BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

SW Antenna 1: 19 31 17 S 29 56 16.66 E
SW Antenna 2: 19 31 09 S 29 56 09 E
Comms Mast: 19 31 08 S 29 55 45 E
Mast: 19 31 21 S 29 55 59.74 E
Mast: 19 31 18 S 29 56 04 E
Distances between masts of SW antennas 1 & 2 - both around 42 meters. I
would have expected to see more SW antenna masts, but who knows how many
antennas (dipoles) are strung between the located masts. Have I missed
anything?
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW tx site Apr 8)
IRAN IS PARTLY FUNDING NEW ZIMBABWE RADIO STATION.
If you wondered how Zimbabwe, whose economy is in a desperate state, can
afford to set up a new international radio station, the answer is simple -
it can't. But President Robert Mugabe has found a donor who can - Iran.
Reports vary on the exact cost of the project - the BBC reports US$39.6
million and ABC Australia $48 million, rather than the $35 million
reported by the Herald yesterday. But inflation is so high in Zimbabwe
that it's very difficult to perform an accurate conversion - the figure in
local currency is quoted by the BBC as Z$8.9bn.
Iran is understood to have assisted in refurbishing the studio facilities
in Harare that will be used by the station, and is now said to have agreed
to do the same in Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo. The Herald quotes the
Iranian ambassador, Rasoul Momeni, as saying "We are going to strengthen
our relationship, especially in technically upgrading radio and television
stations."
The transmitters near Gweru are widely reported to have been donated by
the Chinese government, so apparently Zimbabwe is able to count on both
countries for technical assistance. No frequency details have yet been
published, and the website of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation has
been unavailable for some time. We would expect test transmissions to
commence at least a few days prior to 18 April, the date by which
Zimbabwe's Information Minister says the station will be operational.
(RNW MN blog Apr 7 via dxld)
vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX