RFT Gale meets his Nemesis

Nemesis Revival 87.8 made its final broadcast (at least in 2009) today. Was announced that Nemesis intends to return in 2010.

Due to the shorter days, the broadcast hours were changed slightly; programmes started at 2:30 pm and finished at about 5:45 pm

Perhaps it's just as well the broadcasting hours were brought forward (not least for Mr Gale's underpants!). About 5 minutes after the broadcast ended, as Mr Gale was packing the equipment away, a car pulled up next to the transmitter location (shown by the green arrow on the map). An old man got out of the car and asked Mr Gale what he was doing there; since the broadcast had now ended, Mr Gale replied that he had been "conducting radio experiments".

The old man, preseumably working for the land owner (or maybe the landowner himself) then told Mr Gale that he shouldn't be there, as it was private land. Mr Gale apologised rather than having "Mr Twatt" (anyone who's seen "The Boat That Rocked" will know why I'm calling him that) end up calling the Police, but alo pointed out that there were no signs anywhere saying that this was private land. (It was also apparent that this land was less than well cared for, while at the same time hardly ideal for wildlife).

Having packed his gear away, Mr Gale returned home. 2009's last broadcast of Nemesis Revival had gone smoothly, all equipment remained intact ready for 2010, all Mr Gale needs to do now is find a new transmitter location. All in all, it could have been a googolplex times worse!

Even so, it seems kinda ironic that "Mr Twatt" has picked on a pirate radio station when the place had more important issues. Mainly the fire which is constantly burning there, and has been noted during every broadcast since July. What's more, by the looks of the cartons and packaging being burnt, the fire appears to have been of commercial waste.

Then again, I guess this is just a microcosm of the fact that the authorities continue to clamp down on pirate radio, while at the same time, you're likely to get threatened or even beaten up while going out to a local pub or nightclub. Small wonder, I guess, that Nemesis Revival also announced today that they had taken on board Radio Caroline's concept of Lovin' Awareness !