Re: [A-DX] US Republican convention -- VOA special

["Wolfgang Bueschel" <BueschelW@xxxxxx>]

Gute Frage Patrick,
war wohl von mir nicht sehr korrekt in diesen Tagen.

Gedankenlos aus alter Gewohnheit habe ich die PHX 50 kW Einheiten mit
einfachem Dipol in zwei Richtungen, der Station Poro-Point zugeordnet, wo
sie ja auch um die 40 Jahre standen {MW seit 1953}, bis in den Aug/Oktober
1999, letztere zur Zeit der Sonnenfinsternis in Europa.

Antonio Mateo aus Duisburg??, hatte damals vor 9 Jahren ausführlich
berichtet. {siehe unten}

Dies sollte nur den Unterschied zu den leistungsstarken 250 kW Einheiten in
Tinang festhalten.

PHX sind mobile 50 kW Sender, die irgendwann mal von Poro nach Tinang-2
verbracht wurden, um die Aktivität und Strukturen dort zu bündeln.

PHL  Poro Point San Fernando 1143/1170 kHz 1000 kW - seit 1953
16°37'25.36"N  120°16'56.36"E

<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=16%C2%B037%2725.36%22N++120%C2%B016%2756.36%22E+&ie=UTF8&ll=16.623712,120.282322&spn=0.003737,0.005085&t=h&z=18>

PHL Poro Point  MW reserve masts?, kann aber auch eine alte 49 mb Rundstrahl
Installation sein. Die Satellitenaufnahme ist leider zu diffus.
16°36'55.10"N  120°17'03.46"E
http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=16%C2%B036%2755.10%22N++120%C2%B017%2703.46%22E&ie=UTF8&ll=16.615307,120.284296&spn=0.003737,0.005085&t=h&z=18

PHL die alte Poro-A SW site, ITU call PHP, mit den Wunden der
Antennenausrichtung in der Landschaft.
16°36'54.22"N  120°17'13.06"E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=16%C2%B036%2754.22%22N++120%C2%B017%2713.06%22E&ie=UTF8&ll=16.615821,120.287021&spn=0.003737,0.005085&t=h&z=18>

73, wolfgang


Historie *****


PHILIPPINES   A report in a local newspaper published in Oct went as follows
(slightly edited).

Poro Point, San Fernando City - amid tight security reminiscent of US
control over its former baseland here, US Ambassador Thomas Hubbard and
Bases Conversion Development Authority officials turned over to the
government of the Philippines what could be the last sprawling American
turf in this part of the country - the Voice of America compound at the
former Wallace Air Station.

The VOA is the broadcasting service of the United States Information
Agency. It broadcasts international, regional and US news in 53 languages,
24 hours a day to an estimated worldwide audience of 19 million. It began
in 1942 as the international broadcast arm of the us Office of War
Information to counter the Third Reich's effective use of propaganda.

The VOA facility at Poro Point today targets audiencies in Vietnam and
China and is considered an important communication facility of the United
States in Asia.

According to BCDA officials, 67 hectares of 80 hectares at Poro Point and
another 30 hectares at Camp John Hay in Baguio City that have been occupied
by the VOA under a 1963 agreement were turned over to the Philippine
government. They added that 13 hectares at Poro Point would be continue to
be occupied by the VOA under a lease back agreement to be a temporary site
for VOA facilities for another three years.

Further, the International Broadcasting Bureau has an option to lease 10
hectares as a permanent site in Poro Point. BCDA officials expressed
optimism that with the turnover on October 15, development plans f?r the
Poro Point Special Economic and Freeport Zone could be finally implemented.
Aside from the VOA, the Philippine Air Force's 580th Aircraft Control and
Warning Wing occupies about 30 hectares of the former US baseland for its
radar, communications and training facilities. These facilities will be
moved to Hill 18 in San Juan, La Union.

The John Hay Poro Point Joint Development Corp. expects to generate some P3
to P7 billion in investments and up to 14,000 new jobs. During the signing
of the turnover land claimants came to witness but were barred by security
personnel from entering VOA premises. They say they received a small
leasing payment from the Americans but after the Philippine government took
over they had not received any rent from the government for the past 50
years for leasing out their land to the VOA.
(John Orford-PHL October 1999, in WDXC-UK Contact Dec 1999)



PHILIPPINES   On a German mailing list, I read that Kim Elliot announced
that the VOA relay stn at Poro-PHL, will close at the end of Sept 1999.
Most off the txions will be taken over by Saipan (xKHBI) or Tinian in the
Marianas [and new THA & SLK facilities too]. It was said that the high
powered Tinang-PHL will stay on the air.
(Uwe Volk-D, Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Aug 15, 1999)

Some years ago IBB/VoA let out a press release, that the PHL govt urged
getting back the Poro ownership to erect a most modern sea side resort on
the northern coast line. But German Dxer Antonio Mateo explained in an e-
mail, that the PHLs plans to erect something like a industrial parque
there. Poro is the harbour area of the costal town San Fernando, in Prov.
La Union, North Luzon.

It is uncertain what will happen to the high power 1000 kW MW stn. The IBB
operational schedule shows two tx sides at Poro, like PHP and PHX. PHP
contains the MW stn and the more modern 50/100 kW units along with dipol
antennas, on the other hand PHX belongs to the ancient 35 kW units and
seemingly simple rhombic antennas. ed.

