On A Recent May Morning...In Our Locality

Radhachura In Full Blossom

First Time Spotted In Our Campus

A Variety Of Orchid First Time Spotted In A Mango Tree In Our Campus Never Seen Before.. First Two snaps taken from below...& last two snaps from close ..after falling down ....of a few...Thanks to my cousin he alerted about it.

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

GK Clicks Recent...

Another Orchid..Variety Long Time Member..But Now From Last Couple Of Seasons In Full Blossom..On The Mango Tree....In Our Campus..

With Best Wishes

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

For Your Eyes Only!!

Seasonal Blossom Of A Variety Of Orchid..On A Jackfruit Tree..In Our Campus At Abhayapuri

Amphan Alert On Shortwave

Bangladesh Betar On Shortwave On 4750kHz:
This morning i.e.May 20th(2020), I heard Bangladesh Betar Domestic Service Relay on shortwave on its usual frequency of 4750kHz during aircheck around 0217 to 0225utc approx.I heard back to back songs in Bengali without music by a lady & then followed by a male voice and then Amphan cyclone alert weather bulletin in Bengali by a lady.The signal was heard with hum as it happens regularly.
Usually this transmission becomes on air from afternoon but in case of weather emergency like cyclone it is activated to air cyclone alert.I heard atleast twice such weather alert bulletin on air from Bangladesh Betar Domestic Service.
Here is the audio recorded of Bangladesh Betar on 4750kHz around 0223utc:
https://app.box.com/s/jgagh6uzly831ix56dukkcg1c9thl7ut

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT:78 Feet Length  30 Feet Height Cu Multstranded 0.75 sq mm Wire coax lead in
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East

More monitoring updates etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

As Usual This Season Also

Late Blossom Of  A Variety Of Orchid In Our Campus On A Jackfruit Tree.

Radio Monitoring Sunday Special

Here is a few radio monitoring observations which I like to share with radio enthusiasts around the world via this platform.

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT:78 Feet Length  30 Feet Height Cu Wire coax lead in
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date:May 17,2020
(For all cases)

1.RTM Wai/Limbang FM Malaysian
 1114utc 11665kHz via Kajang, Malayasia (100kW)
Good signal,slight interference as side band splatter
Here is the link to the audio recorded:
https://app.box.com/s/e9l28lydih1rjk6n3hwoy1ce033fg8ou

2.All India Radio(AIR) Gangtok 
1116utc 4835kHz Gangtok (10kW?)
Strong hum,signal could be copied in the background sometime
Here is the link to audio recorded:
https://app.box.com/s/q1dc53jlvxghbk5igf0bj7jcfbdmvgym

3.Bangladesh Betar Domestic Service 
1117utc 4750kHz Shavar (100kW??)
Also Good signal noted with hum here
Info about Coronavirus etc in Bengali,music,infos on coronavirus,station Idd annoucement & info about next program a talk on World Technology Day
Here is the link to audio recorded:
https://app.box.com/s/5rmrcvfn9zehon62pnnnojm1pn1gb3ny

4.Radio Japan NHK World English  
1108utc 11695kHz Via Kranji,Singapore (250kW)
Good Signal
Program Details Heard:
Music,Sunday Mailbag Program-Friends Around The World
The audio link recorded at 1110utc:
https://app.box.com/s/m4zhj67pfopoli8ftydrxlkd6q01htca

5.British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)World Service English 
12010 to 1221utc 15310kHz  viaA'Seela Oman(250kW)
Good signal
Program Details Heard:
Newshour program
Here is the link to audio recorded at  1219utc:
https://app.box.com/s/y6veanfri89v33kh3r7da6x43y3ujo6u

6.Adventist World Radio(AWR) English 
 1531utc 15670kHz  via Nauen,Germany(250kW)
Good Signal,slight occasional noise & fading
Program Details Heard:Wavescan-DX Program
Paraguay on Shortwave Part 3,HFCC A20 Conference in kuala lumpur,Malayasia etc
Here is the link to audio recorded at  1531utc:
https://app.box.com/s/5wfv7qqg9s36kkcjzgf4gxvtm530mxdf

More monitoring updates etc soon.
Stay Lock Up & Stay Safe

73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Botanical Inductor

Wasps's Nest

Just In Front Of Our Residence's Gate On Kamini Kanchan Tree

From Abhayapuri With Radio Monitoring Report Part II

Here is the first part of my  latest radio monitoring observations of the broadcasting band for yesterday i.e.May 10th.

