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

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The question is, what is the site for 7440 VOR? Until a couple months ago
this was the super-power frequency of Radio Ukraine International,
including English to North America at 0000-0100, nominally 600 of the
rated 1000 kW via Lviv site. SW from RUI was suspended but they keep
claiming that is temporary and they will resume. But with Russia on their
frequency??? Are we in for a big collision when RUI come back?
Or has VOR axually reached a deal with the new pro-Russian Uke government
to use the Lviv transmitter, just like the good old Soviet days? As
Wolfgang Bueschel also speculates, this could be a temporary measure to
keep the transmitter site in business if RUI itself can not afford to use
it.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld June 2)
7440 could be Lvov tx in Ukraine again from June 1st ? Because the
election winner in Ukraine is much more Russia connection friendly now.
Could be high power transmission to North America 7440 LV 600 kW 303 deg.
And RUI Kiev can pay for their own main power debts then ...
Russia is 'hard up' of functioning antennas towards North America from
Europe. Old friends on the southwards Balcan in Bulgaria and Albania are
now independent. And to lease powerful TCI antenna at Sitkunai-Lithuania,
may avoided by injured Russian ego.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2)
Were it really financial difficulties that brought an end to the VOR
relays via Vilnius and Sosnovy? Or was it just a strategic decision, a
result of considerations if and where money should still be used for AM
transmitters?
And shortwave to the western hemisphere is apparently just no priority
anymore. VOR would have no need to search for new facilities, the German
partners (if not friends) can not only provide another option for
transatlantic shots but also arrange relays via Montsinery over there.
Now this 7440 relay: I suspect it must have been offered to VOR
proactively. But by whom? Was it the transmitter operator RRT? Or is it
NRKU itself who now leases this slot to VOR, probably this way avoiding a
permanent loss of its access to the RRT shortwave facilities, especially
for the current conditions?
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 2)
They were friends at least in 1945 - approx. Dec 1961 era.
Even in Sept 1967, when I visited Albania for the first time, I could see
many typical USSR goods like soviet "Pobjeda" driving cars on the street,
which car factory was once reparation remove from OPEL Olympia General
Motors Brandenburg Germany installations after WW II.
Albanian R Tirana Kashar site 1359 kHz 50 kW erected March 1952 by USSR.
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