THE OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS SERIES

 

 

Between 1986 and 1990, Offshore Echos produced a series of cassettes featuring

highlights of the Offshore radio stations of the moment.

The first volumes have now been remastered and are available on MP3 CDs.

More volumes will be available shortly.

 

 

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 1

 

 


CAROLINE 558 24 May 1986 John Lewis tribute to Laser.
CAROLINE 558 25 May 1986 Sport Aids
CAROLINE 558 2 June 1986 Special guest Charlie Wolf.
CAROLINE 558 6 June 1986 Ross Revenge Party Night.
MONIQUE 963 8 June 1986 Ad Roberts
CAROLINE 558 13 June 1986 Andy Johnson

 

 

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 2

CAROLINE 558 John Lewis about the Mi Amigo mast 10-8-86, 11-8-86, 19-8-86, 12-9-86. 14-9-86, 20-9-86.
CAROLINE OVERDRIVE Mark Matthews 26-6-86, 27-6-86, 3-7-86, 23-8-66.
CAROLINE 558 10-7-86 Closing down for technical work.
MONIQUE 963 10-7-86 Closing down for technical work.
CAROLINE 558 14-6-86 About the Alert III etc...
CAROLINE 558 15-8-86 About airplanes & helicopters.
CAROLINE 558 4-9-86 Peter Philips about Ad Roberts filming on board, also John Lewis.
MONIQUE 983 31-8-86 Tribute to Offshore Radio Dick Verheul.
CAROLINE 556 10-9-86 John Lewis hairy chest competition.
CAROLINE 558 28-8-86 3 years from the Ross - John Dwyer.
CAROLINE 558 20-8-86 John Lewis tribute to Charlie Wolf.
CAROL INE 558 24-8-86 .John Lewis spying Radio Monique.
MONIQUE 963 24-8-86 About John Lewis spying Monique.
CAROLINE 558 5-9-86 Peter, Philips about spy boat.
MONIQUE 963 17-9-86 Off the air announcement
CAROLINE 558 17-9-86 Back on the air,
CAROLINE 558 13-9-86 John Lewis GBH disaster
CAROLINE 558 31-8-86 John Lewis giving Ross Revenge exact position.

 

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 3

CAROLINE 558 15-9-86 Kevin Turner explaining why they call Richard Jackson "Bucket"
CAROLINE 558 16-9-86 Peter Philips saying wild horses wouldn't drag him up the mast !
MONIQUE 17-9-86 announcing 558 is off the air.
CAROLINE 558 17-9-86 Back on the air plus announcement about Peter Philips climbing up the mast.
CAROLINE 558 22-10-86 PC Plug Advert.
CAROLINE 556 25-10-86 News about John Dwyer having loot his boxer shorts.
CAROLINE OVERDRIVE 29-10-86 extermining the Dutch mixer.
MONIQUE 9-11-86 Ad Roberts
CAROLINE OVERDRIVE 12-11-86 close down.
CAROLINE 558 30-10-86 Dave Owen Halloween announcement.
CAROLINE 558 10-11-86 Mark Matthews and John Dwyer.
CAROLINE 558 5-11-86 Mark Matthews.
CAROLINE 558 5/6-11-86 Mark Matthews.
MONIQUE 20-11-86 "On strike"
CAROLINE 558 20-11-86 John Dwyer about Monique
CAROLINE 983 19-11-86 Overdrive closing.
CAROLINE 963 20-11-86 Mark Matthews explaining the aerial problems of the previous night.
CAROLINE 558 30-11-86 going off the air.
MONIQUE 30-11-86 Ad Roberts + R. Jackson
CAROLINE 558 6-11-86 going off the air.
LASER 576 1-12-86 First test signal and tests programmes with John Rock n Roll.

