BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

eliefs or policy of the host country. I always expected letters, etc were
examined before reaching the station. Even today I've encountered problems
sending programming comments to former Soviet countries. My emails or
letters are not received. I guess old habits die hard.
(Kraig Krist-USA, ibid. via dxld)
RBI: I think it should be noted that the beliefs of many people in the
GDR, certainly including the vast majority of GDR radio editors, were one
thing but various realities an entirely different one. Hence also incoming
letters were examined *before* reaching the editorial offices. Many people
here in Germany do not realize (or refuse to acknowledge) this difference,
seriously hampering any research in the history of East German
broadcasting.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Jan 7)
Google Earth Imagery
Former Radio Bremen MW and SW site location coordinates:
Mediumwave Radio Bremen
Leher Feld, Oct 15, 1951 to Jan 31, 1999:
53 06 32 N 08 52 40 E
From Feb 1, 1999 on different location in Oberneuland at
53 06 31 N 08 56 09 E
Shortwave 6190 kHz Radio Bremen / Sender Freies Berlin,
Sept 15, 1961 til Oct 1996.
53 06 36 2 N 08 52 44 3 E
FM/UKW Sender Bremen Leher Feld, from Oct 15, 1951
53 06 32 7 N 08 52 44 1 E
Koenigswusterhausen Funkerberg Radio peak (exReichspost, GDR Deutsche Post
[GDR radio, RBI, various communist Clandestines, now German Telecom T-
systems)
52 18 18 N 13 37 11 E
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 12)
6005 DLR Deutschlandradio Berlin Britz on air again. Noted around 0700 UT
again this morning Jan 13. 6005 kHz txion missed since Jan 9th.
DLR technicians and "Transradio Telefunken?" repaired the S4001 unit
already.
Google Earth Imagery. Here are the coordinates of former RIAS Berlin 6005
kHz, now DLR 6005 100 kW, and 6190 17 kW DLF Berlin site:
52 26 53 N 13 25 52 E
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 11/13)
This failed transmitter is a Telefunken S4001 without the equipment for
fast retuning. It sits in the main transmitter building of the Berlin-
Britz site:
The 6005 kHz antenna:
And the original shortwave facility from 1950, now on air on 6190; the
transmitter sits in the building with the greened-out mercury vapor lamp,
probably in the room with the vertically mounted fluorescent lamp which
can be seen through the window: