BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

You will also find this report on the "new" homepage of IARU-R1,
Big thanks to all hams who have helped in this case, especially to Glenn
VK4DU, Peter VK3MV, Brett VR2BG, and Arasu VU2UR. Keep up your good work!
(Uli Bihlmayer-DJ9KR, INTRUDERALERT mailing list Jan 2)
IARU-MS was only concerned with keeping TIGER out of the 10100-10150 kHz
30m hamband, but where else might it be? pdf link below includes this:
On a real time data display on internet you are able to read the
transmission frequency of the different TIGER radars. You can also see a
picture with the "fan" in different colours showing the structures of the
ionosphere. Please hit
And the above link includes this, rather unspecific info:
"TIGER is controlled remotely from La Trobe University in Melbourne,
Australia. It uses HF radio waves in the 8 to 20 MHz range. It consumes
only 2 kW of power, the same as some electric kettles and transmits an
average of 200W - the same as two bright light globes.
"TIGER typically operates near 14 MHz during day-time and 12 MHz at night
but this changes with the level of solar activity. It is also capable of
swept-frequency operation meaning that when irregularities are widespread
throughout the ionosphere, the radar detects ionospheric and sea scatter
over much of its range window and over a broad band of frequencies"
Altho obviously doing valuable ionospheric research, which might even be
applicable to SWL/DXing, it seems it could also interfere with many other
transmissions unless it is disallowed e.g. from broadcast bands. I have
enquired about its actual frequency usage.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Jan 4)
AUSTRALIA [and non] CVC - John Wright Jan 03 to Ian Baxter-AUS "The
Cox Peninsula was under a ten year lease to CVC, the government will hand
it back to the traditional owners. Kendari people so that's the end of
that...
(SW TXsite ng, via Ian Baxter-AUS, Jan 6)
So indeed shortwave appears to be a done deal for Christian Vision. And
yes, the governmental body that operated the Australian broadcasting
transmitters at this time closed the Darwin/Cox site in 1997, following
budget cuts for foreign broadcasting. It is also correct that in 2000 the
site had been leased to Christian Vision for ten years, and probably
(although not necessarily) they simply let the lease run out now instead
of renewing it. Now the question is if Broadcast Australia or another
operator will step in. It could happen, but I would not count on it.
Concerning the transmission equipment: At present it consists of one of
the original Collins transmitters from 1968 (three such rigs are still in
use at Sackville, too) which can now be manually tuned only, requiring
about 15 minutes. Otherwise there are three rather modern Thomson
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