 

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 4

LASER 576 on tests 5-12-86 John Lewis giving the ship's position.
LASER 576 10-12-86 Generators problems-John Rock and Roll Anthony.
LASER 576 15-12-86 Going Off the air due to bad Weather-Paul Dean.
LASER 576 26-12-86 Back on the air and break - Mike Barrington.
LASER 576 30-12-66 Closing announcement.coded numbers and tests.
LASER 576 23-1-87 / 26-1-87 tests at low power.
LASER 576 26-1-87 / 28-1-87 Technical troubles.
LASER 576 30-1-87 / 31-1-87 John Lewis - start of programmes shortly -
Tests announcements by DL Bogart and Brandy
MONIQUE 6-12-86 Going off the air for maintenance.
CAROLINE 558 6-12-86 Dave James John Dwyer about yesterday break
OVERDRIVE 7-12-86 John Tyler - Worldwide Overdrive
LASER 576 1-2-87 Last day of tests.
LASER 576 2-2-87 Back with Brandy Lee.
LASER 576 4-2-87 Close down announcement for increasing power.
LASER 576 5-2-87 DL Bogart with Sunday Sport swear advert.
LASER 576 9, 10, 11. 12. 13. 10-2-87 Brandy Lee / Andrew Turner Tongue twisting.
LASER 576 14-2-87 Going off the air due to bad weather.
 

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 5

LASER 576 7-3-87 Sailing through the Northsea. Brandy Lee not feeling too well!
LASER 576 8-3-87 Back on the air as Laser 567 ??
LASER 576 12-3-87 Paul Jackson playing the Laser song.
LASER 576 5-4-87 DL Bogart about the break in transmission.
CAROLINE 558 20-3-87 Tribute to the Mi Amigo.
CAROLINE 558 27-3-87 Steve Conway/Mark Matthews.
CAROLINE 558 28-3-87 Birthday Party.
CAROLINE 558 7-4-87 Programme line-up.
VOICE OF PEACE 15-4-87 Mike Derby 's Birthday.
CAROLINE 558 11-4-87 Dave James and 'Chateau Anoraks'.
CAROLINE 558 11-4-87 Peter Philips and strange Lotto 649 results.
CAROLINE 558 5, 7, 8, 9,1 0-4-87 Mark Matthews and the Dutch lessons.
CAROLINE 558 9-4-87 Tests by T. Anderson with tune played backwards.
CAROLINE 558 11-4-87 Steve Conway/Mark Matthews/Tom Anderson.
CAROLINE 558 15-4-87 Peter Philips thanking readers of M.M.
CAROLINE 558 22-4-87 Closing for technical problem.
CAROLINE 558 24-4-87 Kevin Turner explaining the trouble.

 

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 6
CAROLINE 1-5-87 Late Xmas cards!
CAROLINE 8-5-87 Late Valentine’s cards!
CAROLINE 9-5-87 talking about reincarnation and the last tea bag!
MONIQUE 27-4-87 News feature with S. Conway
MONIQUE 19-5-87 Steve Conway sings!
MONIQUE 20-4-87 Steve Conway- E. Van der Bliek
MONIQUE 27-5-87 Steve Conway/Ad Roberts
MONIQUE 28-5-87 Steve Conway/Ad Roberts
MONIQUE 3-6-87 Steve Conway/Ad Roberts
MONIQUE 18-6-87 Erwin de Bliek/Steve Conway
CAROLINE 9-5-87 Advert for the Greenpeace concert.
CAROLINE 6-5-87 Dave James and RAF planes
CAROLINE 6-6-87 Peter Philips-Caroline the best thing on British radio!
CAROLINE 27-5-87 Peter Philips made rude remarks about the next record which wasn’t cued up
CAROLINE 10-6-87 last broadcast from Knock Deep
MONIQUE 10-6-87 closing
CAROLINE 10-6-87 Back on the air
CAROLINE 10-6-87 First announcement of the new position.
MONIQUE 9-6-87 Steve Conway on news
CAROLINE 11-6-87 Peter Philips about the new position and the election etc...
MONIQUE 24-6-87 International news
SPECIAL FLASHBACK 67 CAROLINE SOUTH, LONDON, RADIO 390, SCOTLAND CITY, RADIO 355 various extracts.

