BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

Cuba when Mesa Redonda is on at variable times between 2200 and 2400, but
note that RDPI, Portugal is also scheduled on 9820 at 1900-2300 UT.
However, Brazilian Portuguese sounds a lot different than Portuguese
Portuguese. I heard some of that weakly Sept 22 at 2204 UT, and really
nothing else on frequency, unless some fading could be imagined to be a
SAH from Sao Paulo. Why in the world would a new Brazilian SW station
choose to be on the same frequency as Portugal?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 23)
CANADA/SWEDEN Radio Sweden Website - Transmitter trouble.
Due to a broken relay transmitter in North America, our 1430 UTC
broadcasts on 15240 kHz to North America are currently out of action. We
hope to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Until then, North
American listeners can still catch our programmes at 1230 UTC on 15240
kHz, or here on our homepage.
(Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld Sept 22)
15240 1300-1330 6-11,27,36 SAC 250kW 272deg Swedish CAN RSW RCI
15240 1430-1530 6-11 SAC 250 272 English CAN RSW RCI
11640 - surprised to find very good signal in Swedish, Sunday Sept 21 at
1310, talk and music. Surely has to be R. Sweden, and surely has to be
Sackville relay. Trouble is, this transmission is supposed to be on 15240,
as in online references, and R. Sweden's own
Sackville has used 11640 previously for special relays of RNW at other
times, so the frequency is probably on their roster for up-punching as a
big mistake. Unfortunately, did not check 15240, but I bet it was missing.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 21)
Transmitter Trouble Due to a broken relay transmitter in North America,
our 1430 UT broadcasts on 15240 kHz to North America are currently out of
action. We hope to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Until then,
North American listeners can still catch our programmes at 1230 UT on
15240 [direct] or here on our homepage
(via Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld Sept 22)
That is not exactly accurate. As I previously reported, the 1300 broadcast
in Swedish was heard Sept 21 on 11640 instead of scheduled 15240, and it
was again on 11640 kHz Sept 22, 1327-1329* discussing fytbal. This led me
to check at 1430 UT, and sure enough, 11640 Sackville relay came back on
with English, also instead of 15240.
Unfortunately, I missed which frequency George Wood announced at the
opening. The CRI relays via Sackville are funxioning normally on 15260,
15220. So how is the relay transmitter 'broken' if it can run on 11640
without warning, instead of 15240? O, as I type, at 1435, George said that
the 1430 would be on 11640 instead of 15240 till further notice. And the
R. Sweden English page now says:
"New Frequency Following a technical fault at one of Radio Canada
International's transmitter antennas at Sackville, a new antenna has been
set up, but our transmissions are now on a new frequency. Instead of 15240
kHz, the broadcast in English to North America at 1430 UT is now using
11640 kHz, in the 25 meter band. The change is expected to continue until
our new shortwave schedule at the end of October."
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 24)
5960 R Japan via Sackville, Canada, 0403-0430, Sep 06, news, overseas
security information and interview program in Japanese, 23442. Weak signal
and heavy QRM by Vatican R on 5965 made the reception quality worse.