The US Broadcasting Board of Governors is soliciting bids to supply a
mediumwave transmitter for installation in the Turk and Caicos Islands. The
solicitation is for a "50 kW all solid-state MW transmitter with adjustable
RF power output capable of being installed and operated in an existing
facility on the Turks and Caicos Island; the transmitter shall be a
stand-alone device requiring only primary mains power, a conditioned
operating environment, and a RF output load; the carrier frequency shall be
1570 kiloHertz." Turks and Caicos, a British territory, is situated roughly
90 miles (145 km) northeast of Cuba.

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Mike Terry wrote:
The US Broadcasting Board of Governors is soliciting bids to supply a
mediumwave transmitter for installation in the Turk and Caicos Islands. The
solicitation is for a "50 kW all solid-state MW transmitter with adjustable
RF power output capable of being installed and operated in an existing
facility on the Turks and Caicos Island; the transmitter shall be a
stand-alone device requiring only primary mains power, a conditioned
operating environment, and a RF output load; the carrier frequency shall be
1570 kiloHertz." Turks and Caicos, a British territory, is situated roughly
90 miles (145 km) northeast of Cuba.

Interesting that the BBG is involved in this. There has been a 1570
station there in the past but IIRC it was a private religious outfit. I
wonder if the BBG plans to take it over for Radio Marti broadcasts?

A mystery Marti relay is being heard on 1620KHz; DXers strongly suspect
the BBG is buying airtime on commercial station WDHP in the U.S. Virgin
Islands. (as WDHP vanishes when the mystery Marti relay is on!)
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
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Mike Terry wrote:
The US Broadcasting Board of Governors is soliciting bids to supply a
mediumwave transmitter for installation in the Turk and Caicos Islands.
The
solicitation is for a "50 kW all solid-state MW transmitter with
adjustable
RF power output capable of being installed and operated in an existing
facility on the Turks and Caicos Island; the transmitter shall be a
stand-alone device requiring only primary mains power, a conditioned
operating environment, and a RF output load; the carrier frequency shall
be
1570 kiloHertz." Turks and Caicos, a British territory, is situated
roughly
90 miles (145 km) northeast of Cuba.

Interesting that the BBG is involved in this. There has been a 1570
station there in the past but IIRC it was a private religious outfit. I
wonder if the BBG plans to take it over for Radio Marti broadcasts?

A mystery Marti relay is being heard on 1620KHz; DXers strongly suspect
the BBG is buying airtime on commercial station WDHP in the U.S. Virgin
Islands. (as WDHP vanishes when the mystery Marti relay is on!)

In the Greater Antilles, there is not good east-west propagation. The 1620
station on groundwave barely makes footfall in Puerto Rico, which is 700
miles or so from the closest part of Cuba. And at night, reception of a 1 kw
on 1620 would be really bad in Cuba.