Here is a few DX News items.
Radio Japan NHK World Bengali Service:
It has been announced in the sunday mailbag program "Katha O Sur" (on 21st March ) that as per decision of the authority of Radio Japan NHK World from next new broadcast season effective from 28th of March, Bengali Service will be 30 minutes duration instead of present 45 minutes.From Monday to friday,there will be 15 minutes each of news and feature programs.And on saturdays & sundays ,there will be 10 minutes of news and 20 minutes of feature programs.
And just for reminder for listeners of Radio Japan Bengali Service..
1. shortwave schedule of Radio Japan Bengali Service:
..from March 28th to October 31st i.e. for A21 season
1300-1330utc 15365kHz(19mb) via Dhabayya,United Arab Emirates(UAE).
2.Special 60th Anniversary Program:
Radio Japan Bengali Service wil reach its 60th year on April 3rd this year.To mark this occasion, it is planning to air special programs on April 3rd saturday and April 4th sunday.
Here is a few radio logs which I like to share with you all.
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT: 78 Feet Length 33 ft Feet Height
Multstranded Cu .75sq mm Wire(Approx)
with coax lead in
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Voice Of America(VOA) Bangla Service on 1575kHz:
It has been reported in facebook DX groups that VOA Bangla Service is on air from 1800-1830utc on 1575kHz.And on March 23rd ,I got its signal at my QTH at Abhayapuri from 1800utc onwards just after end of another language transmission from VOA.
I have not tuned into it for many months.Not sure whether it has changed its time or off the air for sometime.Its my pleasure to hear the voice of Rukia Hyder , Izzaz Bin Hussian and Parmashis Ghosh Roy from Kolkata etc. after a long break.
Here is the audio file recorded around 1759utc onwards on 1575kHz:
https://app.box.com/s/1hdhd3fcp1k6piy85cxk42tk9l50gjcr
All India Radio Tura on 1233kHz:
On March 16th,I monitored All India Radio Tura which is located in Garo Hills in Meghalaya State.And I heard its faint signal from 1324utc onwards and also band was noisy as it happens in my place on medium wave in the evening.But later around 1353utvc onwards for a few minutes,I could hear good signal of AIR Tura with covid 19 vaccination infos on air in local Garo language and mentioning the name Tura ,I could confirm its none other than AIR Tura....
Here is the link to the audio recorded around 1324utc on 1233kHz:
https://app.box.com/s/du8gy3hnxp7ip3lygqwxiwnyf9sp3lbi
Bangladesh Betar on 4750kHz Special Transmission:
Bangladesh Betar on 4750kHz was heard on March 17th morning here at Abhayapuri with fair to poor overall reception with special program on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's brith anniversary.I heard from 0425 to 0538utc with several breaks on 4750kHz with music-songs on Banga Bandhu & discussions etc. in Bengali.
The signal though not distorted as it happens during Bangladesh Betar's evening transmission of various languages for its external services on the same frequency i.e.4750kHz.But was noisy with fading etc.
Here is the link to the audio recorded around 0536utc on 4750kHz:
https://app.box.com/s/6jgbb7qrh6kwjwpgg4cwa0nqf31p2avv
More such reports/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
