Re: [IRCA] VOA transmitter Dixon, CA.

[vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Charles,

Thanks for the interesting information on VOA Dixon.  The hosts countries labor rate explains a lot along with the older equipment.  I will be in the Dixon area in May and will take some pictures of the site.  Last time I was out there AT&T had some kind of transmitting site near VOA.  

Dennis,
Vancouver, WA

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Charles A Taylor <MWDXer@xxxxxxx> 

> At 01:44 PM 4/4/2007 +0000, you wrote: 
> >Charles, 
> > 
> >Why did VOA close down the Dixon transmitter site and not the Delano 
> >site? The last time I was out a the Dixon site, (2002) the antennas and 
> >cement building were still intact. A few livestock in the fields. Those 
> >huge antennas where really something to look at. 
> > 
> >Dennis, 
> >Vancouver, WA 
> 
> Dennis, 
> 
> When I was out at VOA Delano, one of our techs ("engineers," in 
> broadcasting terms) was 
> transferred to Delano from Dixon. I know something of Dixon's operations. 
> 
> Main reasons are: 
> 
> 1. Decline in HF BC listenership. 
> 2. Dixon used older, less efficient transmitters. Harder to maintain 
> and repair. 
> 3. Programming to target countries has moved to IBB Saipan, IBB Thailand and 
> IBB Sri Lanka. 
> 4. Delano has 4, 250-kW Brown-Boveri with solid-state switching modulators. 
> It also has 2 of the older Collins 821A 250-kW Collins "auto-tune" trans- 
> mitters with class B modulators (Same as RCI Sackville has). 
> 5. Expensive US labor costs. All of IBB's new transmitter site are overseas, 
> and IBB pays a labor scale closer to the host country. 
> 
> 
> IBB Greenville's Site A has gone dead, too. Same reason as for Dixon, 
> except that 
> some of the old transmitters are very inefficient. 
> 
> Charles 
> 
> Charles A Taylor, WD4INP 
> Greenville, North Carolina 
> 
> 
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