BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

Re Unidentified distorted station.
RNT Ndjamena 7291/7292 noted opening at 0432 UT on May 23 in presumed
French after IS & Nationa Anthem which were definitely the same as on
Usual distorted audio bothering BBC Meyerton in Portuguese on 7290 kHz.
(Martien Groot-HOL, dxld May 24)
Dear Wolfgang, This was observed today as follows:
7291v, 0614-... (still going as I write, 0830 UT), 24 May, Vn & Fr talks,
Afr tunes & songs, chantings; 55444, so really vy. strong QSA wise, but
dreafully distorted audio. Whether Chad or anything else, that remains to
be ascertained, I believe.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 24)
[CHAD] Unlike previous nights, the extremely distorted transmission was
very strong here May 24 around 0506; it was on the high side of 7290 but
could not find a specific carrier to measure. QRMing Portuguese on 7290
which could be heard by off-tuning to low side. In fact, 7292v was the
strongest signal on 41m, 7100-7300! As K-index was 5 (at 0600), and usual
European signals were barely audible; even BBC Ascension 7160 was much
weaker. I think there is little doubt this is the same one which was on
7312v earlier, and re-identified as Chad in Martien Groot's report.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld May 24)
UAE The recent installation in Abu Dhabi is the third successful
implementation for Dhabayia, the radio arm of Emirates Media Incorporation
(EMI). Dhabayia 1 and Dhabayia 2 were implemented in May 2003 [1170 kHz]
and January 2005 [1575 kHz] respectively.
Thomson and its local partner Bin Jabr TRS Est won the multi-million
dollar contract to deliver, installand commission an 800 kW medium wave
transmitter [for 1539 kHz], a directional two-tower antenna, auxiliary
systems, the transmitter building and access roads. The latest generation
Thomson S7HP transmitter was selected because it is readily upgraded to
digital operation should Dhabayia decide to move to DRM.
Considering the amount of civil works required, the project was completed
in a remarkably short time. With the order placed in summer 2006, civil
works were still being completed when the transmitter itself was delivered
to site at the beginning of January. Test transmissions started on 20
February, with handover for operational services occuring on 25 February.
Perfect team work, creative solutions and flexible interface management
made this third record-breaking time scale possible.
The three new high power mediumave stations are situated only a kilometer
away from the Dhabayia short wave site, where four Thomson shortwave
transmitters and 48 Thomson shortwave antenna systems are still running
well after more than 20 years of service.
(Thomson Broadcast&Multimedia "Radio News", Spring 2007)
[Note: the transmitters are leased by EMI to the BBG/IBB; the programming
carried is Radio Sawa on 1170, Radio Farda on 1575, and Radio Aap ki
Dunyaa on 1539 kHz.]
(via Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld May 20)
So, this is an 800 kW transmitter for 1539 kHz, but why they registered
only 400 kW at the ITU? (Dragan Lekic-SRB, ibid.)
U.K. [and non] Summer A-07 of VT Communications Relays.
ASCENSION/AUSTRIA/CANADA/CHILE/JAPAN/NETH ANTILLES/NORWAY/RUSSIA/
RWANDA/SOUTH AFRICA/TAIWAN/UAE/UZBEKISTAN
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