Many DXers all over the world were surprised to see RON Radio Onda ASBL new entry in HFCC A19 registration database containing a mention of some new SW transmitter site in Margraten (The Netherlands).
And yes, MRT Margraten, HOL, 50N48 05E48 was already added into the ITU Global HF Transmitter Site Table on the 21st of January 2019.
What is Radio Onda? Is
it already on air? I did google for the station with such a name and
found their official website, where are answers on some of the
questions. The site is bilingual: French-Portuguese, but there is no
problem to translate the content and understand the main details.
Radio Onda is a brand-new European shortwave broadcaster started by ASBL Onda,
non-commercial association based in Brussels, Belgium. The station has
plans to transmit 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via new 1 kW transmitter in Margraten (The Netherlands) on the frequency of 6030 kHz. Its main target area is Western Europe.
The station is dedicated to Brazilian
traditions and culture and will play variety of Brazilian music: rock,
samba, sertaneja, etc. Its main aim is to spread Brazilian culture wide
across the European continent.
The embedded audio player on Radio Onda web site is out of operation at the moment. No any signs of an European activity on 6030 kHz
for the present either. So, when will this station be on air? I did
send this question via contact form and received this reply from Julio,
the station’s administrator:
Hello
there, thanks for the email. The radio is not yet on the air, we are
dealing with permits for the moment, but in the next two months we will
put it on the air. Many thanks,
Julio.
Thanks, Julio, for the explanation! I
hope to receive your signal in a future, even despite the fact that I’m
out of your target broadcast area.
By the way, 6030 kHz is not the best choice for the long distance (DX) reception of the Dutch 1 kW
transmitter in the areas out of Western Europe, in my opinion, because
this QRG is occupied by many other powerful stations most of the tiime,
including wideband digital crap from CNR1 on evenings. The reception
conditions in such a distant locations can be similar to those for
Kall-Krekel transmitter on 6005 kHz past years: severe QRM most of the
time. But we’ll see.
Station’s website: https://www.radioonda.be/
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