BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

Communications-Tower and the satellite antennas, also the view
to the highway road, the main power masts and the 1593 kHz MW
twin mast array in the northwestern corner of the area, the
new rotatable Thomson AHR 2/2 antenna should be narrowed to
the location at 29 31 22.22 N 47 40 19.60 E
see accompanied Google Earth screenshot image.
Feeder line to the Thomson antenna is more than 1 kilometers
in length.
See type table on page 4 of the PDF pamphlet of Thomson AHR 2/2 antenna in
4 different antenna types, like single, two, or 4 vertical dipol rows, als
well as up to four horizontal dipol layouts seen, also with different gain
levels.
PDF pamphlet:
"The newly developed Rigid Dipole Technology combines design principles as
implemented in rotatable shortwave antennas with the advantages of curtain
antennas."
History of former Holzkirchen dismantelling:
IBB Holzkirchen Germany site stopped service on Dec 31, 2003, and was
dismantelled by IBB engineers in January to August 2004. Word is that the
station grounds has been be sold for 7 million Euro to the municipality of
Valley the Oberlaindern settlement (situated about 3 km east of
Holzkirchen). The federal govt of Germany payed the expenses of 600,000
Euro for the demolition of the station. All txion equipment has been
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