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 7
CAROLINE 6-7-87 Problems with the news studio.
CAROLINE 1-7-87 More problems with news studio
CAROLINE 2-7-87 Olau Britania waving at. Caroline
CAROLINE 3-7-87 Jackie Lee greeting the helicopter which takes photos.
CAROLINE 11-7-87 Kevin Turner: more about the Olau
CAROLINE 16-7-87 Kevin Turner: message for French listeners.
CAROLINE 10-7-87 John Tyler about two yachts...
CAROLINE 11-7-87 Kevin Turner: Caroline not a lightship! and We all live in a bright red boat!
CAROLINE 29-6-87 Peter Philips: troubles with studio
CAROLINE 23-7-87 John Tyler : Migrating birds Pt.1
CAROLINE 17-7-87 Ferry Eden reading the news.
CAROLINE 15-7-87 John Tyler’s mum birthday!
CAROLINE 25-7-87 Kevin Turner
CAROLINE 25-7-87 Kevin Turner about the ship’s new position.
CAROLINE 29-7-87 back on the air
CAROLINE 29-7-87 John Tyler: More migrating birds.
CAROLINE 31-7-87 John Tyler describing his new haircut
CAROLINE 4-8-87 John Tyler 6 Jamie King about Steve Conway losing a tooth!
CAROLINE 20-7-87 John Tyler apologizes for yesterday’s low power!
CAROLINE 18-7-87 Going off the air at 8am and back at. 12 am.
MONIQUE 18-7-87 Back on the air
CAROLINE 25-8-87 Jackie Lee complaining about the weather
FLASHBACK : RADIO CAROLINE NORTH

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 8
RADIO CAROLINE 25-9-37 Peter Philips about Abie Nathan
VOICE OF PEACE 22-5-67 Paul Fraser Rambo the Rat poem
VOICE OF PEACE 16-10-87 Tim Shepherd reading the news in English -Kol Israel on strike
RADIO CAROLINE 16-10-87 Storm in the Northsea.
RADIO MONIQUE 16-10-87 closing down
RADIO CAROLINE 24-10-17 Back on the air after technical troubles
RADIO CAROLINE 25-10-87 Generators problems
RADIO MONIQUE closing for mentors repairs
RADIO CAROLINE 25-10-87 back on the air
RADIO MONIQUE 25-10-87 back on the air
RADIO CAROLINE 4-11-87 Late start
RADIO MONIQUE 4-11-87 Late start
RADIO MONIQUE 23-10-87 Steve Conway
RADIO CAROLINE 26-10-87 Nigel Harris. (Jackie Lee & Tim Allen trying to frighten him with a crab)
RADIO CAROLINE 20-10-87 Problems with headphones
RADIO CAROLINE 25-10-87 Nigel Harris a sparrow in the studio
RADIO CAROLINE 15-11-87 Nigel Harris trying to cook an egg
RADIO CAROLINE 15-11-87 Kevin Turner announcing Radio Monique new frequency RADIO MONIQUE 15-11-87 on its new fry,
VOICE OF PEACE Chopper Song “the Big Uns»
FLASHBACK TOM LODGE for Disc and Music Echo. «Sound of the Stars.

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 9
MONIQUE 10- 11-87 «Tonya Allen» read the International news accompanied by sound effects
CAROLINE 10-11-87 closing for maintenance
MONIQUE 10-11-87 closing for maintenance
VIEWPOINT 963 announcing the frequency change.
CAROLINE 17-11-87 Olau Britannia in troubles.
CAROLINE 25-11-87 Final minutes with the 300 feet mast
CAROLINE 4-12-117 back on the air at low power
CAROLINE 8-12-87 Tim Allen - problem with the studio
CAROLINE 8-12-87 Tony Peters + technical breaks
CAROLINE: 11-12-87 Steve Conway announcing the return of Newsweek news + Chris Kennedy
CAROLINE 15.12-87 request record for Olau line in Holland
CAROLINE 15-12-87 Troubles with cart machine - Chris Kennedy
CAROLINE 21-12-117 Wim de Valk on Caroline
CAROLINE 23-12-87 Olau line request
CAROLINE 24-12-87 More technical troubles
CAROLINE Xmas Day 1987
CAROLINE 31-12-87 Mike Dixon announcing the Top 50
CAROLINE 30-12-87 Steve Masters Problem with the insulator
CAROLINE Into the New Year 1988
CAROLINE 1-1-88 Top 50 record. of 1987 Steve Conway/ Chris Kennedy
CAROLINE 2-1-88 Steve Masters/ Chris Kennedy Force 9 gale and breaks
CAROLINE 5-1-88 Tests with Radio Nederland programmes on 558
CAROLINE 7-1-88 Steve Masters / Chris Kennedy apologises for break in Xmission
CAROLINE 6-1-88/12-1-88 Mike Dixon
CAROLINE 14-1-88 Closing down for maintenance
BBC KENT about Caroline mast 20-11-87
INVICTA NEWS about Caroline mast 26-11-87
FLASHBACK ROGER DAY RECORD (summer 68) RADIO LONDON Kenny & Cash

