A Few Radio Monitoring Observations Of The Day

Here is a few radio monitoring observations for the day (November 20,2018) for radio monitors around the world.

RX Used:Grundig Yacht Boy 400

ANT:Cu WIRE 78' Length 30' Height With COAX LEADIN  

Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri):

Longitude:26º18´20´´North

Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date:November 20,2018

1.All India Radio(AIR) Gangtok Special Monitoring Observation:

All India Radio(AIR) Gangtok has been noted with severe hum type noise from time to time on 4835kHz specialy on the morning & also sometimes in the evening.This November as per my monitoring & recording , I've observed it more frequently.Somtimes, the hum type noise disappears after a while and the transmission can be heard without any problem..Today i.e.on November 20th...same thing has happened...

Around 0256 to 0304utc during an aircheck on 4835kHz onwards I heard same noise during AIR Gangtok transmission on  4835kHz relaying Morning News from AIR Delhi & then AIR NE News Bulletin in English relaying from AIR NES Shillong from 0300utc.

Here is the audio recorded around 0301utc:

https://app.box.com/s/1zb5b1doxtmiyv5mpglu64aygj5c325y

Later while another aircheck around 0316utc I heard Hindi flim music on air via AIR-Gangtok on 4835kHz without any hum noise.

Here is the audio recorded around 0316utc:

https://app.box.com/s/2qr3wklg759q3ne41r09iegd2u861q9w

All India Radio(AIR) Gangtok 

0627utc 6085kHz Good Signal,slighly noisy

Signature Tune Of AIR,@0628utc Station Idd & opening announcements etc,Program Highlights etc by a male voice,Vividh Bharati Program relayed

Here is the link to the  audio recorded around 0629utc:

https://app.box.com/s/hkli7oqf43k8ja6i138umitapulf3513

2.AIR Chennai 

0308utc 7380kHz Good Signal Slight fading,slight co-channel interference

Male voice talkd in Tamil mentioned about Doordarshan etc

Here is the link to the audio recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/dfp8u2if1ebpjtk0kswlpofn51dv0dlq

3.AIR Hyderabad

0309utc 7420kHz Good Signal Slight fading,slight noise & slight sideband splatter from AIR-Bhopal on 7430kHz.

Music,Conversation between two ladies all in Telegu.

Here is the link to the audio recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/2umofg1sm6waj2on0ngk6gu8v43dheu3

4.Radio Romania International(RRI) English 

0405utc 11790kHz (Galbeni,300kW) airchecked..not heard anything only noise.

RRI English 0630utc 17780kHz Good Signal with slight noise 

News Headlines on air 

Here is the link to the audio recorded around 0630utc:

https://app.box.com/s/bvpqzzdxzgy6yn6evgx4fygwsi6acqb6

RRI English 0634 to 0643utc 15450kHz(Tiganesti???) Good Signal slightly noise,slight fading

News,@0637utc detail weather report/update on Romania-snow fall & rains etc around Romania related news,@0640utc report on international Radio Orchestra Festival organised by Radio Romania,@0643utc Music,Music,station Idd announcement & announcement about next feature-History Shelf 

Here is the link to the audio recorded around 0640utc:

https://app.box.com/s/wupymznnb1su0syh1q0a0zn2m7fz77li

Special Note On RRI English:

As per atleast two B18 date bases the 0630-0700utc transmission of RRI English on 15450kHz  directed to India & Australia has been shown on digital mode perhaps on DRM (Tiganesti,90kW)..but as per skd uploaded on RRI English website it is not mentioned as digital mode ..more precisely on  DRM.As per the skd posted only DRM transmission directed to India is during 0400-0456utc on 9820kHz.

That's all for today..

More radio monitoring observations etc soon.

73s

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)