Radio Nord Revival relayed by Radio Merkurs 1485 from Latvia

Starting tonight, Wednesday August 20, at 1900 UTC, Radio Merkurs in Riga, Latvia will be broadcasting Radio Nord Revival overnight until 0600 UTC on medium wave 1485 kHz. Power is 2,7 kW.

Radio Nord Revival 2014 on the air live from The Castle, Vaxholm on August 23

On Saturday, August 23, Radio Nord Revival will be broadcasting again. This time from the Castle, off Vaxholm, Sweden, in connection with a big field radio day. The station will be broadcasting on MW 1512 kHz from Kvarnberget, Vallentuna. Licensed power is 2,5 kW but we may only be using 1 kW. Antenna height is 37 metres. There are also a number of SW frequencies, including a station from the actual castle. For forther info please check out www.radionordrevival.blogspot.com Test transmissions will be made prior to the official broadcasts.

The Castle is a very historic place radio-wise as it was from here that the very first broadcast on Sweden was made on September 1, 1919. (Ronny Forslund, ARC)

Radio Nord Revival from Latvia on 1485 kHz

Starting on Wednesday, October 2 at 1900 UTC, Radio Nord Revival will be conducting a series of test transmissions over Radio Merkurs on 1485 kHz, each transmission being one hour. Maximum power is 2,7 kW and the aerial is directed towards Stockholm. Reception reports are welcome to info@rock.x.se and we are especially interested in how the reception is on ordinary household receivers, transistor radios and car radios. If you want a QSL card, reception reports with return postage can be sent to Ronny Forslund Radio Nord Revival Test transmissions Vita Huset SE-17995 Svartsjö Sweden Broadcast times may be changed depending on reception conditions. Programmes will contain recordings and spots from 1960s offshore station Radio Nord plus lots of music from the early 60s. For updates please check out our blog www.radionordrevival.blogspot.com (Ronny Forslund, ARC)

Radio Nord Revival 2012

Radio Nord Revival will soon be on the air from Sweden, commemorating the closure of the offshore station Radio Nord on June 30th, 1962. MW fq is 603 kHz - the original Radio Nord channel - and we will also be on SW and FM. Further information on http://www.radionordrevival.blogspot.se/ (Ronny Forslund, ARC/Radio Nord Revival )