Zur Nachricht ueber das Schliessen von Poro faellt mir mein naechster
Urlaub auf den PHL ein. (Ich habe Bekannte dort). Poro ist das Hafengebiet
der Kuestenstadt San Fernando Prov. La Union in Nord-Luzon. Wenn wir ans
Meer fahren, sieht man geradeaus die Sendeanlagen. Welch ein Traum fuer
DXer :-))

In San Fernando wohnen auch meine Bekannten. Wir haben mal versucht mit
einem "Tricycle" (eine Art von "Motorradtaxi") zur Station zu fahren. Es
ging nur bis zum Hauptportal. Dort reichte es nur fuer ein paar Fotos, die
Wachleute waren 1. sehr unfreundlich, 2. verstaendlicherweise nicht
besonders ueber meine Neugierde begeistert. Meine Bekannten erzaehlten
schon im letzten Jahr, dass dort so etwas wie ein Industriepark entstehen
soll. Mit so einem schnellen Abschalten haette ich nicht gerechnet.

Ich werde mal ueber meine Bekannten erfragen, ob man offiziell mit
Genehmigung eine letzte Besichtigung machen koennte. Wuerde es Sinn machen,
einen netten Kontakt mit den Verantwortlichen der VoA (Wer ??) herzustellen
f?r eine Besichtigung?  (Antonio Mateo-D, Aug 17, 1999)

VOA -  The seven SW txs and associated antennas at Poro will be taken out
of sce by Sep 30. (Dan Ferguson-VA-USA, via Numero Uno Aug 15, 1999)

They are 35-100 kW. The million watt MW tx at Poro will stay in sce, and
Tinang will likewise stay on.  Tinian (which has 3 txs now in operation,
3 more coming this winter) will pick up some of the slack.
(VOA CommWorld, via Numero Uno Aug 15, 1999)

The seven SW txs and associated antennas at Poro will be taken out of sce
by Sep 30. (Craig Tyson-AUS, Aug 19, 1999)

The million watt MW txer at Poro will stay in sce, and Tinang will likewise
stay on. Tinian (which has three txers now in operation, three more coming
this winter) will pick up some of the slack.
(Communications World via Numero Uno, Aug 19, 1999)

Frequency Schedule Report
Tue Jul 13, 1999. 03/28-10/30/1999
FREQ B_TIM E_TIMB_CODE NET LANG ST AZI DAYS  B_DATE END DATE
1143 1100-1200 VOA R    CHIN PHP 332
1143 1200-1230 VOA P    ENGL PHP 332
1143 1230-1330 VOA S    VIET PHP 262
1143 1330-1400 VOA R    CHIN PHP 332
1143 1400-1500 VOA P    ENGL PHP 332
1143 1500-1700 VOA T    CANT PHP 332
1143 1700-1800 VOA P    ENGL PHP 332 12345

5955 1230-1330 VOA S    VIET PHP 280
5985 1330-1500 VOA S    KHME PHP 260
6060 2200-2230 VOA T    KHME PHP 280
6060 2230-2330 VOA T    VIET PHP 280
6110 1500-1600 VOA C    ENGL PHP 260
6110 1600-1800 VOA P    ENGL PHP 260
6120 1500-1600 VOA S    VIET PHP 264
6185 1330-1500 VOA S    KHME PHP 280
7130 2200-2230 VOA T    KHME PHP 255
7130 2230-2330 VOA T    VIET PHP 255
7200 2200-2300 VOA R    CHIN PHP 330
9525 1900-2000 VOA P    ENGL PHP 137
9535 1230-1300 VOA T    LAO  PHP 290
9555 1230-1330 VOA S    VIET PHP 255
9720 1130-1230 VOA S    BURM PHP 290
9890 1130-1230 VOA T    INDO PHP 036        06/30-10/30

11715 1200-1330 VOA P    ENGL PHP 137
11720 1000-1200 VOA P    ENGL PHP 137
11805 1230-1500 VOA R    CHIN PHP 350
11830 0000-0200 VOA R    CHIN PHP 330
11830 0200-0300 VOA R    CHIN PHP 330
11990 1100-1230 VOA R    CHIN PHP 350
13770 0330-0400 PBS PBS  FIEE PHP 232        04/01-10/30
15225 1130-1230 VOA S    BURM PHP 264        05/30-10/30
15305 2200-0000 VOA P    ENGL PHP 137        06/30-10/30
15330 0330-0400 PBS PBS  FIEE PHP 034

17730 0330-0400 PBS PBS  FIEE PHP 045
17820 0000-0030 VOA P    ENGL PHP 034
17820 0030-0100 VOA C    ENGL PHP 034
17820 0100-0300 VOA P    ENGL PHP 260
17820 2200-0000 VOA P    ENGL PHP 034
21540 0700-0900 VOA R    CHIN PHP 350        04/01-10/30
(IBB schedule)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Robic"
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [A-DX] US Republican convention -- VOA special

Wolfgang Bueschel schrieb:
> FYI - für die Nacht- und Früheulen
>
> Sept 2nd to 5th, 1-3 UT
> Poro
> 12065 SoEaAS/SoAS/ME/NE
> 15625 MLA/INS/WeAUS
Seit wann gibt´s KW-Sendungen aus Poro? Ich dachte dort gäb´s nur den
Sender auf MW 1170 kHz.
73, Patrick

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