Re: [IRCA] 800 in Bonaire

["Stewart, Joseph R" <RandyStewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That increase to 100kW may not make them any easier to hear this far
inland, but it's a nice increase over what they had. It's funny... Who
would've thought, 20 years or so ago, that good old 500kW blowtorch
PJB-800 would become rare DX??  Between their directional patterns, the
dropping of their evening English programming, and their (until
recently) 10-fold reduction in power output (not to mention the
increased congestion on the frequency!), I haven't heard 'em in years
here in Missouri.  After all, 50-100kW isn't exactly LOW power.  But I
don't think they beam this direction--a beam heading toward Central
America and Mexico would certainly do the trick, I would think.
Randy Stewart
Springfield MO

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Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:36:20 -0400
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Subject: [IRCA] 800 in Bonaire
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I talked to one of the "powers that be" yesterday from TransWorld Radio.
I asked about 800, some changes have been made.  They have put in a
100kw 
solid state box, evidently a Harris along with a new Kintronics phasor
which is described as bigger than the transmitter. They are now capable
of directing the four tower array north or south or non directional.
Target audience in Spanish is either South America or Cuba.  
This answers why they are again penetrating the eastern U.S. better.
Jerry Kiefer
Roswell, NM
 
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