[SEDXC] FW: [HCDX] Farewell to RNW's shortwave broadcasts from Bonaire

[Robert Carroll]

Less Interference on the island.

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[mailto:hard-core-dx-bounces at hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Zacharias
Liangas 
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 4:35 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Farewell to RNW's shortwave broadcasts from Bonaire

Farewell to RNW's shortwave broadcasts from Bonaire - Southgate Amateur
Radio Club
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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 

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