I swear I saw this video in my notifications 2days ago
@TPerry2828
4 ай бұрын
I definitely *watched* this video 2 days ago 🤔
@randomrud
4 ай бұрын
I managed to watch a 1/3 of that before it went away. probably something needed to be fixed in the video. I hate when that happens after an upload and you find an error.
@WOFFY-qc9te
4 ай бұрын
@@TPerry2828 Oh thank's mate for confirming I am not loosing my marbles, everything els yes.
@RingwayManchester
4 ай бұрын
For anyone else with deja vu, you’re not wrong I uploaded this in error on Sunday 😃
@WOFFY-qc9te
4 ай бұрын
@@RingwayManchester Thank's Lewis, I still watched as the drone footage is rather good.
@janosnagyj.9540
4 ай бұрын
0:30 What a sick building design... but it actually looks fantastic, I like it!
@thomasdjonesn
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely a great video. A fascinating history of the development of communications and the dedication to public service by the community. This gives me a deeper appreciation of the development of your nation's infrastructure and the advancement people are capable of when they work together. I'm from the USA, and I wish I could volunteer for this Marine Service.
@SimonZerafa
4 ай бұрын
On the rare occasions i go to Fleetwood I always take rainwear or a Mac with me. Even if there are just Rumours of bad weather 😉🤷♂️
@philsharp758
4 ай бұрын
This comment deserves pun-ishment.
@bradleystannard3492
4 ай бұрын
“The some what friendly” ROCK BEING HURLED That was beautifully done
@DigitalDiabloUK
4 ай бұрын
I literally just saw a short which said Blackpool is the most violent area in Britain.
@brendancooney9401
4 ай бұрын
Sharing is caring?😂😂
@basshorseman998
4 ай бұрын
shooting for the camera/drone I fear
@mikeburch2998
4 ай бұрын
It was a mostly peaceful rock throw. 🙂
@Ploggy.
4 ай бұрын
@@mikeburch2998😂😂😂
@rickchapman9232
4 ай бұрын
At 024 when I saw that building I thought it was falling over.
@RCAvhstape
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, some clever architect set out to make a name with that job.
@grahamkearnon6682
4 ай бұрын
Very interesting, it stirred a memory from way back in the mid eighties. Our minehunter under Fleetwood pilotagewas coming into port with the tide going out, the pilot suggested we leave the shipping lane & motor through a short cut. Oh know we ran aground & rolled steeply as the water receded. It was late with failing light, all generators shut as no cooling water was available, so what to, well we had a running aground party with battery flood lights & batt powered organ, great fun. Next tide we were towed in.
@beeredup
4 ай бұрын
Great video of my home town, the Radar station is now covered with scaffolding as the renovations have started. could see my house on part of the video too :P
@beeredup
4 ай бұрын
Our Radio Club TCARS spent the weekend at the lifeboat station there recently as part of the SOSradioweek to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the RNLI too :)
@TheTriumfAnt
4 ай бұрын
I went to Fleetwood Nautical College (as it used to be called) in the 80s and studied as a Radio Officer. Good times.
@dutchbeef8920
4 ай бұрын
Love your coastal and waterway videos. They’re one of the reasons I got my Horizon marine handheld 👍🏻😊
@peterfarmer1592
4 ай бұрын
Your research is so thorough and the photos are so good. . Brilliant Thankyou.
@-r-495
4 ай бұрын
incredible architecture. excellent recording, I enjoy such videos very much. thanks!
@bak2bassix
4 ай бұрын
Another great educational video Lewis thanks. I made a point of driving through Fleetwood en route to the Norbreck Amateur Radio Rally last month, as I had never been before. I wish I had had more time to explore, but I had to get back to my home QTH of Sheffield in the afternoon. This video makes me want to go back! The night before I had travelled down from a kayaking trip in Co Durham, and took a breathtakingly scenic drive across the North Pennines, and the edge of the Lake District and extended my route so I could do a whistle stop tour of the NW coast before resting for the night in Garstang. I have been wanting to explore that area since I saw the amazing views of Morecambe Bay from Winter Hill a few years back. 73's
@misterbacon4933
4 ай бұрын
Very nice technical tourist tour!
@m7frs272
4 ай бұрын
Fantastic video Lewis 👍 Great work 👏
@billynomates920
4 ай бұрын
that guy had a good arm on him, ngl 😁
@bobroberts2371
4 ай бұрын
The Watchkeepers also control " Rover " "I am not a number! I am a free man!"
@toddkr1w
4 ай бұрын
Anytime I hear a British person say something about “up north” my brain automatically goes “It’s grim up north”.