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 10A
VOICE OF PEACE 2-12-87 John McDonald
VOICE OF PEACE 5-12-87 Neil Amstrong
VOICE OF PEACE 1-1-88 New Year Party
CAROLINE 558 24-1-88 Back on the air after 10 day’s absence- Peter Philips Mike Dixon-
CAROLINE 558 27-1-88 Mike Dixon about the masts
CAROLINE 558 27-1-88 James Day about a trawler and a Navy ship diving around.
CAROLINE 558 30-1-88 Mike Dixon/ Steve Masters - more about the new masts.
CAROLINE 558 31-1-88 James Day/Mike Dixon more about the masts-
CAROLINE 558 2-2-88 Mike Dixon about masts and aerial problems- Peter Philips: Force 10 gale- unexpected problems-
CAROLINE 558 4-2-88 Mike Dixon falling down his chair-
CAROLINE 558 5-2-88 Mike Dixon dedicace for the masts/James Day about seabirds covered with oil.
CAROLINE 558 7-2-88 Steve Masters «Central heating back in action»!
CAROLINE 558 8-2-88 Force 12 gale forecast
CAROLINE 558 12-2-88 Peter Philips;
CAROLINE 558 14-2-88 Stronger power James Day, Steve Masters (St Valentine’s day)
CAROLINE 558 15-2-88 Peter Philips about Steve Conway climbing the mast and closing announcement.
CAROLINE 16-2-88 Peter Philips about yesterday’s closure/James Day/Peter Philips: 3 years with Caroline
CAROLINE 558 17-2-88 Peter Philips/ James Day: studio problems
CAROLINE 558 20-2-88 James Day about the start of another project;
CAROLINE 558 24-2-88 Peter Philips- bad weather and back on the air after troubles
CAROLINE 558 26-2-88 Chris Kennedy «A wave twice as high as the Eiffel tower»
CAROLINE 558 27-2-88 Alex «who is that guy?»
CAROLINE 558 1-3-88 back on the air after aerial troubles
CAROLINE 558 2-3-88 C. Kennedy/ Steve Conway: Flu on board and RAF visit
CAROLINE 558 3-3-88 Generators problems Chris Kennedy / Greetings to Olau B- and engineer on the bridge.
CAROLINE 558 4-3-88 Robbie Jay about modern technology-
CAROLINE 558 6-2-88 Steve Conway «Big things happening this morning».
CAROLINE 6210 kHz 6-3-88 Separate SW tests.

OFFSHORE AIRCHECKS VOLUME 10B
6-3-88 Various SW stations answering Caroline’s SW tests: Radio Freedom. Atlantis- BM etc.
CAROLINE 6210 kHz SW 6-3-88 back on the air for reporting on reception reports.
CAROLINE 558 6-3-88 Alex gives thank you to the SW operators
VOICE OF PEACE 6-3-88 Kenny Page
CAROLINE 558 7-3-88 Robbie Jay: ‘I’m not. Chris Kennedy’
CAROLINE 558 8-3-88 Generators Problems.
CAROLINE 558 10-3-88 What it’s like living on the Northsea/ best haircut/ Waiting for the Hurricane
CAROLINE 558 11-3-88 visit by HAY Jets/ French request/ Steve Conway in place of Chris Kennedy ‘indisposed’ - Mike Watts reading the news
CAROLINE 558 12-3-88 Robbie Jay with station id/ French music on Caroline/ Steve Conway.
CAROLINE 558 11-3-88 Steve Conway Mike watts in the back studio.
CAROLINE 558 11-3-88 Mother’s Day Steve Conway the only person awake on board
CAROLINE 558 15-3-8B Robbie Jay about ‘Red Dwarf’/ Steve Conway voice Problem. More generators problems
CAROLINE 558 18-3-88 Robbie Jay plays a remixed version of Kylie Minogue
CAROLINE 558 19-3-88 «The invisible ship»/ Mike Watts in the galley
CAROLINE 558 21-3-88 Steve Conway about the sinking of the MI Amigo
CAROLINE 558 22-3-88 More generators Problems/ Steve Masters sending messages in bottles.
FLASHBACK: RADIO NORTHSEA INTERNATIONAL: Don Allen / Arnold Layne


 

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