Farewell to RNW's shortwave broadcasts from Bonaire - Southgate Amateur Radio
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The Radio Netherlands' relay station on the Caribbean island of Bonaire lies a
few hundred
metres off a narrow road. A white patch on a rock is a reminder of the dynamite
that was
used to make enough room to get the transmitters to the site. The last regular
shortwave
transmission from Bonaire was on 30 June.
Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) started building the station in 1968 to
improve
reception for Dutch people living in North, Central and South America as well
as New
Zealand and Australia. The relay station, with two of the world's most powerful
transmitters
(300 kW) at the time, was officially inaugurated a year later.
>From July 1, Bonaire will broadcast a one-hour Spanish language programme, La
>Matinal, to
Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico and the rest of the Caribbean. Dutch-language
transmissions to
Surinam will also continue for the time being. From October 28, RNW will hire
airtime from
another - as yet unknown - broadcaster. The Bonaire relay station will then be
dismantled. All
that will remain is a field.
http://www.rnw.nl/english/video/farewell-rnws-shortwave-broadcasts-bonaire
Our thanks to Juergen, DL4KE for spotting this item
Standard rig : ICOM R75 / 2x16 V / m@h40 heads Sennheiser
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