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400

ANT:78 Feet Length  30 Feet Height Cu Wire coax lead in

Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri):

Longitude:26º18´20´´North

Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date: May 10,2020

(For all cases)

1.Radio Japan NHK World Urdu

1517 to 1529 utc 11775kHz via Dhabaya,UAE (250kW)

Good Signal

Instead of Regular Urdu Program,English Program Heard initially (Covid 19 related news mostly),around 1524utc onwards Urdu Program Heard sunday mailbag program

Here is the link to the audio recorded around 1517utc:

https://app.box.com/s/wwz05tnpdttpjw4myo4gsow2gufxe7k3

And the audio file link recorded around 1525utc :

https://app.box.com/s/gcs9dmtgtb3pjabkj2i7ep0lnqshddko

2.Adventist World Radio(AWR) English Wavescan DX Program 

1531 to 1554utc 15670kHz via Nauen,Germany(250kW)

Good signal 

The link to the audio recorded around 1531utc:

https://app.box.com/s/wnw5ebfjbjqs2444gar9uxd496hk5zo4

Later nothing audible of AWR Wavescan Program on either 15605kHz via Madagascar or on 9490kHz via Ervan,Armenia during my aircheck around 1620utc onwards.

3.Radio Taiwan International(RTI) English 

1614 to 1622utc 6180kHz Somewhere from Taiwan

Good Signal

The link to the audio recorded around 1615utc:

https://app.box.com/s/nc6blmvaom8knv14hdqj5ugafywwobp0

4.Voice Of Vietnam English

1622 to 1627utc 7220kHz 

Good Signal

Male Voice's introduction,followed by music-Vietnamese song-sunday music program

The link to the audio recorded around at 1626utc:

https://app.box.com/s/ddqlym4eae6tbe1z5vzdpstpzcs9ui47

5.Voice Of Turkey(VOT) English

1627 to 1645utc 15520kHz via Emirler (500kW)

Good Signal
Brief Program Contents Heard:

Signature Tune followed by station Identification repeated several times,time signal around 1630utc,news by a male voice,end of the news at 1606utc and then back to back Turkish songs followed

Here is the link to the audio of VOT English recorded around 1629utc

https://app.box.com/s/65tjhgll0ebw7p4csdgb2a2o2b30r10y

More monitoring updates etc soon.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

From Abhayapuri With Radio Monitoring Report Part I

Here is the first part of my  radio monitoring observations of the broadcasting band for saturday i.e.May 9th.

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400

ANT:78 Feet Length  30 Feet Height Cu Wire coax lead in

Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri):

Longitude:26º18´20´´North

Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date: May 9,2020

(For all cases)

1.Voice Of Vietnam English

1007utc 12020kHz 

Fair to weak signal,slightly off the frequency as observed  intially 

News & Current Affairs reports,music

Here is the link to the audio recorded around 1014utc:

https://app.box.com/s/yks12gw45yx24i3evm4xk5bsn6kw00m0

2.All India Radio(AIR) Gangtok

1028 to 1031utc 4835kHz

Good Signal

Signature Tune Of All India Radio,Station Identification announcement etc,Program Highlights etc all presented by a male 

Audio Link recorded around 1030utc:

https://app.box.com/s/yp9vou5t6cbyvnb72dd9cf04utlvlbas

3.Radio New Zealand (RNZ)  Pacific English

1057 to 1102utc 5945kHz Rangitaiki (500kW)

Weak Signal,noisy,very difficult to copy,side band side band splatter from 5935kHz

Brief Program Contents Heard:

Annoucncement by a male voice,music,time signal at 1100utc,news presented by a lady

Here is the link to the audio recorded around 1100utc:

https://app.box.com/s/6heupj6xnkf0u6drzp9yosk5usq16557

4.Radio Japan NHK World English 

1102utc 11695kHz Via Kranji,Singapore (250kW)

Good Signal,slight side band splatter from 11685kHz

Brief Program Contents Heard:

News & Reports

More monitoring updates etc soon.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Krishnachura & Radhachura

In Our locality this season...