@DigitalDiabloUK
4 ай бұрын
To be fair, it is 😂😂😂😂
@postRMO
4 ай бұрын
its grim all over now
@stephencostin2616
Ай бұрын
Very interesting video
@neilfarthing3888
4 ай бұрын
Wow that's a blast from the past! Thank you for this video. I am from Blackpool and my late brother trained as an RO at Fleetwood. Somewhere I have a photo from the evening gazette of me, as a toddler looking at the radar screen inside that radar station, during an open day at the college. My brother never worked as an RO, but went on to train as a satcomms engineer at Porthcurno before working for a company in Cheltenham.
@wazza33racer
4 ай бұрын
the coast watch observation building needs a catchy nickname like "the leaning tower of terror".
@Ploggy.
4 ай бұрын
Interesting video thanks for making and posting 🙂👍
@davepickering997
4 ай бұрын
Great video and good drone content. Love the ferry drone video
@M3G4UK
4 ай бұрын
Fascinating video - thanks Lewis! 😊
@TheFastestSrbin
4 ай бұрын
Very nice video! ❤
@Know_Your_Enemy
4 ай бұрын
I can’t explain how Happy I get when I get a Notification that y’all posted a New Video!!
@markt.3454
4 ай бұрын
That's cool stuff. I've always been fascinated by marine communications. I live inland around 225 Km from two US Great Lakes, which is too far for VHF reception. I live the architecture of the first observation building you showed.
@jvoric
4 ай бұрын
0:58 looks like it’s about to fall over! 😂
@SailboatDiaries
4 ай бұрын
I love these types… it might be fun to watch your thought process in real time as you approach an unknown antenna and research and deduce what it was used for
@GateKommand
4 ай бұрын
Brilliant thanks Lewis
@gamlemann53
4 ай бұрын
Thank's for this video Lewis.
@G0RXA
4 ай бұрын
Cracking video Lewis from a regular visitor to Fleetwood. Would recommend an ice cream 🍦 from the kiosk next to the old radar unit.
@DavidPatrick-u4q
4 ай бұрын
Ooh, that seagull at 5:45 appears to have eaten a load of fishing tackle - you can see it hanging down. That is going to be a long, slow and painful way to go.
@billyyank5807
4 ай бұрын
0:35 i thought that was some rundown falling over building from the further view. Nope,it was built that way!
@radioweebdx7680
4 ай бұрын
I've been to Fleetwood quite a few times when visiting Blackpool. I would usually travel on the tram from Blackpool all the way up to Fleetwood and would go to the cafe not far from the tram stop.
@PenryMMJ
4 ай бұрын
But what was that giant fireball up in the sky at the start? It looked terrifying. 😁
@NorthernChev
4 ай бұрын
You do some fantastic drone footage in your videos.
@jamesa2961
4 ай бұрын
Man. Architecture is so nice compared to the states. Another rad video man.
@philsharp758
4 ай бұрын
Addendum. You are on 139 k subscribers. Autoshenanigans is on 131 k. The race to 200 k is on. Also I am surprised that "TheTimTraveller" was not on the ferry.
@aston-s
4 ай бұрын
I use to work for the firm who owned Fleetwood docks (pretty sure it's just been sold on) and found this interesting
@nofider1
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Lewis. My intrigue has been sated. Thought it would soon get uploaded :-)
@BarryRowlingsonBaz
4 ай бұрын
I've spotted that watch tower through binoculars from the coast near Lancaster and wondered if it was falling over.
@Alex-the-hobbit
4 ай бұрын
Great vid! More like this please…
@sprint955st
4 ай бұрын
I used to live near RAF Chicksands in Bedfordshire. I know you’re interested in listening antennas, check out the AN/FLR-9 ‘elephant cage’ they used to have there.
@Hiram8866
4 ай бұрын
That looks like a nice place to visit.
@m7trsradio
4 ай бұрын
Great video Lewis 👍🏽
@drsysop
4 ай бұрын
UK uses different frequencies on VHF marine it seems than US & Canada as our CH 16 (156.8 MHz) is our Coast Guard. You do not need a license here in the US to use VHF marine radios. Canada require a permit to use VHF marine radios.
@alfascav1754
4 ай бұрын
It took me a little to realize your opening shots, you are trying to show a CLEAR SKY! ohhhhh honey thats cute, is that as clear as the sky gets in the UK? XD
@Interdimensional27
4 ай бұрын
In the north, yes
@Fj-fe6co
4 ай бұрын
Cool. More please
@philsharp758
4 ай бұрын
Dear Ringway, knowing you are from Manchester area. That big body of water is known as "the sea". Not "a bloody big canal." It can be quite a culture shock for you inlanders.. ;-)
@bassangler73
4 ай бұрын
Cool stuff!
