Saturday, February 12, 2022

Early Morning Medium Wave Monitoring Latest

Date:February 12,2022
For all monitoring Observations 
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):NL56hi(Grid Location)

Radio Nepal
On Medium Wave
Radio Nepal signs on early morning from 2315utc onwards on its medium wave frequencies broadcasting from transmitters in major cities of Nepal.I think same program feed airs on this stations.However I am not 100% sure but as per when I heard it appears to me same program feed on all three stations both in the morning & night.
Here in Abhayapuri, as per my monitoring only on three frequencies  viz. 684kHz(via  Pokhara ),792kHz (via Kathmandu) &on 1143kHz (via  Bardibas ) are audible. The reception is usually  strong on two frequencies on 684kHz(via  Pokhara ) & 792kHz (via Kathmandu) with traditional medium wave fading and noise.
 Radio Nepal begins its transmission  good prolonged  signature tune  with ringing of bell & then national song  ( I think) & then station Idd announcement.
Today morning i.e. On February 12th I heard their opening signature tune etc announcements on 684kHz via Pokhara from 2313utc onwards with good signal.
Here is the recorded audio clip link (Radio Nepal Pokhara 2313utc on 684kHz )
Then Radio Nepal Kathmandu on 792kHz around 2321utc with good reception.
The audio link:
And finally Radio Nepal Bardibas on 1143kHz around 2326utc heard with reasonally good signal with fading  etc.
Here is the audio file link recorded around 2326utc :
Besides this as per announcement Radio Nepal is on air on medium wave  via two of its network stations..on 576kHz via  Surkhet and on 810kHz via Dipayal.But I have not heard them for a long time.

Bangladesh Betar Dhaka
On 819kHz 
As per the information posted in facebook by Senior Dxer  Mr.Pradip Kundu(VU3IOP)from Agartala  in his facebook page,   Bangladesh Betar Domestic service (mainly in Bengali with English News etc)on 693kHz (1000kW)will be off  the air from February 1st to April 30th of this year due to renovation works in the Super Power transmission Centre  and programs will be available on 819kHz(100kW) during this three months.
And I monitored  Bangladesh Betar Dhaka on 819kHz today morning(February 12th)  , I found the signal good in strength but facing slight to moderate  fading  plus co-channel interference from AIR Delhi A Indraprastha Channel.
Here is the audio clip recorded with its signing on station signature tune plus opening announcements etc in Bengali from 0029utc:
All India Radio(AIR)
My home state Assam's regional AIR Stations which I can hear now in the early morning every day.
AIR Dibrugarh
On 567kHz
0035utc onwards..News in Hindi relayed from AIR Delhi Station Idd etc 0040utc Health Program in Assamese.Strong signal
The audio recorded around 0039utc:
https://app.box.com/s/i3am4ubaiw3ns4v77milhlax8i5hvgn2
AIR Kokrajhar
On 1512kHz 
0042utc onwards Bodo folk Music on air Signal strength good audio intensity slightly lower
Here is the link to the audio recorded:
AIR Guwahati Mahabahu
On 729kHz
0050utc Classical Music
The audio link:
AIR Guwahati Prajyotishpur
On 1035kHz
0051utc Classical Music
Monitor's Note:
AIR Guwahati Mahabahu and Pragjyotishpur is  on air with the same program feed for sometime.
I do not know low it will be on air like that.
AIR Kokrajhar the  nearest AIR Medium Wave Station ,just an aerial distance of 42km approx. from my place Abhayapuri,is nowadays is audible in the morning with good signal.
Two Odisha based Medium Wave Stations heard today ..

AIR Jeypore
On 1467kHz
0045utc Devotional Music by a lady singer Good signal strength
The audio file link:
AIR Sambalpur 
On 945kHz 
0022utc devotional song good signal strength
The audio file link:

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

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