First Time This Season

From Railfan Angle..Timetable of Southern Railways November 1989

Our Bordeuta( The Eldest Paternal Uncle)  Late K K Charkarvortty wayback in November December of 1989...visited extensively Western India.beginning with then Bombay. ...Goa. later to Southern India .starting with then.. Bengalore..Mysore then Madras & many other places with his sister and her husband(my uncle & aunty) .He used to write us( i.e.me,my father & other members) letters in English in postcards about his tour.I believe a few of those postcards still in collection of one of my brother.He brought many guide books type stuff like Learn Tamil In 30 Days,Information sheets etc.One Of them I found a few days back from his bookshelf..The Southern Railway Time Table & very pleased to see his signature on the front cover as he used to do whenever he bought any books & newspapers.Sometimes he used to put his signature on other pages also if it was not possible to put signature on the front.
Here is the photographs of the front & back pages of the Time Table as a railway fan I could not resist it to post it.

With Best Wishes

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Western Sky

Just Around Sunset....On The Horizon....At Abhayapuri

A Butterfly

FM Log

On May 6th of 2020...
All India Radio(AIR) Kurseong On 103.5MHz 0229utc(7:59AM IST)

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Telescopic Antenna fully Extended
Geographical Location of Reception Place:
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)..180-250km approx. aerial distance perhaps
Link To The Audio recorded:
https://app.box.com/s/2q6iksvru28bxnj1d7ydw6vdaxzkzasg

Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Radio Monitoring On Lockdown First Report

Here is a few monitoring observations which  I like to share today.

Due to outbreak of Coronavirus epidemic world wide several broadcasting stations went off the air and some have drastically cut down their transmission hours plus broadcasting  previous programs  etc .But as per my lastest observations for several days gradually, a few radio stations now are back on air .I think radio listeners are keeping close watch on the broadcasting bands during this period lockdown around the round.

Station KNLS English via Madagascar World Voice(MWV) is regularly heard on 13760kHz during 0300-0356utc.

Following a DXer's tip on a  facebook group, on May 3rd (2020) morning, I also heard Philipinas Broadcasting Service(PBS) English Service 

on three frequencies from 0250utc onwards on 15640kHz,17820kHz & 12010kHz.The reception on 12010kHz was not very good with strong noise but on other two frequencies i.e.15640kHz & 17820kHz the overall reception was good with strong signal.

Bhutan Broadcasting Service(BBS) on 6035kHz is now often off the air.On some days I heard their local language program on the morning on air.Their English Program on the afternoon I heard only once during my several random air check.It was on April 24th(2020).I heard BBS English from 1115utc onwards perhaps beyond 1130utc.A DXER friend of mine also heard BBS English on another day later in the afternoon.

Here is a few of lastest radio logs on the broadcasting bands for today(May 6th).

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400

ANT:78 Feet Length  30 Feet Height Multi-Stranded .75 sq mm  Cu Wire coaxial lead in

Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri):

Longitude:26º18´20´´North

Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date:May 06,2020

(For All Cases)

1.BBC World Service English

1030 to 1036utc 11945kHz via Kranji,Singapore 250kW

Good Signal

Program Heard:Promo etc NewsHere is the link to the audio recorded around 1030utc

https://app.box.com/s/sc14xnghgooemdbkjt7qit10pinje2gm

2.All India Radio(AIR) Vividh Bharati 

1034utc 9380kHz 

Good Overall reception,audio was slightly rough

Program Heard:News In English read by a lady,then Vividh Bharati Program-interview with Puneet Issar

Here is the link to the audio recorded around 1035utc 

https://app.box.com/s/23a295l2d63jw72oqmj1b02n5pkcjw8m

3.AIR Gangtok 

1036utc 4835kHz Gangtok (10kW?)

Good Signal

Program Heard:Hindi film music,covid 19 related info in Hindi

Here is the link to the audio of AIR Gangtok around 1037utc:

https://app.box.com/s/jye3lw7nsa0fci03f7g7oo3d12wmmw25

4.Bangladesh Betar Home Service

1056utc 4750kHz

Good Signal

Bengali Song by a male singer heard

5.Radio Japan NHK World English

1100 to 1114utc 11695kHz via Kranji,Singapore 250kW

Good Signal,slight QRM as side band splatter from a broadcasting station on 11685kHz sometime

Program Heard:

News,then special program on Covid 19 from 1110utc

Here is the link to the audio recorded around 1101utc:

https://app.box.com/s/z5mlsgyfjtsrvyafjx97yzjc60rwrm6s

Another audio link recorded around 1111utc:

https://app.box.com/s/g6vta2oja4inrp4t0fphar0mw9o44erp

That's all for today ..more monitoring updates etc soon

Obey lockdown..Stay Safe

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)