@philsharp758
4 ай бұрын
My first comment was deleted by KZitem , possibly because it contained a link to the RNLI website. The "Kenneth Jones Pierpoint" was named after a RAF pilot killed in WW2. His sister made a donation to the RNLI to remember him.
@hvcomputech
4 ай бұрын
Now we need THEIR video tracking you 😂
@RingwayManchester
4 ай бұрын
😂😂👍🏻👍🏻
@BarneySaysHi
4 ай бұрын
Did someone yeet a rock towards your drone at 0:16? "Somewhat friendly". Hmm.
@davie2675
4 ай бұрын
Blackpool being classed as the north makes me chuckle
@johnnorth9355
4 ай бұрын
Dad can we go play on the beach now ? lol.
@AlanTheBeast100
4 ай бұрын
Seagull @5:46 sporting its own antenna ... what about that one?
@radionorthseagold
4 ай бұрын
hope its ok
@CubioDoJo
4 ай бұрын
Hey Lewis! Love the videos!
@antonarenko3242
4 ай бұрын
I live nearby and Im actually making a documentary on the Fleetwood to Knott End Ferry. I was filming last week :)
@philkennedy342
4 ай бұрын
Nice work really enjoyable and certainly nice drone work.. What drone do you use to produce the footage and have you had any conflicts during filming 👍👍👍
@StormsRadiosCats
4 ай бұрын
Here in the states, had that idiot taken the drone out by throwing something at it or shooting it down could be charged under US Federal law as drones can be registered with the FAA depending on the drones weight and your 107 status.
@stillthakoolest
4 ай бұрын
Does the RNLI have a similar watchstanding operation with VHF and such?
@harlycorner
4 ай бұрын
I'm having a déjà vu. It's like seeing it for the second time, although it's not in my today's watch history. Weird...
@GarretClaridgeMeerkat
4 ай бұрын
Wicked
@manyshnooks
4 ай бұрын
No Fleetwood Mac tower? Damn
@Interdimensional27
4 ай бұрын
There is, but I might be telling sweet little lies.....
@basshorseman998
4 ай бұрын
Very nice work as usual..do you do any of the video by drone?
@RingwayManchester
4 ай бұрын
All footage in my videos is my own :)
@philsharp758
4 ай бұрын
@@RingwayManchester And there was me thinking it was because you were an angel with wings like the Angel Gabriel, the angel of messages. And honouring the patron saint of amateur radio, Maximilian Kolbe.
@jjsmallpiece9234
4 ай бұрын
You lead an interesting life
@RingwayManchester
4 ай бұрын
Sarcasm? 😂
@jjsmallpiece9234
4 ай бұрын
As if.....Manc lads are good at it.
@GamingKing545
4 ай бұрын
5:45 what did they put on the seagull
@wcatfn7928
4 ай бұрын
It's the pull-chord to make it make seagull sounds.
@rossontinternet
4 ай бұрын
Hms inskip not far from there
@WOFFY-qc9te
4 ай бұрын
da jar vue is any one there ?
@grantm902
4 ай бұрын
0:01 WTF is that?!!!
@Desert-edDave
4 ай бұрын
0:15 "Somewhat friendly" throws like a girl. ;)
@nw8000
4 ай бұрын
What an ugly looking building!
@pauljones1838
4 ай бұрын
The NCI, National Coastal Watch... 😂😂😂 Almost as useless as Raynet!! Technology took over the need for look out stations in the 80s. Cant believe people still do it.
@Fanakapan222
4 ай бұрын
Probably a nice cheap way of replacing the publicly paid CG blokes that used to man posts along the coast ?
@pauljones1838
4 ай бұрын
@@Fanakapan222 They didn't need replacing, government closed them down for a reason!! DSC radios, AIS and epirbs to name just a few items of technology that a mariner can call the coastguard in distress. NCI just tie up the radio waves calling pointless jobs in so they can sound important. Try and visit one, you'll see what I mean.
@alastairfulbrook1285
3 ай бұрын
Issue here is that there are a lot of potential inexperienced daytrippers swimming/surfing etc. along the Fylde Coast, who could easily get into danger if lost (especially given areas of quicksand are close by)
@tomdchi12
4 ай бұрын
You accidently created a great architecture video!
@glennhighcoveexploresstuff
4 ай бұрын
Yes, really! It's so different in some ways from other vids on the channel. I like those too, this was a nice change/detour from the norm.
@sarkybugger5009
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the mention of the work of the NCI, Lewis. They are the "eyes along the coast" that the government stopped paying for, (H.M.Coastguard,) decades ago. Proud former member, only stopped by health reasons. I miss it.
