BANGLADESH
Prime Minister inaugurates 1000 kW MW transmitter of Bangladesh Betar at Dhamrai.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally launched 1000-Kilowatt MW transmitter of the Bangladesh Betar by pressing a button at the Super power Transmission Centre, Dhamrai near Dhaka on December 09, 2009. She was talking to local people in a video conference after inaugurating the newly installed 1000-kilowatt medium-wave transmitter. The prime minister understand the need for building a science and technology based modern Bangladesh free from hunger and poverty by implementing the "Vision 2021".
The Prime Minister said her government, after assuming office through a free, fair and credible election on December 29, is working relentlessly to build a self-reliant Bangladesh through implementing it election pledge. She said apart from bringing down the prices of essential commodities, her government has undertaken various programmes for self-employment of the country's young generation.
Information Secretary Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury briefed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about the transmitter, its utility and on the whole of the installation project. Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad, members of parliament, high officials of Bangladesh Betar including Md. Mahbubul Alam, DG, Bangladesh Betar and a large number of local people were present on the occasion.
Project in a brief:
- The project ended in June 2009.
- To strengthen the MW radio broadcasting of Bangladesh Betar, Dhaka by replacing the 36 year-worn out valve type 1000KW Medium Wave(MW) transmitter by a new solid-state 1000KW MW transmitter.
- Efficiency of the new transmitter will be much better than the existing one. 95% area of the country will be covered by this high quality transmitter.
- The new transmitter has the energy saving provisions which will be helpful to avoid huge electricity consumption.
- The new modern solid -state transmitter is compatible to future DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) broadcast.
- A generator of 1500KVA is included to meet power failures. - Cost (revised) about 350 million (BDT).
Details about this transmitter: http://www.grassvalley.com/products/s7hp
Freq is 693 kHz
Source : Bangladesh Betar website via Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, India via dxld 9/086 (22/12-2009)
BANGLADESH
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has formally inaugurated the newly commissioned 1000 kW mediumwave transmitter of Bangladesh Betar at Dhamrai [on 693 kHz at 2300-0510 and 0730-1630 UTC]. This new solid-state transmitter replaces a 36-year-old valve [tube] type transmitter. The new transmitter is compatible for DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) broadcasts and covers 95% area of the country. It broadcasts centrally produced radio programmes and plays an important role during natural disasters.
Bangladesh Betar Dhaka Station broadcast the inaugural function live while the Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur and Sylhet regional stations of Bangladesh Betar relayed the proceedings simultaneously. The superpower transmitter was originally commissioned on 63 acres of land at Dhamrai with the assistance of the then Soviet Union government in 1972. Broadcasting formally began on 16 May 1976.
Source: Alokesh Gupta, Radioactivity via DRM Consortium via Media Network via mwdx yg (14/12-2009)
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BELARUS
Most Belarus transmitters on MW have been closed, only the following remain:
1008 kHz: Hrodna
1026 kHz Brest/Miadzel/Salihorsk
1125 kHz Minsk
WRTH Update via DXing the Finnish Way (8/3-2010)
BELARUS
I've been hearing presumed Belarus on 279 with a good signal past 2300, 0000 and 0100 for a few days now. There has also been another weaker signal under Belarus but too weak to hear even if the speech is by a man or a woman! This morning, January 6, at 0010 I heard a clear Belaruskaye Radio ID. http://www.emwg.info shows 0400- 2200 so is this a permanent change or just an extension for Christmas / New Year?
Regards Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, Jan 6, dxldyg
Harry, according to recent reports in the Russian DX-circles, BR returned to its 24x7 operation on 279 kHz (perhaps from Jan.1). To me this news came as a surprise since I didn't realize that 279 wasn't on around the clock (since when I wonder?).
Sergei S
Sergei, http://www.beaconworld.org.uk/files/LWBC.pdf has Belarus as 0400-2300 in July 2005. I'm pretty certain they reduced 2300 back to 2200 either last year or the year before as well. I think that 279 is not as consistently as strong a signal as it was 3 or 4 years ago.
Regards Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, dxld 10-01 (6/1-2010)
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BRAZIL
Identified new station to be updated in MW Brazilian list:
1440 kHz - Radio Clarim de Palmas, Itaí, São Paulo
Power 2.5/0.5 kWatts, 24 hours on air, relay of IPDA (religious network)
Sarmento - Brazil via mwcircle yg (3/1-2011)
BRAZIL
Boa notícia: Retorno transmissor 300 kW Rádio Nacional.
Olá, pessoal! Boas notícias. Recebi uma mensagem do gerente de operações da Empresa Brasileira de Comunicação (EBC), Adriano Goetz, sobre o retorno do transmissor de 300 kW da Rádio Nacional de Brasília em 980 kHz. Há um tempo atrás eu me lembro que essa era a emissora listada no WRTH com uma das maiores (ou a maior) potência no país.
Escutava-se muito bem aqui no Paraná.
