Red Sands Radio - Part 2b
Issue 2 : Updated : 21st February 2008
Onboard the Red Sands Fort
Control Tower from landing stage
X-Pilot from Fort Crows Nest
G3 Tower from crows nest
Where am I, now & then?
A = Ladder Entrance Hatch now modified but originally fitted with two heavy wooden doors, which have been retained
B = Double steel doors open to balcony which runs around Fort to catwalk way at top, the large open area for taking on & off supplies
C = Men's Washroom& Bathrooms. Urinal centre left, heads at top & the bottom left bathroom was used for Solar Shower
D = Oil Boiler Central Heating room, used for one of our two Kipor Generators
E = N.C.O's Washroom, stripped of fittings in 1964 & used as TX room by Radio Invicta, now unused
F = Men's Sleeping, the 1964 Radio Invicta Studio
Open top Fort doors the crane operative position to the left
G = Double steel doors to again to take on & off supplies
H = Men's Recreation Room, used as Galley
I = Men's Sleeping, used as sleeping
J = Fresh & Saltwater Tanks, unused
K = Magazine Room, dry storage
L = N.C.O's Sleeping, Lounge/Newsroom
M = N.C.O's Recreation & store, the partition was removed in 1964, Red Sands Radio Studio
Tony & I decided that since the arrangement worked well on Shivering Sands, we'd repeat the proven Radio City layout on Red Sands
Tony Pine & Big Phil at bottom door balcony
The original Radio Invicta Studio with cut out inset window through to what was the TX room
John, Big Phil & Tony in the Sleeping Area
Robin snatches a smoke before a self imposed smoking ban in the Lounge/Newsroom
Press release 5 - PDF File - 11th June 2007
This will be the Studio - honest
This will become the Lounge/Newsroom
The Galley can't find the T'Pot so a brew in a saucepan
Sleeping Area
G1 roof top with Antenna Mast Sections ready to go up!
G3 & 4 from on top of shell locker with Container Ship out of Thames Port
TV Antenna line of sight to Dover mast
X-Pilot from balcony with Skipper Alan & Justin making ready to depart, back tomorrow
Gun Towers 3 & 4 Radio 390 Studio(s) & Sleeping respectively