Von: BueschelW@web.de im Auftrag von Wolfgang Bueschel ...

Sinhala
0000-0027 NF9720 PUG 250 kW 280 deg to SoAS, ex9865 to avoid VOR Port
Zomi-Chin
0130-0200 NF 15255 PUG 250 kW 280 deg to SoEaAS, ex15520.
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 22)
PORTUGAL New Antenna SINES Portugal. Imagery for Sines-POR site was
updated in the latest GE imagery update (Nov 16, 2010).
I note a new antenna (2 masts) having been erected between image dates:
Oct 30, 2006 & Aug 28, 2009.
New antenna located here: 37 56 27.35 N 08 46 09.62 W
Does anyone have any information on the new antenna? Not often SW sites
are expanded these days.
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite Nov 21)
Re: New Antenna SINES Portugal.
The oldest Antenna at Sines - of 1970year, see b-w picture- #2*, coloured
#91, and QSL card too, is the log-periodic antenna at 55 degrees, mostly
in service when the big revolving Thomcasts are OUT of service and
maintenance. Also 55degr log-per antenna in use for RDP relay in 31 and
25 mb.
{* Copyright, b-w pictures of 1970 by visitor Kock-Finland.}
The new 'easy and cheapest' antenna - Made in Turkey - had been
finnished already and on service on a visit in Sept 2007, see attached
screenshot, and pic #103 {right side foreground, in background old log-per
of 1970y} and picture #104.
Azimuth 40 degrees, 2 x 2 dipol rows. Mostly in use for DWL German sce on
3995 and 6075 kHz. 146 AHR(S)2/2/0.5, but also used for DRM 3995 kHz as
easy type #101. 101 AHR 1/1/0.5
The new Turkish antenna is a pure dipol-curtain antenna, contains no
aperiodic screen reflector array, so the antenna is also open in reverse
direction towards Brazil at 220 degr. Used are 8 dipol wires, but only the
lower stocked 4 halfwave dipols are fed positively by feederline, and
connected as loop to the upper full dipol leg.
The Turkish firm was NOT capable to built up a feeder line from TX house
to antenna socket. The installation and commissioning was slowing great
many months, due of handicraft work to built a feeder line manually,
antenna type copied from a VTC/BBC TX site installation.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 21)
History: from Sept 2007:
1 x very new curtain array at 40 degrees. Recently erected, Made in
Turkey, not from Thomcast. Not visible on Google Earth imagery yet.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 28, 2007)
PORTUGAL 1035 Radio Clube / Star FM.
Since yesterday, Radio Clube Portugues is over. Now the station is called
Star FM. On 1035 kHz, instead of a radio focused on news and comments, one
can hear an oldies radio. Very frequent IDs saying "Star FM, o regresso
dos classicos".
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