BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

New 4790.03, *2300-2337* 2100-0900, R. Pakistan, Islamabad relaying
Rawalpindi III with special Ramadan programme before local sunrise, Call
to Prayer, Qur'an recitations, talk in Urdu, weak modulation, 35242.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via dxld)
POLAND 1332 Yet one more community radio station went on the air:
Twoje Radio Stalowa Wola on 1332 kHz (0.5 kW).
(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Sept 29)
PORTUGAL 15725D Deutsche Welle on Sept 17 at 1307 UT. News in German,
talk about McDonnell Douglas MD80 in connection with airplane crash in
Phuket, Thailand, talk about German peacekeeping troops in Congo, into
sports report at 1325 UT. Audio about 90% intelligible, 14-16 dB S/N for
18.08 kbps, getting better as morning progresses with few dropouts by 1325
UT.
(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Sept 23)
17610 Deutsche Welle is running an English broadcast toward the southeast
>from Portugal on 17610, Sept 27 thru 29 at 1715-1745 UT. Please monitor
and determine whether it is regular DW programming or something else; why
at this odd time?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 27)
No trace of it here at 1723 Friday check. Anyone hear it?
(Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
Desde Valencia a las 1731 del 29 de septiembre en la frecuencia de 17610
no se capta senal alguna. Cuando son las 1815 el servicio de DW en 17610
via Woofferton en su servicio de 1800 a 2000 en aleman, esta llegando con
un SINPO 45454.
(Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, ibid.)
Tentat: I guess they want - probably on test - to replace 21840 by 17610
in French language ?, for remaining A-07 days till Oct 26th.
Sines, - no sign of Deutsche Welle organization is visible at the station
entrance.
Owner is Profunk Portugal construct company since 1970 [like R Montserrat
- DWL Chairman Mr. Steigner]. And DWL is NOT ALLOWED to broadcast
programmes of third parties, except DWL programs, and programs of bc
stations which have transmitter exchange contracts with DWL [like RCI and
RNW].
Only Profunk is allowed to transmit third parties programmes on a single
tx, like formerly happened in the past: AWR, NHK R Japan. Thomcast
revolving aerials need 3 minutes only to turn around 360 degrees.
17610 not heard here on Sept 28th and 29th. Nothing noted here on 17610
kHz (when on 135 degrees, minus 90 degrees it's dead lobe angle towards my
location), despite Spain, Chile, and 17700 Solh [UK] did propagate well.
but observed Sines here tonight Sept 28th, 1700-1800 UT:
21840 just like under threshold.
13820 DRM S=9+40 dB powerhouse.
3995 DRM
The station has 3 x 250 kW Thales AM txs at their disposal, and a 4th tx
for DRM purpose, unknown power.
Antennas: 1 x ALLISS revolving aerial like at Issoudun, Montsinery, Nauen,
Kuwait, China. But tx feed the antenna via feeder line from the tx
building instead.