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Transmitter

50Kw RCA  BTA 50H transmitter. Initial power 17kW, increased to (claimed) 50kW in April 1966.

Standby transmitter - 10 Kw RCA BTA 10J

A new 75kW transmitter was claimed to have been installed in June 1966, but the apparent increase in signal strength was achieved by minor modifications to the aerial.

Aerial Height

The aerial mast was tubular tapered welded-section steel 150’ (46m) high from deck level.

The aerial was a shunt feed type.

The station claimed an aerial height of 212’  (64.6m)  and had originally planned it to be 215’ (65.5m) high with a capacity hat.

Studio

The initial studio comprised:-

2 x 16 inch Gates turntables

1 x Ampex tape machine

1 x Scully playback machine

3 x RCA cartridge machines

1 x AKG microphone

RCA 4 channel mixer

An additional studio (constructed in 1966) comprised:-

1 x 10 channel mixing console

3 x Gates turntables

1 x Scully  playback machine

1 x Ampex tape machine

1 x AKG microphone

Thanks to Ian Anderson for providing information from his research into offshore radio aerial masts (originally published in Offshore Echos Magazine December 2007 and April 2008)

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