XELO doesn´t seem to be listed for more then
5 kW on 1010 kHz, guess they are just like the
hams when it´s up to power.
In any case they still seems to be operational
since they have been reported heard in Finland
during 2004.
73 Jim SM2EKM
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WarrenWolff@aol.com wrote:
> Many many years ago, I was fortunate to have an opportunity to
> tour BC station XELO in Juarez, Mexico. Interesting visit. We walked
> through the inside of the transmitter! It was modulated at the 1 KW stage.
> The finals were six(?) 892R's, water cooled, running 150 KW output.
>
> We walked to an antenna tuner in a separate building and were guided
> through the dark by a large fluorescent bulb carried by the chief engineer.
>
> Now for foggy recollection: I believe that the ground was a screen
> wire reaching in all directions - - maybe 150 feet. All of the residential
> wrought iron fences within a couple hundred yards had to be grounded to
> protect children. I guess that eliminated RF?
>
> There were provisions for a second vertical, but the signal was so
> strong that they never installed it. I could hear it well in Hawaii many
> years later. If any one has toured the place since, I would be interested
> in a
> trip report. Cannot hear it hear in So CA; is it still in operation?
>
> Regards, Warren; W5KKW
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