BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

37 26 07 N 86 02 11.9 W or
37 26 05.5 N 86 02 04.8 W or
37 25 58.6 N 86 01 49.6 W or
37 25 53.6 N 86 02 15.7 W
37 26 11 N 86 02 07 W
Also of interest would be the coordinates of the rhombic antennas.
Google Maps & Google Earth resolutions are too poor to see anything,
whilst the other aerial views of the other maps as provided by Flashearth
provide better medium/low resolution images. Though still to poor to see
any antenna masts or shadows there of.
Perhaps future map updates to Google Earth will assist. Any further
details or clarifications appreciated.
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsites, Nov 7)
WBCQ Frequency Change Announcement. Eff Friday, Nov 9, WBCQ's 18910 kHz
service has changed frequency to 17495 kHz.
(Jennifer Weiner via Larry Will-USA?, dxld Nov 9)
Re the WBCQ situation last week:
During the "Lumpy Gravy" program, they announced that there was a
technical failure on the regular 7415 transmitter (I missed exactly what
the problem was) and that TimTron was working on repairing it. During the
downtime, the 5110 transmitter was re-tuned to 7415 and put in use there.
But it IS a CUSB unit, which explains the USB-only signal.
This screwed me, too my memory position for 7415 on my Grundig 800 was set
to Sync on LSB, and so I got no signal (or at least nothing listenable)
when I tried to get WoR on last Thursday evening. I didn't even try
turning off Sync at the time, since I've been getting used to WBCQ fading
away too early on 7415. I didn't notice this until I tried for Allan
Weiner Worldwide on Friday evening, and noticed that the music program
preceding that would drop out of Sync during fades, and that I could
actually hear the music as it came back up and before Sync took hold.
I switched over to standard AM and got an understandable signal. I played
around a bit trying DSB on my new Eton E1 but ended up leaving the 800 on
regular USB with 4kHz bandwidth and that was the best signal. Then it
turned out that AWWW was an old repeat, so all that effort was wasted! :-(
This is the following Wednesday, and I haven't been checking WBCQ since
then, so I cannot say if things there have been repaired or what. Maybe
someone can post a followup with details?
(Will Martin-?, dxld Nov 8)
Switching back to 17495 kHz tomorrow, Nov 9, 2007 [ex-18910-CLSB].
Improved transmitter and antenna. Making ready to launch "Area 51"
programming on 5110 - also with improved transmitter and antenna. Giving
5-7 pm Eastern [2200-2400 UT] all seven days, to free radio broadcasters
and whatever weird and strange programming the Timtron cares to program.
"Area 51" will be under the direction of the Timtron and Cosmic Debris.
Should shake up the shortwaves.
(Allan Weiner-USA, WBCQ, dxld Nov 8)
1200-2300 UT 50 kW at 245 degr, main lobe at Toronto, Akron, St. Louis,
Little Rock, Austin, Nuevo Laredo, Durango, Mazatlan.
WBCQ Kennebunk Montichello approx. at 46 00 00 N 67 49 60 W