Re: [IRCA] TWR Bonaire Inaugurates 450 kW Transmitter

[Forrester S <amradio1976@xxxxxxxxx>]

I do know that they do beam to the NNW in the early evening but I do not
know the specific times. There is a dxer in Indiana that had them at a
local like signal for a brief moment a week or two ago.

Todd Skaine
ICOM 7300
Sony ICF 2010
Both hooked up to a Superloop
Toyota car radio

On Feb 8, 2018 12:31 PM, "Bruce Portzer" <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I just returned from a Caribbean cruise, where I made a point of checking
> 800 during local evenings.
>
> PJB was local quality near the southeast corner of Cuba at 0210 1/29,
> giving contact info and RTM/Transmundial IDs.  The carrier dropped for 1-2
> seconds a few times as though they were having technical issues.
>
> Further south, the signal was not nearly as strong near the coasts of
> Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.  Near Panama, 800 had a battle between 3
> stations at least once when I checked.
>
> PJB was local quality again near Grand Cayman and the SW corner of Cuba on
> 2/3 and 2/4 respectively (with traces of another station in the
> background).  No carrier drops, so the earlier problem had apparently been
> fixed.  It sure sounded like 450 kw with a directional pattern, being near
> their primary target.
>
> Bruce, now back in Seattle
>
> On 2/6/2018 07:55, Fred Nordquist wrote:
>
>> Been checking AM 800 in early morning hours and so far
>> haven't heard a peep from them here in SE US, just a jumble of low power
>> radio station signals.  Could be their three-pattern radio broadcast
>> transmission system
>> has a null in my direction?
>> Using a Walkman SRF M37V.
>>
>> Just had a visit by a couple who just came back from Bonaire who
>> helped with the upgrade.  Also saw the live streaming of the dedication
>> service.
>>
>> Fred Nordquist - Moncks Corner SC - FM03af.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: B-T-M
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2018 1:08 AM
>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] TWR Bonaire Inaugurates 450 kW Transmitter
>>
>> Has anone been able to pick it up in the USA?
>>
>> Does it sound like the old TWR we heard in the 70's and 80's?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Gibson" <wb6tnb@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Mailing List for the International Radio Club of America"
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>> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2018 1:15 PM
>> Subject: [IRCA] TWR Bonaire Inaugurates 450 kW Transmitter
>>
>>
>> http://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/0002/twr-bonaire
>>> -inaugurates-450-kw-transmitter/341123
>>>
>>>
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