BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

Re: dxld 10-01, Jan 6, 2010. - Extraordinary Hauser...
You mention 'Munich Ismaning BR museum'.
Any idea what happened to VOA Erching 1000 kW transmitter?
It was a Continental (2 x 500 kW), same MF type was in Poro etc.
I was a USIA/IBS monitor during years 1960-1964 under IBS/EF (Frequency
chief) George Jacobs and I have available Helsinki monitoring post logs
1957-1964. 173 also was jammed.
I live in Heinola in hospital. I write histories for the Finnish
Radiohistorical Society journal.
My best regards
Vaeinoe K. Lehtoranta, Finland
(Jan 2010)
Re: [castle manor] Erching Germany facility
sale of a former transmitting site in Erching, Germany
[which one is that by a name we recognize?];
The former 173 kHz 1734 mb, VOA/RIAS facilitie Munich Erching - belonged
to the US Munich consulate - has been scrapped in around 1990-1991.
Erected in cold war era around 1952 to 1953.
In service from Sept? 1953 til Febr 1, 1964.
In use at selected times from 25 January 1954 to 31 January 1964 on 173
kHz. VOA also off from 1 Feb 1964.
Resumed in August 1969. VoA Russian in test. From Sept 3rd, 1969 regular
1600-2000 English, 2000-2200 Russian, [comment: to USSR occupation army in
GDR and CSSR after Czech occupation, wb]. Ceased service end? of 1973
again.
On 22.11.1975 entry again on ITU Geneve new longwave plan (in effect from
Nov 1987) on 209/207 kHz channel - under GER but on request of USA-Munich
general consulate!, 0400-1800 hrs UT nondir 500 kW, 27.4 dB max. ERP
amplification gain.
The VOA transmitter at Erching became available to the DLF Deutschlandfunk
program on 1 March 1979. It started operations on 209 kHz using 500 kW on
4 July 1979. On 1 February 1988 the frequency was changed to 207 kHz.
It was the same 1000 kW Continental TX gear like in Poro PHL, Bangkok-THA
and Naha Okinawa JPN. Antenna with 26 dB ERP gain, from 1979 til 1989
leased to German public broadcaster DLF Deutschlandfunk on 209 / 207 kHz
longwave daylight service, til 1800 hrs local time only, due of co-channel
Kiev Ukraine transmission.
Special main power of 60 Hertz needed by a generator, later connected link
to German main power net via transformer converter.
D IBB LW VOA Munich Erching 173 kHz tx hall location
48 17 56.95 N 11 42 59.21 E
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