BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

MYANMAR [and non]. 12120 Re: tuning in 12120 PHT on Dec 2, 2325-2336, I
got 54333 _ no interference. Conversation in Burmese, recorded English
speech, mentioning HIV/AID; VOA ID and Burmese sked on 2335 UT.
(Tony Ashar-INS, dxld Dec 3)
NETH ANTILLES Visiting RNW Bonaire. I got a chance to visit Radio
Netherlands in Bonaire recently. Edwin, the station engineer gave me about
a 90 minute tour. Edwin was a very gracious host and I had a thoroughly
enjoyable visit. I posted some photos. See if you can spot the MFJ
equipment being used in the station. Bonaire is a wonderful place. I can't
wait to go back.
(via Dragan Lekic-SER, ibid.)
Unfortunately not much can be identified. In DSCN1088 I note three Juenger
D06 levellers and to the right what appear to be the controls of the Brown
Boveri transmitter. In the centre probably controls of the new
transmitters, with DSCN1101 perhaps featuring details of one of them.
Thomson???
DSCN1098 and 1099 feature the Siemens transmitter, installed for DRM tests
around 2001 but also used for some AM transmissions with 50 kW if I recall
correct. Back in last year this transmitter had been disconnected for the
installation of new antenna switches; is it again usable or merely a relic
now? And from where did they actually get this old Siemens rig?
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Nov 23)
NEW ZEALAND Re RNZI Marine Weather Forecasts.
The marine weather forecast you complain about in dxld is broadcast over
the domestic service RNZ National [relayed by RNZI at the time you
mention] and is of value to many New Zealanders, including those not
directly affected by any specific area. These include commercial and
recreational fishermen, boaties, commercial coastal shipping services,
trampers near coastlines, conservation and research staff on isolated
islands around the coast [we do have many more inhabited islands than just
the North and South Islands], and the families and friends of the people
mentioned earlier. Perhaps people who live inland in places like Oklahoma
simply don't appreciate the need to understand weather conditions in a
maritime environment.
(David Ricquish-NZL, dxld Nov 27)
Was not really complaining, actually found it quite fascinating, but would
have needed a good chart and glossary to make sense of it here. No doubt
it is of great interest and importance to those along the coast or who
know someone in those areas, and certainly appropriate on RNZ domestic
frequencies, but I still think it strange that it's on an external SW
service to the (other) Pacific islands. But then, RNZI defaults most of
its time to RNZ (domestic), which gives us a chance to hear it. O, we
certainly know the importance of understanding weather conditions, in our
case a plains/tornadic environment.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Nov 28)
RNZI takes the domestic service for much of the overnight period and gets
a "warts and all" product from the domestic service including local
weather.
(Barry Hartley-NZL, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 28)
3935 R. Reading Sce. (tent), Levin, 0824-0839, 27 Nov, English (most
probably), unreadable talks; 15321; also 0712-0810, 05 Dec; 15331, i.e.
useless signal both days.
9765 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, 1002-1040, Dec 2, English, newscast + weather
report followed by "The Sounds We Heard"; 45544.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 6)