BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 4)
Voice of Vietnam now monitored in English 1600-1625, 1900-1925 and 2030-
2055 on 7280 9730 (direct), also 1700-1725 on 9725 via Moosbrunn-AUT.
(Edwin Southwell-UK, WDXC Contact April)
West African Democracy Radio via Rampisham 17875 kHz. Full data letter,
certificate and QSL card for IRC, v/s Abdou LO, Bilingual Researcher,
P.O.Box 16 650 Dakar-Fann, Senegal.
(Craig Edwards-NT-AUS, ArDXC ADXN Apr 1)
[ALGERIA] 7150 R. Algerienne (Holy Qur'an Service) at 2132 UT. Long
sermons or commentaries by men in Arabic, occasional brief Qur'an
readings, no break at 2200 UT. Tuned out at 2220 UT and then rechecked at
2257 UT, when s/off announcements included many mentions of "kiloHertz."
Into Middle Eastern vocal and cut off at 2259 UT. No hint of ID ever
heard, even at s/off, but this is listed for A07 at 2100-2300 UT via UK.
(Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Mar 31)
National Grid Wireless sold.
How things have changed! What was the BBC transmitter department when I
was working for it years ago has gone through several owners and now is
owned by Australians!
See:
(Richard Buckby-UK G3VGW, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 5)
Nothing wrong with Australians, I was one in a former life!
However, I seem to sense that Macquarie Bank of Australia is involved in
this and they are known in Australia as the "Millionaires Factory",
because of very astute deals providing lot's of income.
I guess this deal is no different, the UK licence fee payer via the BBC
will end up paying exorbitant fees for transmission services.
When will they ever learn?
(from Downunder, Apr 5)
USA Located another inactive/decommissioned site, this time it's Dixon
USA, a former site of VOA, AFRTS and is seen in high resolution.
Coordinates are: 38 23 03 N 121 45 34 W
An article about this site can be found here with pictures. I may have
mentioned this website previously.
There's also an unusual site located SW of this site at
38 22 17 N 121 46 32 W. Can anybody tell me anything about this site?
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TX Site Mar 31)
I was told that Dixon IBB/VOA site was bought by and now used by the
maritime comm organization "Globe Wireless" or whatever their name is.
They also have a site on the beach south of Half Moon Bay, and my info is
that Dixon is transmit site, 1/2 Moon Bay is receive.
There is a military (Navy, I think) site essentially right next door to
Dixon, operated under contact by some beltway bandits, probably the ex-
Macaroni BAE Systems.
And also in the same area is the Navy high voltage LF/VLF test lab, a
Spawar operation run under contract by Tryck, Nyman, Hayes, Inc. (Who are
NOT beltway and not bandits, either. Full disclosure: we are sometimes a
subcontractor to TNH and them to us.)