BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

within our group message area previously)
He was later able to contact LNR & was told that this was their mediumwave
site, but the SW site descriptions of Ban Chommany Neuk, KM6 was correct
for the SW transmitter site as was the site of Transmitter Hill in Sam
Neua for 4678 kHz. Attempts to obtain coordinates proved fruitless
unfortunately.
It appears transmitter installation dates for the following frequencies
are as follows:
6130 kHz - 1995
7145 kHz - 2001
4678 kHz - 1980?
LNR confirms that only two SW sites now exist with Laos.
Transmitter manufacturers:-
567 kHz - Harris DX-200 (USA)
6130 kHz - Continnental (USA)
7145 kHz - JRC (Japan)
So it "appears(?)" that the SW site is not where we thought it was; co-
located with the MW site - so where is it??
The provided (rather than monitored) SW transmission schedule of 6130 &
7145 kHz was:
6130: 0500-1500 & 1600 to 2300 UT
7145: 2330-0030, 0500-0630 & 1130-1400 UT
'Viang Chan' seams to be the appropriate name for the capital given that
the name 'Vientiane' is a relic from the French colonial era.
[later] Vientiane - further clarification.
Just realised that some of the information that was posted about LNR was
previously posted by Wolfgang in BCDX-795 Feb 2007 issue from the LNR
website, appologies for the repeat.
[km 49 Harris MW tx site]
Anyway the MW site near the airport must be for 640 kHz as the site for
567kHz is definately around 50 kms north-ish of this site, (maybe closer
to 45 kms) as mentioned in BCDX & WRTH 2007. Area not Hi-Res at the
moment.
Further clarification: The date of operation of the 50 kW shortwave
transmitter on 6130 kHz is from May 1995. For the 10 kW txer on 7145 kHz
date of operation was from February 2001. Prior to these transmitters,
there was another shortwave transmitter which operated from 1960, its
antenna still exists to this day but is no longer used. I wonder what
frequency this used? My WRTH's only go back to 1983 with 6130 & 7145kHz
both in use as separate txers/services. Some further info coming.
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite Jan 9)
Thanks, in Yahoo Maps the Vientiane area is on higher resolution.
I fixed the Ban Chommani in BCDX-795 Febr 2007 already on low resolution.
LAO LNR Ban Chommani / Ban Chommany Neuk SW 6130, 7145, 640 kHz 10 kW
should be the big TV tower on the right side
and MW and SW area SEEMINGLY on the left side of the street near
18 00 27.24 N 102 37 54.05 E
or
18.0076 degr N 102.632 degr E