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half hour. 100 kW.
(Ralph Brandi-USA, DXplorer Feb 19)
Am Wochenende konnte ich zeitweise die WRN Ausstrahlungen ueber den
bulgarischen Sender auf 15735 hoeren.
Die anfaengliche Freude war recht gross, da das SNR bestaendig ueber 30
lag und um 0900 UTC gerade WOR anfing. Leider dauerte die Freude nur kurz,
denn die Signalstaerke ging nach 13 Min. in den Keller (S2..3).
Am Sonntag Vormittag stellenweise stabiles Signal S9+25 db, dann
ploetzlicher Abbruch der Aussendung. Von einem kontinuierlichen Betrieb
kann derzeit keine Rede sein. Woll'n wa ma schaun.
(Thomas Lindenthal-D DO3TL, drm-dx Feb 20)
BURKINA FASO 7230 R. Burkina, Ougadougou, logged on 18 Feb at 1244-
1351, Vernacular, talks, sports info, pops, French for 1300 h newscast;
45444.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 20)
CHILE/AUSTRIA? Starting in Jan 2006 the new name worldwide is CVC, and
for their Spanish Service it will be CVC-La Voz. This includes a new logo
and 2006 programming after a new strategy plan presented on Nov 6-8 at a
Second affiliates meeting at Santiago de Chile was approved.
The press release in Spanish quoted below gives this info and more, which
I translate: In these days (as of Nov 2005) they are studying the
possibility of buying the biggest SW tx site in Australia in order to
improve coverage for Europe and Middle East.
In 1996, from Calera de Tango, Chile, Voz Cristiana started their txions
to LAm when the biggest South American SW site was bought (8 txs, 100,000
watts each with 8 antennas. Spanish article quoted from:
(via Horacio Nigro-URG, via Radio Nuevo Mundo Feb 6 via dxld)
This does not make sense: they already own (at least for a while longer),
the Cox Peninsula SW facility (Darwin), and now they are studying the
possibility of buying the largest SW installation in Australia, to cover
Eu and the ME??? Is Shepparton "larger" than Darwin? Surely does not refer
to that, and covering Eu and ME from either is problematical. Maybe that
was a misprint for Austria???
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 18)
11890 CVI Santiago in Portuguese - strong signal these days, noted from
0430 UT, S=8 at least. Main lobe is across Brazil towards southern Europe.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 22)
In search of a Radio Voz Cristiana QSL.
I just called and talked to the folks at the RVC offices in Miami. In
contrast to what it says in the 2006 PWBR, the person in Miami said they
do not deal with QSLs for the station in Chile. Although she seemed really
confused about the whole idea of QSL cards, she gave me the following
address in Chile to write to:
Radio Voz Cristiana
Loreto Antena
Calera de Tango
Santiago, Region Metropolitan
CHILE
I'll give this address a try and see if it produces anything. Also, if
anyone has any better info or advice, I'd really like to hear from you.