@RM-th8ol
4 ай бұрын
The guy throwing the rock at your drone was funny 0:15
@Lobonova
4 ай бұрын
Somewhat friendly town
@beeredup
4 ай бұрын
some of us in the town are friendly lol
@glennhighcoveexploresstuff
4 ай бұрын
"Funny...." or maybe disturbing. Throwing a rock at a person or property is assault in most countries, I'm assuming law-heavy UK/England as well. Is casual violence and destruction like that normal from middle-class workers/residents in the UK? I often see stuff like this (on video, in articles, etc.), especially at UK beach towns (or hear of them, or hear of disturbances, assaults, etc) from folks that, if they lived here in the U.S., wouldn't be doing that. In fact, that rock-throwing thing this guy is doing is something I'd expect only from a really bad part of town in some of the worst cities. I wouldn't expect that from someone in the rural South, etc. What goes on over there? Why is everyone so angry? Maybe you guys need more vitamin D, or to switch from alcohol to something gentler and less aggressive. Someone dresssed like that, working a job in a normal beach town here isn't throwing rocks at anyone or anything. It's striking sometimes at the apparent behavioral differences for what seems to be the same social class across countries. Maybe too much fetal alcohol syndrome, or...?
@paulsengupta971
4 ай бұрын
@@glennhighcoveexploresstuff Blackpool and the surrounding area isn't known as the most salubrious part of the country.
@MrArgus11111
4 ай бұрын
@@glennhighcoveexploresstuff From one American to another... lighten up.
@petersmith5199
4 ай бұрын
A lot of effort obviously went into this video Lewis. Very well done as usual. Thank you for your time.
@AdamSWL
4 ай бұрын
The rock chucker at 0:15 and the bird rocking the mad necklace at 5:46! Love these antenna site videos!
@VeraTR909
4 ай бұрын
I like the forward slope of the watchtower, it evokes the image of them peering out over the sea. Good architectural design.
@rdaw33
4 ай бұрын
The angle of the building just bothers me!
@glennhighcoveexploresstuff
4 ай бұрын
Despite my earlier comment about the rock-throwing guy (somewhat enraged me, that's not a normal drone reaction here!), I really enjoyed this video, the visuals are gorgeous, the place itself looks amazing, and your explanations were very much appreciated. I would like to see this place if I ever visit.
@MJ-iv1es
4 ай бұрын
Intrigued by your statement saying that the licensing applying to VHF marine band ch 65 & 37, what about Ch 16 & 67, indeed any other Channel in the marine band??
@bobroberts2371
4 ай бұрын
Concerning your intro: Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma Hey-y-yah Life in a northern town Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma-ma
@Vtarngpb
4 ай бұрын
I wonder if there’s someone who grows Macintosh apples in Fleetwood 😂
@anthonyfranz8317
4 ай бұрын
Outstanding history and photography!
@johnflowers1976
4 ай бұрын
They will probably have Distress Safety and Calling (156.525), Marine AIS monitoring on 161.975 / 162.025 MHz and VDES watch as well, not just voice Comms.
@jessicamorgan3073
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for that, esp. highlighting the work of the NCI.
@joereedsmith1531
4 ай бұрын
What is that horrendous Soviet Brutalism thing doing on a beautiful coast line? It looks like shite. I suppose its meant to represent a washed up shipwreck or some such nonsense. Just the worst building I have ever seen on a coastline.
@spacemissing
4 ай бұрын
That tower was built with a level but unfortunately not with a plumb bob.
@djrigga
4 ай бұрын
They could of used an array radar instead of that Navico dome 😂
@SECONDQUEST
4 ай бұрын
"somewhat" friendly lmao
@madcarew5168
4 ай бұрын
That's a building in big trouble!!!
@ifell3
4 ай бұрын
Hang on, so a few of these could be built on the Dover coast 🤔 now why wouldn't they do that 😅
@danielscotcher
4 ай бұрын
Yes I want to see more 👌 Some down south around Luton maybe
@antonydennett5938
4 ай бұрын
Wow. It must have taken ages to do all that research of dates etc
@trimbalemrbale575
4 ай бұрын
i thought this was gonna have a CODAR antenna in it
@earlyadapter643
4 ай бұрын
And i thought that watchtowers are run by the witnesses of Jehova
@philsharp758
4 ай бұрын
No , they are all fans of the great Jimi Hendrix.
@ross123540
4 ай бұрын
Great video!
@richardmillican7733
4 ай бұрын
Theres many interesting arrays across the coast of north Anglesey. Port of holyhead. Holyhead Coastguard, RAF Valley, point lynas telegraph station, Nebo mast array, (home to GB3AN) And many more ILS and VOR arrays (for RAF valley). Moelfre RNLI station. Marconi experimented from a property in holyhead!! Being "out on a limb" made Anglesey a primary location for shipping, telegraphy and underwater cables, with its connections to Liverpool/Manchester in one direction and Dublin and wider world in the other. Well worth a look into Lewis.
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