New Horizon BCDX Bulletin A26 Monitoring Updates
(NHDXB A26 1/27/04/26/SP)
Here is a few reception cum monitoring updates with audio links on this A26 summer Season of international broadcast effective from March 29th of 2026( upto October 24th of 2026).Due to bad weather(thunderstorm,lightning, heavy rains, storms ) plus resultant eletric power cuts & other personal problems, I am not being able to write & post my updates on my monitoring observations on broadcasting stations. I am sorry for that. I will try my best to post them even if its late or some information may be outdated. As better late than never!
All my latest monitoring has been done with both my Yaesu FT 891 & on some cases via my Grundig Yatch Boy 400. A long wire with end feed as has been used as an external antenna for the time being. Most of the audio recordings was while listening to Yaesu FT 891. You can easliy distinguish between recordings from Yaesu FT 891 to Grundig Yatch Boy 400.Grundig Yatch Boy 400 audio is better than Yaesu FT 891.
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N
Longitude:090° 39' 34" E
BBC World Service English:
BBC English is now-a-days to South Asia is audible during the moring here with mostly good reception overall during 0000-0200utc on 12095kHz via Al Seela,Oman(250kW) and on 9590kHz via Tashkent (100kW)ex 9750kHz . The transmission on 9750kHz was noted with interference plus slightly distorted audio sometime.
Here is a few recordings that I made earlier on 9750kHz.
On April 6th with slight side band splatter perhaps on 9750kHz at 0100utc & the audio link:
On April 12th, on 9750kHz at 0129utc with slight distored audio due to perhhaps co-channel interference perhaps , the audio link:
For a few days , I did not hear any BBC audio there and instead another station was heard.Then our BCDX Guide Cum Honoarary Consultant Respected OM VU2JOS from Hyderabad alerted me that BBC WS English has already been on 9590kHz(0000-0200utc) replacing 9750kHz. Thanks OM VU2JOS for his update on that.The signal quality of BBC English on 9590kHz has been good (S9 over touching 20dB or more) here in my place as per as my reception observation.
Here is two of my of latest recordings on BBC on 9590kHz via Tashkent .
On 21st of April at 0056utc & the audio link:
then at 0101utc & the audio link:
On 12095kHz (during 0000-0200utc) , normally reception has been excellent but sometimes I heard some jamming like noise on that frequency.Here is the two recent recordings on 12095kHz..
On 12th of April around 0119utc & the audio link:
On 21st April at 0105utc & the link to the audio recording:
Meanwhile, in the evening from 1200 to 1300utc BBC World Service English is being heard on 15295kHz ,17825kHz (both via Al Seela,Oman(250kW) & 21565kHz via Talata-Volonondry, Madagascar (250kW). And from 1300-1400utc the transmission is on 15295kHz and 21565kHz from the mentioned transmitter site.
Here is a few latest recordings of the transmission.
On 26th of April....
On 15295kHz at 1242utc & the audio link:
On 17825kHz at 1245utc & the audio link:
On 21565kHz at 1259utc & the audio link:
On 15295kHz at 1307utc & the audio link:
Radio Philipinas World Service English:
Radio Philipinas World Service In English has been well received here with good reception here with all the three frequencies viz. 15640, 17750kHz & 21720kHz during the scheduled 0200-0330utc transmission slot. Though, for two days from April 2nd, I did not hear any transmission of the station in all three frequencies, it came back on April 4th with loud signal on all three frequencies.
The reception quality on 21720kHz is the best followed by 17750kHz and then on 15640kHz.
Here is a few recordings of R.Philipinas WS in English recorded on 26th of April.
first on 15640kHz around 0202utc 15640kHz , the audio link:
at 0203utc on 17750kHz, the audio lnk:
and at 0204utc on 21720kHz, , the audio lnk:
(All the above the audios recorded was done from Yaesu FT 891 monitoring)
Wavescan via Reach Beyond Australia:
Wavescn via Reach Beyond Australia (via ,100kW) is now well heard here at my place on 15400kHz on sunday during 1330-1400utc.
Here is a few recordings in this A26 season. First on my Grundig Yatch Boy 400 monitoring..
On April 5th...around 1341utc & the audio link:
On April 12th....around 1357utc & the audio link:
On Yaesu FT 891 monitoring ....recorded audios..
On April 26th...1330utc & the audio link:
also at 1357utc & the audio link:
More observations//monitoring reports etc in the second part of special A26 updates soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)
