A Few Radio Montioring Observations For January 5,2022

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400

ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 

Multistranded Cu .75sq mm Wire(Approx)

with coax lead in

Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):

Grid Square:NL56hi

Date:January 5,2022

All India Radio(AIR) Dibrugrah 

0009-0029utc 567kHz 300kW 

Devotional songs-Bhakti Sangeet mostly in Assamese,program highlights of the day by a lady etc

strong signal,slightly noisy sometimes,slight fading sometimes,excellent overall reception

The audio recorded around 0017utc:

https://app.box.com/s/umo4yozrei1b78kx0c49w68zxnvxdfq4

AIR Guwahati Mahabahu ex.AIR Guwahati A on 729kHz was very weak and I heard something in the background-devotional music,with noise slight intereference co channel type during aircheck around 0009-0029utc for a few few seconds.

Early Morning Medium Wave Radio Signals From Nepal

Radio Nepal Pokhara 

684kHz 0034utc onwards for a few minutes

News-press reviews etc I guessed heard 

The link to the audio clip recorded around 0036utc Of Radio Nepal Pokhara 

https://app.box.com/s/umo4yozrei1b78kx0c49w68zxnvxdfq4

And I think same program was going on Radio Nepal Kathmandu on 792kHz heard a few minutes later.The signal strength was strong but slightly weaker than Radio Nepal Pokhara.

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) External Service Hindi:

Today it was not heard here during 0030-0059utc transmission however it was heard on the same frequency during its 2nd part of the transmission during 0200-0229utc.But the signal was not strong and slight co-channel interference and also from nearby frequency there.But yesterday on January 4th, SLBC's Hindi transmission was heard on 11905kHz during its first half of transmission with good signal strength.Today morning might be in skip.There was dense fog in the morning and poor visibility.

Radio Romania International(RRI) English: 

To North America East Coast

0058-0113utc 7325kHz  Galbeni-Romania(300kW)

Good signal,slight noise,slight fading,overall reception has been good

inverval signal,music,stat. idd & frequency etc usual opening annoucement,news,current affairs reports etc

The audio link recorded around 0059utc:

https://app.box.com/s/ut1n4x9t6zyff5nwht154n5zof4re1w1

No signal Of RRI English To India during 0400-0456utc on 1170kHz In B21 Mystery Solved At Last:

it is because now all two frequencies for this transmission slot has been carrying DRM mode of transmission i.e.both 11790kHz  & 

13720kHz.Thanks for the alert message from a radio monitor  friend of Nepal, when he pointed out to the  fact.Later when I checked  the latest  frequency schedule of RRI English posted  I found the fact myself.

And earlier 25mb frequency was used to broadcast the analog transmission and the other frequency used to broadcast in DRM.

To Australia 

0639-0656utc 17780kHz Galbeni-Romania(300kW)

Good Reception

Current affairs reports,Inside Romania etc,closing announcements etc,interval signal,carrier went off 

Audio link recorded at 0643utc:

https://app.box.com/s/4zfdtcj90bvy8szav3a3138nr0in4ulw

On parallel frequency of 21470kHz nothing audible as such only noise during 0630-0656utc during my several airchecks.

Radio Japan NHK World  Hindi 

0114utc 6155kHz via Tashkent-Uzbekistan(100kW)

Good signal,

Closing announcement by a lady,Japanese song for a few seconds,promo

Audio link recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/jgsqzyjbys4txcgnibv5wmgn2uh97r0y

All India Radio(AIR) External Service In  Nepali:

Effective 3rd January, AIR External Service has made a few changes on their schedule as per post in DX India facebook group by OM VU2JOS. The Nepali language transmission now can be heard as per following schedule on shortwave

Via Delhi(100kW)

0145 to 0315utc on 11560kHz 

0930-1030utc on 9950kHz

The reception overall has been satisfactory during 0145-0315utc,but the signal strength is not very satisfactory here in my place during 0930- 1030utc

Here is the audio recorded around 0155utc on Janaury 5th of AIR Ext Ser.Nepali on 11560kHz:

(News in Nepali)

https://app.box.com/s/e9cw51pc3ittfdpv6vihmhqpptjp57r3

Radio Philipinas WorldWide English:

Radio Philipinas WorldWide  is currently broadcasting in English on three frequencies 17820kHz,15640kHz and 9475kHz as per their normal schedule of 0200-0330utc.

The reception of on 15640kHz and 17820kHz has been good.But the reception on 9475kHz is not satisfactory,noisy the signal strength is fair usually.

Here is the audio file links recorded on January 5th.

15640kHz 0201utc:

https://app.box.com/s/sb2zg42gnsc8r90rxa3sfne8ltrhphpd

9475kHz 0202utc:

https://app.box.com/s/df81r3yvorf7ns1mc1da9zlu8347cb4h

17820kHz 0203utc:

https://app.box.com/s/l0acj3nawx3zcw9r9pmenxqim8lq9pjo

 My DX Mentor cum once radio friend Mr.Tapan Kumar Pathak of my home town ,received a printed QSL Card from Radio Philipinas English Service  in 1998 and I thought him lucky to get a QSL Card response from Radio Philipinas.

Radio Voice Voice Of Mongolia English

0900-0930utc 12085kHz

The reception is usually poor with heavy interference as a form of side band splatter from 12080kHz during the entire period of broadccast.And it is on rare occasion you can hear this transmission with less interference and  atleast a few sentences and a few parts of the broadcast contents can be audible.Today I could copy to some extents of the broadcast.

Here is the audio link recorded of VOM English around 0907utc on 12085kHz:

https://app.box.com/s/h5fo4omzn01a3s7byt3qera303pr8r6k

Radio Voice Of Mongolia English used to be good verifier of reception reports and I received several different QSL Cards.

Here is a one such QSL Card (both sides scanned).

More monitoring observations etc soon.
With Best Wishes For 
Happy New Year 2022
73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)