BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

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and BBC 702 kHz some 340 meters southwards too.
PAKISTAN Karachi site - no progress.
There is no progress inbuilding up two new 100 kW SW transmitters and two
revolving Thomcast antennas at Karachi Landhi site. Project started in
June 2005 already.
Today discovered a new photo image, taken from N5 National Highway towards
RP TX site:
Two tall - probably MW masts - visible in the background.
And another image taken across the railway from south-east
Present Google Earth image is of 23 May 2009.
Checked historical 21 Oct 2004 image and noted five(5) curtain dipole
antennas, which are dismantled now, in 2008/2009?
1 x 138 / 318 degrees to CLN / resp. EUR, U.K.
2 x 120 / 300 degrees to IND/BGD/MLA, resp. ME/NE
2 x 96 / 276 degrees to CHN/LAO/VTN, resp. Persian Gulf/EGY
KAC Karachi
not found in B-01 season table. But found 50 kWs with call 'APK' like
Karachi, in Pashkevich and Ormandy files of the 90ties.
Only contain 96, 120, and 300 degrees entry, very limited usage of Karachi
gear.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 12)
[...] In 2009 - the two new transmitters were on site, and that the old
transmitting hall was stripped of all of the old equipment. Preparartions
were being made to install the new transmitters when the work was
completed. I don't know where the transmitters have come from, but like
you, would guess that the revolving antennas will be French.
Since the, Aslam Javaid wrote earlier this year that the antenna system
had NOT been ordered, and that approval was awaited before this could be
done. I suppose the antennas will need to be constructed and then shipped
to Karachi for installation, and this will take even more time. Yes, there
are MW transmitters on the same site, and the masts visible in your
excellent photographs will be them. The smaller self supporting tower
looks like a communications system (it can be seen in both photo's), while
the rest appear to be power lines.
Originally there was one MW, 2x10 kW SW and 2 x 50 kW SW. Call signs were
APK for MW and APK-2-5 for SW. As far as I can remember, the two 10 kW SW
were used only for internal services, and the two 50 kW were used towards
India, Ceylon and BGD / the ME and Turkey and to WeEUR. I'm not sure now
if the EaAfrica services (Swahili and Gujarati plus some English) came
from Karachi or Rewat.
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