNI,
as
it
was
affectionately
called,
receivable
over
much
of
the
UK
and
Central
Europe.
The
station
was
finally
forced
to
close
in
August
1974,
when
the
Dutch
Government
introduced
their
Marine
Offences
Bill,
outlawing
offshore
radio
stations.
This
picture
measures
19cm
x
12cm,
and
is
presented
in a
card
sleeve, and
will
be
mailed
to
you
in a
hard
backed
envelope.
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RADIO
NORTHSEA SHIP PHOTO - UP THE MAST |
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£ 2.99 GBP
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Here's
a
photo-flight
style
aerial
picture
of
the
Mebo
2,
home
of
70's
offshore
pirate
radio
station
Radio
Northsea
International.
This
picture
is
taken
from
the
top
of
the
ships
170
ft
mast,
and
shows
the
deck
of
the
Mebo
2,
and
the
stations
tender
vessel
the
Mebo
1
alongside.
Coming
on
air
in
December
1970,
this
station
attracted
its
fair
share
of
problems.
From
a
failed
attempt
to
tow
the
ship
away
in
1970,
through
various
jamming
episodes,
and
a
bombing
in
1971,
the
Mebo
saw
them
all....
The
ship
housed
one
of
the
most
powerful
transmitters
ever
to
be
situated
on a
pirate
radio
station.
A
massive
105Kw
AM
transmitter
made
RNI,
as
it
was
affectionately
called,
receivable
over
much
of
the
UK
and
Central
Europe.
The
station
was
finally
forced
to
close
in
August
1974,
when
the
Dutch
Government
introduced
their
Marine
Offences
Bill,
outlawing
offshore
radio
stations.
This
picture
measures
18cm
x
12cm,
and
is
presented
in a
card
sleeve, and
will
be
mailed
to
you
in a
hard
backed
envelope.
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RADIO
NORTHSEA SHIP PHOTO -
IN HARBOUR |
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£ 2.99 GBP
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Here's a photo-flight style black and white picture of the Mebo 2, home of 70's offshore pirate radio station Radio Northsea International. This picture was taken in Scheveningen harbour in Holland, in early September 1974, and shows the ship coming alongside the wharf, towed by the stations tender, the Eurotrip.
Coming on air in December 1970, this station attracted its fair share of problems. From a failed attempt to tow the ship away in 1970, through various jamming episodes, and a bombing in 1971, the Mebo saw them all....
The ship housed one of the most powerful transmitters ever to be situated on a pirate radio station. A massive 105Kw AM transmitter made RNI, as it was affectionately called, receivable over much of the UK and Central Europe.
The station was finally forced to close in August 1974, when the Dutch Government introduced their Marine Offences Bill, outlawing offshore radio stations.
This picture measures 16cm x 12cm, and is presented in a card sleeve, and will be mailed to you in a hard backed envelope.
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