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"Graham." wrote in message
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Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy
Station" on Radio Nederland


I don't recall that. But there was a program called "???? calling Dxers"
which I used to enjoy as a teenager, via a variety of old receivers (inc. ex
army kit, old broadcast sets, and various homemade ones). Antenna was
either: an indoor "L" around the edge of the ceiling, a wire thrown (well
"fired") over an adjacent roof, or various contraptions stuck out of the
window (which always cause my mother grief).

I remember Radio Moscow (and some of the other Eastern Bloc stations)
sending various "gifts" for years after a "QSL" report. The gifts tended to
be pretty useless, colanders, pictures, etc. but I'm sure they once included
a pack of cigarettes. I'd not be surprised to learn they still arrive at my
old address even near on 34 years since I moved!

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73
Brian G8OSN/W8OSN
www.g8osn.net

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"Graham." wrote in message
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Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy
Station" on Radio Nederland


No, but I can remember Horace Batchelor on Radio Luxembourg. From
K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M, near Bristol.
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JohnT

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On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:45:49 +0000, Len GM0ONX wrote:

Yep and Radio Sweden's address 10 4 10, Stockholm, Sweden

TEN *FIVE* TEN

It was part of a jingle.

Does P O Box 222 stir any memories?

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"JohnT" wrote in message ...

"Graham." wrote in message ...

Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy Station" on Radio Nederland


No, but I can remember Horace Batchelor on Radio Luxembourg. From K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M, near Bristol.

Horace Batchelor on a leatherette cased tranny under the bedclothes you pervert ;-)

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Graham.

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J G Miller wrote:
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:45:49 +0000, Len GM0ONX wrote:

Yep and Radio Sweden's address 10 4 10, Stockholm, Sweden

TEN *FIVE* TEN

It was part of a jingle.

Does P O Box 222 stir any memories?


Your right, I see they still use it to this day!

PO Box 222, Hilversum?

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"Paul Martin" wrote in message
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In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
"Graham." wrote in message
...

Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy
Station" on Radio Nederland

I don't recall that. But there was a program called "???? calling
Dxers"
which I used to enjoy as a teenager...

It became "Media Network" in later years (with Jonathan Marks, who has
an excellent radio voice), and currently exists as a Blog run by Andy
Sennit (who doesn't).

Now that is impressive- I couldn't recall that name but, after you posting
it, I can almost hear the voice.

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73
Brian G8OSN/W8OSN
www.g8osn.net

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On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:42:39 -0000, "Brian Gregory [UK]"
wrote:


Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy
Station" on Radio Nederland

No, but I listened a lot to his successor on Happy Station.. I think he was
called Tom Meyers.

Whatever happened to Jerry and Dodie Cowan?

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wrote in message
...
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:42:39 -0000, "Brian Gregory [UK]"
wrote:


Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy
Station" on Radio Nederland

No, but I listened a lot to his successor on Happy Station.. I think he
was
called Tom Meyers.

Whatever happened to Jerry and Dodie Cowan?

http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/dody-is-alive-and-well

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Brian Gregory. (In the UK)

To email me remove the letter vee.

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On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:32:44 -0000, "Brian Gregory [UK]"
wrote:


Whatever happened to Jerry and Dodie Cowan?

http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/dody-is-alive-and-well

Cheers, Brian.
Very interesting.

Nick.

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"Paul Martin" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Brian Reay wrote:
"Graham." wrote in message
...

Here's a question: does anyone remember Eddie Startz's program "Happy
Station" on Radio Nederland

I don't recall that. But there was a program called "???? calling
Dxers"
which I used to enjoy as a teenager...

It became "Media Network" in later years (with Jonathan Marks, who has
an excellent radio voice), and currently exists as a Blog run by Andy
Sennit (who doesn't).

I'd think "???? calling DXers" was more probably "Sweden calling DXers" on
Radio Sweden.

As I remember it Media Network was called "DX Duke Box" before it became
"Media Network".

Media network was a must listen for me until they stopped broadcasting it
in, I think, the summer of 2000.

I used a timer and cassette recorder to grab the 11:48 UTC broadcast on
Thursdays until they started making it available on line as Real Media and
later MP3. If the recording didn't come out well I could try and receive one
of the later broadcasts when I got home in the evening.

I regard my recordings of the Media Network documentaries "Tokyo Rose" and
"Wartime Deception" parts 1 and 2 (about wartime propaganda radio) and an
episode about the BBC monitoring service with a little bit about Radio
Caroline being forced off air at the end are my most valued off air
recordings. I also have higher quality MP3 downloads of "Wartime Deception"
which was repeated as a sort of grand finale before the broadcasts stopped.

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