A TOUR OF THE MOOSBRUNN
TRANSMITTER SITE
A TOUR OF THE MOOSBRUNN
My thanks to Kai Ludwig for alerting me to this new video that was recently mentioned in DX Listening Digest. It features a 23-minute video tour of the Österreichische Rundfunksender (ORS) at Moosbrunn, Austria. ORS is the national transmitter network operator in that country.
Although Radio Austria International (ORF) uses for these transmitters for only 80 minutes daily, other international broadcasters make much greater use of the facilities for their services into Africa, Middle East and Europe. Radio Japan, BBC, Adventist World Radio, IBRA Radio and Bible Voice are some of the stations currently leasing time at Moosbrunn for the A17 transmission season. So, this site is an important link for ensuring reliable shortwave broadcasting from that part of the world.
The video is entirely in German. However, even non-German speakers will gain some insights into the 500kW and 100kW transmitters and the excellent antenna arrays on display here. This video will be of interest to amateur radio operators and shortwave listeners with a technical "bent"!
Happy viewing,
Rob Wagner VK3BVW
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Great reception of BBC transmission in French in Oceania.
ReplyDeleteMy QTH is Sydney Aus. and the report is as follows:
Signal strength: 9 + 30db
Modulation: very good, 9/10
Slight QRN but perfectly audible audio.
Freq: 11,620 kHz
Time: 07:00 GMT
Date: 6 / 10 / 2019
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