BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

are in use at Bolshakovo, see pictures at
They indeed have a quite narrow beam and an accordingly high gain; at my
location the 275 deg. beam on 1386 kHz is considerably weaker than the
straight 245 degr shot on 1215 kHz. Probably this design had been selected
for the Bulgarian project because it allows for +/- 30 deg. slew.
It appears to be an interesting question under which conditions the
Padarsko shortwave station had been built in the seventies. As well-known
this site had been used by Radio Moscow, and photos suggest that the whole
equipment at Padarsko, including the antennas, had been designed in the
USSR. In the 1993/94 period Voice of America had some relays via Padarsko,
but soon they stopped again (why?) and apparently no any foreign
broadcaster ever used Padarsko again since then.
And most likely there would be no 1323 kHz transmitter at Wachenbrunn
(Thuringia/Germany) today if its construction would have started only a
few years later.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 12)
I analysed the pictures on the website
in order to have an idea of the target area in Arab countries.
This planned R Moscow relay site at Varna Kaliakra is much closer to the
Mediterranean area - save of some 350 kms - compared to other R Moscow
external Kamo-ARM or Grigoriopol-MDA relay sites.
SGP4+4/SV 4+4 antennas array - of 145 meters mast height - could be meant
for Ankara, Cyprus, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Egypt target in 130/160
degrees, and the two tower mast directional installation of 172 meters
mast height - towards 190/220 degr target at Istanbul, Athens, Albania,
Sicily, and Libya.
Frequencies to take into consideration some 20 years ago were: ex-MDA 999
and/or 1431 kHz, also former DWL Malta 1557 kHz channel was freed after
USSR collapse. All long before of R Sawaa and R Free IRQ services did
appear.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 12)
BURKINA FASO 7230 R. Burkina, Ouagadougou, 1202-1424, 09 Jun, French,
prgr "Culturama", Afr. pops,..., Vernacular, talks; 45444, overmodulated
at times.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11)
5030.01 Radio Burkina, at *0529-0545 UT on June 15. Sign on with
instrumental National Anthem. Openng French announcements at 0530. Local
tribal music, French talk. Fair. Burkina in the clear tonight with Costa
Rica 5030 off the air. Slight splatter from Cuba on 5025 kHz.
(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, hcdx June 16)
CANADA 6030 CFVP hrd 6/11 during R. Marti silent period from 0507 tune
w/ "Grand Ol Opry Top 40" C&W mx program w/ man host. Signal gradually
improved after 0600 but marred by static crashes. SINPO 34343 w/ peak sigs
0615-0715. Frequent anmts for songs, local events, commercials and
references to 1060 AM.
(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer June 12)
6160 CKZN, St. John's NF, 2243-2254, 09 Jun, English, comic show; 45433;
parallel to CBC No.Quebec Sce. 9625.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11)
CHAD [tentat.] 7312 to 7318. Chad still wandering around 7315 kHz.