Re: cannibalising Marconi transmitters at Bonto Sunggu, Sulawesi
----- Original Message ----- Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 Subject: Indonesia
Hallo Wolfgang, Greetings from Bandung Java isl, here's rainy and cool, less than 24 degrees. But probably much warmer than at your location.
A little comment on VoINS transmitter to contribute: INDONESIA (History 1996) Back in Summer 1996, when they were installing the Bonto Sunggu site in South Sulawesi, I was in Ujung Pandang (now Makassar) for some months, thus also monitored the test transmissions.
In addition to the External Service on 9525 kHz they had at certain times of the day up to eight frequencies carrying RRI Jakarta Programa Nasional simultaneously (from all sites), plus the old tropical band txm on 4777 kHz ! Later in the year the test transmissions evolved into a regular schedule, they even had two National Programmes, ID'ing as RRI Indonesia programa satu and dua respectively. What happened to all five of the Bonto Sunggu transmitters? I don't see them listed nor mentioned anywhere ? Have they in the relatively short period of 15 years all broken down due to neglect and lack of maintenace ? It's hardly possible that half a dozen txms are so worn out that they cannot even be used as spares ! If WRTH 2012 is right, could it be that they have been shipped to Jakarta Cimanggis ? For what purpose ? They couldn't have taken the antennas with them ?! (Gerhard Werdin, on visit in Bandung, INS, Jan 29, 2012) Beste Gruesse, Gerhard
On Mon Jan 16 2012, Noel Green-UK wrote: Re Voice of Indonesia (VOI) external service is off the air last few days. This is because of technical fault in the transmitter. VOI is in search of correct spares from the original equipment manufacturer. But it is not so easy for such old transmitter and expensive too. We hope VOI will be back on the air very shortly. It is interesting to note that the 2012 WRTH says that at Jakarta Cimanggis there are 2X50kW, 3X100kW and 9X250kW shortwave transmitters. The TDP listing shows the following at Jakarta Cimanggis: A series of 50 / 100 kW transmitters installed between 1950-1974 and now believed withdrawn from service. Then there are these 3X100kW Harris of 1982 1X250kW THO of 1983 (ordered/or in service) 4X250kW MAR of 1992 3X250kW MAR of 1995 plus 5X250kW MAR of 1996 (ordered.or in service) at Bontosongu 1X250kW THO of 1983 (ordered/or in service) at Padang Cermin As far as I'm aware, 9680 is regularly on air with a domestic RRI programme, but now the 9525/6 transmitter is short of spares. So what happened to all of the other transmitters? Were they installed at all - and which of them is used on 9525/6?
Maybe all the cannibalising that can be done to keep it on air is why there is only one transmitter left for the FS?
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