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the use of just 100 kW on certain occasions: the 261deg rhombic to
Venezuela, the 81.5deg rhombic to India+MEast and the 142deg rhombic (?)
to Africa cannot handle 300 kW, so the 300 kW txs servicing those target
areas must be adjusted to 100 kW, meaning none of the reserve units are
used after all, i.e. unless strictly needed. Those are the four old 100 kW
Continental Electronics.
The 1x100 kW Brown Boveri Co. reserve unit is inoperative for many months
alledgelly due to spares unavailability, so its fate is marked.
The CEOC-Centro Emissor de Onda Curta uses those 2 old rhombics, the 1989
Africa curtain array (does not cover 21 MHz; installed when the 1st 300 kW
[AEG] unit was also purchased) plus new curtain arrays for Europe /
Brazil-C.Verde-Guinea / Africa / NAmerica. The one beamed to NAm was their
latest novelty as was erected last year.
Automation. As explained in a previous message, the CEOC is automated...
but, as I learned only after checking those details above, it is so,
believe it or not, in an office manner, like 9 to 5! Again, are there
similar sites out there operating this way?
All above acc. to CEOC infos.
Glenn, the WYFR was almost undetected on 15770 kHz after the RDPi s/off to
India/ME at 1500.
Pro-Funk GmbH, Sines. Don't be surprised if 2 more txs plus the respective
antennae are added in the future, particularly since operation costs in
Germany (via DTK) are being considered too dear. Last friday, 31st March,
I was again driving south along the coast, and could see the "beginning"
of the new 4 MHz fixed curtain array, which, as recently reported, is
meant for DRM operation. It seems someone may be regretting having taken
down the old fixed curtains years ago... Apparently, the not that visible
vertical log-periodics are still in the site.
Still about DRM use... it seems certain stns are merely pushing it in a
non realistic manner; in other words, they're "burning kW" for nothing. It
is as if the first combustion engine vehicle was invented and put to rest
for years on end until the proper fuel is invented.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 5)
ROMANIA Summer A-06 schedule of Radio Romania Int.(* via Saftitza 50
kW):
ARABIC 0730-0756 9770 11875 15340 17810
1500-1556 9595 11895 15240 17860
AROMANIAN 1600-1626 7135*
1800-1826 7235*
2000-2026 6175*
CHINESE 0500-0526 15400 17780
1400-1426 11935 15225
ENGLISH 0100-0156 9690 11825
0400-0456 9780 11820 15110 17870
0630-0656 9655 11830 15440 17770
1300-1356 11830 15105
1800-1856 9635 11830
2130-2156 7210 9535 11940 15465
2300-2356 6140 7265 9645 11940
FRENCH 0200-0256 6135 9715
0600-0626 9655 11730
1100-1156 11830 11895 15250 15380
1700-1756 9535 11765
2100-2126 7250 9715
GERMAN 0700-0726 7225 9790
1200-1256 9515 11775