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Via Wolfgang’s BC-DX 1006 19 March 2011 and Ian Baxter [SW BCB TX Site Archive]
SWEDEN The maybe last visit at Hoerby SW and Soelvesborg MW.
Last weekend me and some other HAM's visited the shortwave station i
Hoerby in southern Sweden and the mediumwave station in Soelvesborg (ex.
1179 kHz) in southeast Sweden for maybe the very last time.
It was a very interesting visit but a bit sad. These stations were closed
down 30th October 2010 due to a decision by Sveriges Radio (Radio
Sweden) to cease with AM-transmissions and concentrate the transmissions
to internet.
Hoerby is being slowly picked down piece by piece. The transmitters stands
silent and the control board with frequency changer, antenna switch etc.
has been removed. The transmitters can be put back into service but on
only one frequency desired at the transmitter. One or two antennas can be
used against Europe, Africa and Middle East. The feeders to the other
antennas are torn down.
The owner Teracom wants in first hand to get a new partner, in second hand
sell all the equipment and in third and last hand - demolish (!)
Now it seems that Hoerby will be torn down. The transmitters from
Thales[Thomcast] (3 x 500 kW) were installed as late as 1993. Everything
must be gone untill March next year if no partner appears or the equipment
gets sold.
The Mediumwave transmitter in Soelvesborg is in better standard. It was
inaugurated 1985 (AEG-Telefunken S4006 - 1 x 600 kW) and carried SR P1 and
Radio Sweden Intl. untill 30th Oct 2010. Now it stands silent. It cost
approx 5 million EUR to build in today's value (25 Million SEK 1985)
The efficiency lays around 72% and the tx has many hours left. Nothing
hasn't really been removed except for the modulation tube that has been
lift up from its holder and put aside.
What will happen to the station is not clear. Maybe it will be demolished
completley. It'd be sad because it's the last medium wave transmitter in
Sweden. Teracom, the owner, want the same thing as with Hoerby. But it
must be someone that can transmit at least 12h a day.
Let's hope that at least the mediumwave transmitter can be kept preserved.
It's tragic that more and more broadcast stations leaves AM-broadcast in
favour for internet, a much more unreliable media.
Pictures from my visit can be seen here:
<http://s805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/isbjornlw/2011-03-05/>
73 de Chris SM6VPU
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SWEDEN The maybe last visit at Hoerby SW and Soelvesborg MW.
Last weekend me and some other HAM's visited the shortwave station i
Hoerby in southern Sweden and the mediumwave station in Soelvesborg (ex.
1179 kHz) in southeast Sweden for maybe the very last time.
It was a very interesting visit but a bit sad. These stations were closed
down 30th October 2010 due to a decision by Sveriges Radio (Radio
Sweden) to cease with AM-transmissions and concentrate the transmissions
to internet.
Hoerby is being slowly picked down piece by piece. The transmitters stands
silent and the control board with frequency changer, antenna switch etc.
has been removed. The transmitters can be put back into service but on
only one frequency desired at the transmitter. One or two antennas can be
used against Europe, Africa and Middle East. The feeders to the other
antennas are torn down.
The owner Teracom wants in first hand to get a new partner, in second hand
sell all the equipment and in third and last hand - demolish (!)
Now it seems that Hoerby will be torn down. The transmitters from
Thales[Thomcast] (3 x 500 kW) were installed as late as 1993. Everything
must be gone untill March next year if no partner appears or the equipment
gets sold.
The Mediumwave transmitter in Soelvesborg is in better standard. It was
inaugurated 1985 (AEG-Telefunken S4006 - 1 x 600 kW) and carried SR P1 and
Radio Sweden Intl. untill 30th Oct 2010. Now it stands silent. It cost
approx 5 million EUR to build in today's value (25 Million SEK 1985)
The efficiency lays around 72% and the tx has many hours left. Nothing
hasn't really been removed except for the modulation tube that has been
lift up from its holder and put aside.
What will happen to the station is not clear. Maybe it will be demolished
completley. It'd be sad because it's the last medium wave transmitter in
Sweden. Teracom, the owner, want the same thing as with Hoerby. But it
must be someone that can transmit at least 12h a day.
Let's hope that at least the mediumwave transmitter can be kept preserved.
It's tragic that more and more broadcast stations leaves AM-broadcast in
favour for internet, a much more unreliable media.
Pictures from my visit can be seen here:
<http://s805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/isbjornlw/2011-03-05/>
73 de Chris SM6VPU
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