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Tram 10, formerly used on 1575 kHz daytime, 10 kW, ex MEGA Radio.
[seemingly used at present on 531 kHz in AM mode.]
Tram P/500 S, 2 x 250 kW, parallel, used for MEGA Radio nighttime sce on
1575 kHz, via HP antenna, horizontal polarisized plain antenna, formerly
GDR radio, also provided for coming DRM mode broadcasts.
Tram 10, another 10 kW DRM mode unit, used for 531 digital broadcasts.
("100 years Radio Technology in Germany", Funk Verlag Bernhard Hein,
Dessau, 2004)
The fieldstrength difference of Burg 531 compared to 630
(Braunschweig/Koenigslutter, 100 kW) is huge, at least 15 db I would say;
630 is quite usable while 531 comes in only barely above the noise floor.
So apparently Burg is running only a few kilowatts, probably the 10 kW
which were specified as maximum AM output of the tx used for the DRM tests
run on 531 from 2001 to 2003, but in this case the antenna performance
must be rather poor I would say.
(The 20 kW tx used for MDR Info until 1998 was an old mobile unit from the
fifties; in fact MDR then abandoned 531 after Deutsche Telekom said that
they would need to agree the installation of a new transmitter because it
became increasingly difficult to keep the ancient rig on air since hardly
any spare parts were available for this beast anymore.)
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld May 16)
531 Burg well heard dusk to dawn in Southern Sweden according to Bengt
Ericson in Vaexjoe.
(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX May 17)
Since today (May 15) Truckradio is on air via the Burg tx on 531. The
press release about the start of these txions has not been posted on their
own website yet but already appeared here:
or
I was able to trace a presumed Burg signal only after Beromuenster signed
off, still almost buried in a jumble with presumed Romania. This hardly
sounds like the 20 kW used by MDR until 1998. Will check it out during
daytime for a more serious fieldstrength assessment (pure groundwave
signal).
531 kHz tx container and antenna:
By the way, Oldiestar Radio announced DRM txions via Burg on 1575 with 100
kW (digital equivalent of 500 kW AM) already for January, later they told
about a "small delay". Just mentioned here in case a DRM signal suddenly
pops up on 1575.
Since May 15 Truckradio is on air via the Burg tx on 531 kHz. The press
release about the start of these txions has not been posted on their own
website yet but already appeared here:
or
I was able to trace a presumed Burg signal only after Beromuenster signed
off, still almost buried in a jumble with presumed Romania. This hardly
sounds like the 20 kW used by MDR until 1998. Will check it out during
daytime for a more serious fieldstrength assessment (pure groundwave
signal).