Transcrevo abaixo a mensagem do Adriano Goetz. Seria legal o pessoal ver como está chegando o sinal da rádio e enviar informes para ela. Afinal de contas, nós dexistas temos que prestigiar essas iniciativas cada vez mais difíceis de ver atualmente. Aqui eu estou percebendo que o sinal está chegando bem, superando a ruideira presente na banda.
Marcelo X. Vieira, 2 July, radioescutas yg via DXLD
Mensagem:
"Caros DXistas. Engendrando esforços para receber novos equipamentos para as emissoras da antiga Radiobrás, conseguimos reestruturar o transmissor de 300 KW da emissora 980 KHz em Brasília, que entra ao ar à noite. Originalmente eram dois transmissores de 300 KW em paralelo, dando 600 KW, para cobertura nacional em OM. Fabricados pela Brown-Boveri (Suiça), foram comprados pelo presidente Geisel, no mesmo
pacote das turbina de Itaipú. Desativados tem 10 anos, um dos transmissores pôde ser reformado e voltou ao ar, o outro foi totalmente sucateado. Por Favor, agradecemos reportagens de QSL, elas reforçam nossos argumentos de investir em novos transmissores. Peço divulgar aos membros do clube. Atenciosamente, Adriano Goetz, Ger.
Operações EBC Serviços."
via Vieira
Amigos, Acabo de confirmar com o senhor Toshihiro Kanegae, do departamento de engenharia da EBC, que a potência noturna da Rádio Nacional Brasília (980) no momento é de 230 kW. Durante o dia são 50 kW.
Abraços Lucio Haeser, Brasília, July 5, radioescutas yg via DXLD 10-27 (8/7-2010)
Agora que arrumaram o emissor de ondas medias; que tal consertar aquele que opera em 49 mts; pois eu; nas sextas sábados e domingos; tenho recepção daquele emissor e, nos dias uteis não consigo sintonizar A RNA "EBC" em 49 mts; o de 25 mts está funcionando, mas não tenho recepção nesta época do ano, pelo menos aceitável. Vamos esperar; para ver o que vai dar (durval503, ibid.) 11780 VG here.
Glenn Hauser, dxld 10-27 (8/7-2010)
BRAZIL
R. Itatiaia, 610 kHz, Belo Horizonte, MG Brasil. with a new antenna at the new site is now in operation 24/7 except for short periods of return to the old site to allow additional construction. The associated HF, on 5970 or so, will be moved over to this new site within the next couple of months as well.
It might be possible for DX'ers in W. Europe to hear this one, as 610 is 2 kHz off the Region I & III frequency spacing, and it is 100 kW with a cardioid pattern whose maximum lobe is true north from S 19 59 W 43 53, and the radiated field over the arc from north east to NE (45 deg. T.) is over 4400 mV/m @ 1 km.
Ben Dawson (2/3-2007)
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BULGARIA
From today April the 6th after 55 years on MW Radio Plovdiv will already only on FM and etc. Currently closed forever are the txs in Suvorovo and Haskovo on 1485 kHz and Dobrich 1584 kHz.
Temporary are stopped 14 MWs and Varna on SW (mentioned in the info as on 9300* kHz). From the local stations only Blagoevgrad 864 khz is leaving on the air.
The list for now (maybe will be more changes?) is:
Sofia 261 1&P
Vidin 576 2
Petrich 747 1&F
Salmanovo 747 1&T
Blagoevgrad 864 B
Samuil 864 1&T
Malko Tarnovo 963 1
Kardzhali 963 1&T
Targovishte 1161 1&T
Dulovo 1161 1&T
Kardzhali 1296 2
where 1=Horizont, 2=Hristo Botev, P=Parliament, B=Blagoevgrad, T=Radio Bulgaria in Turkish.
Vidin 1224 kHz Foreign Service is silent now 1600-1800 UT.
Rumen Pankov-BUL, WWDXC BC-DX Apr 6 via Wolfgang Bueschel (7/4-2010)
BULGARIA
1125 kHz planned 1000kW VoRussia relay site at Cape Kaliakra, towards Egypt, Sudan,
Israel, Jordania, Cyprus, 170 degrees, +/-20degr.
G.C. 43°23'10.04"N 28°25'30.30"E
http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=43%C2%B023'10.04%22N
++28%C2%B025'30.30%22E&ie=UTF8&ll=43.392076,28.427639&spn=0.044782,0.
079222&t=h&z=14
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4735870
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/931511
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/1896170
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3085124
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5332965
http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/569329.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7146582
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/1202325
See attachted target pattern of never finnished yet 1000 kW site Cape Kaliakra site ruin near Varna Kavarna Bulgaria. Daytime towards East on Black Sea only, but nighttime space wave pattern and fading zone also.
Nighttime coverage main lobe is at approx. 170 degr towards Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordania, Cyprus. Max. target at up to 2200 kilometers/1350 miles level towards maximum Assuan-Nile.
Wolfgang Bueschel (22/6-2008)
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