[BC] Carribean 200 kW. AM on 1605 kHz

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The Caribbean Beacon built by Bill Kitchen, then sold to Dr. Gene Scott ran  
a 50 kw Nautel on 1610.  That being said, seldom in the past few years do  
they ever sound like they are running more than 5kw. 
ZNS-1 at 1540 in Nassau, Bahamas has a 50kw Nautel.  Of late they've  been 
non directional,
normally they have  a two tower array heading south.
The old Radio Paradise on St. Kitts ran 50kw (or tried to) on 825khz, they  
sold out to TBN which moved to 830 and simicasts the TV satellite  programming. 
 
Other than the old PJB, the Trans World Radio 500kw on Bonaire, the most  
powerful Caribbean station was Radio Antilles 930 khz with 200kw on  Montserrat.  
They also had 20kw on 740.  The volcano several years ago  encased the 
station and the rest of the capital city of Plymouth in lava.   Radio Antilles ran a 
parasitic reflector behind their driven element with a  European box putting 
capable of 125kw.
In the Turks and Caicos Islands, Radio Vision Christiana on South Caicos at  
530 is running 50kw with a Nautel Ampfet 50.
CCR on Grand Turk has a GE 50kw .
The only high power on the expanded band is WDHP on 1620 on St. Croix in  the 
VI, they only run 10kw, I guess word never reached them that they are  
supposed to drop power at night.
Jerry Kiefer