Assamese In B22

Here is the schedule of the only one International Radio Station broadcasting  in Assamese Language( Gospel broadcast only) for this winter season of broadcast i.e. B22 season 

 with effect from 30th October, 2022 to 25th March ,2023

(The skd is posted as..station name 

transmitter site power 

time frequency days of broadcast format)

Adventist World Radio(AWR)

Via KSDA Agat-Guam(100kW)

1330-1400UTC on 15550kHz (Sunday & Wednesday)

More updates from time to time.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

First Day First Monitoring Report On B22

Date:October 30,2022

Receiver:Grundig YB 400

External Antenna:Long Wire multistranded Copper wire 75ft long 33 ft height approx. with RG 6 coaxial cable soldered at the feedpoint

Place Of Reception:
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) Grid Location:NL56hi

All time mentioned in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) 

All India Radio(AIR) External Service Nepali:

AIR Nepali was heard with strong signal on 15210kHz via SPT Bengaluru (500kW) around 0205utc onwards for sometime.Nepali songs were on air.

Here is the link to the audio recorded around 0205utc:

https://app.box.com/s/bdlqksaefspzippqnyqn3lmcgch91sdf

Radio Romania International(RRI) English:

No signal of RRI English was observed on 7325kHz  from 0100utc and only noise was heard during entire transmission period as per my several random check on that frequency during 0100-0156utc.Though this transmission is directed towards North America East Coast and still over the years this transmission in winter has been audible with good reception overall.Let me check for a few weeks and will post my observation.

Later I heard around 0633utc onwards for a few minutes the RRI English half hour(0630-0656utc) transmission on 17780kHz directed towards Australia as per their website with more less satisfactory reception.

Monitor's Note:

And now like previous winter season, there has been no analog shortwave transmission to India during 0400-0456utc.The two frequencies i.e.11705 & 17790kHz(as per schedule posted) has been for DRM transmission to India during this winter season too.

It is strange that during summer during 0300-0356utc, RRI English is on atleast one frequency usually 25mb (11825kHz in A22 Season) for India.

Adventist World Radio(AWR) :

AWR Assamese:

I heard strong signal of AWR Assamese on 15550kHz from 1330utc onwards.The transmission is from KSDA Agat Guam transmitter site.Here is the audio recording link of AWR Assamese from 1330utc with English announcement at the beginning..

https://app.box.com/s/ncu9pu9663l7xecp36034o7k7rhddkuu

Please ignore the frequency announced,it was wrong.

AWR Wavescan Global DX Program:

1530-1559*utc 15530kHz via KSDA Agat-Guam(100kW) SINPO 55545

Highlights:

Feature report,some broadcasting news- related to Radio New Zealand Pacific,RAI Italy etc,Indian DX Report from Jorhat Assam,India by VU3TQD.

Here is the audio recroding link around 1530utc:

https://app.box.com/s/v69xshhac1b0bffu88b9q0pt2qkinupp

and around 1535utc:

https://app.box.com/s/89hnlat6jecxr4s2q5u7kw45qn4whogz

I have received several QSL Cards from AWR on their transmission from KSDA Agat Guam.

Here is a one....scanned copies of both sides..featuring sunrise at Bear Rock,Agfayan Bay,Inarajan,Guam

British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) 

BBC Bengali:

BBC Bengali was noted on three frequencies from 1333-1400utc as per my random aircheck 11750,9510 and 9900kHz.

The reception on 9900kHz was poorer than 11750kHz & 9510kHz.I found strong signal on 11750kHz and 9510kHz.

Monitor's Note:

As per report,BBC will cutback its radio operations again and this time BBC Bengali along with others will be going off the air on radio.But when it is not yet clear but may be by end of this year or early next year.

BBC World Service (WS) English:

BBCWS English was noted in the morning on 5980kHz with good reception from 0100utc onwards.

Later in the night Sunday Sportsworld program was heard from 1620utc onwards with good reception on 12065kHz(via Singapore Relay) for sometime.The live commentary of EPL league match between Manchester United and West Ham from Old Trafford,Manchester ,  was on air.There was light rain there.

The audio file link recorded around 1622utc on 12065kHz:

https://app.box.com/s/2l8ji5184dxlskvam274w0c90jibvpuk

Monitor's Note:

This frequency(1500-1900utc) of BBCWS relayed from Singapore is directed to Middle East and Gulf but well heard here too.BCDXER cum ham VU2OWB ,OM Abhijit Mandal from Khaspur,West Bengal also received good signal of BBCWS on 15400kHz (via Ascension Island not via Woofferton as per BBCWS skd posted) later around 1712utc.He was listening then Sunday SportsWorld as the audio file suggested.And the score of the EPL match 1-0 in favour of Manchester United.And later got confirmation that the final score remained 1-0.Thanks VU2OWB for sharing the log and the audio file.

Radio Japan NHK World From Yamata 300kW:

Bengali 1502-1530utc 11610kHz

News etc,Sunday Mailbag Program Katha O Sur

Excellent overall reception

The audio file link recorded at 1509utc:

https://app.box.com/s/1b8iftd6tz47s3y0bj9g2rrogs2zzdib

Hindi 1533 utc for a few minutes 11610kHz

Excellent overall reception

Cheri Ke Desh Say-Sunday Mailbag Program

Urdu 1600-1619utc 11620kHz

Excellent overall reception

Sunday Mailbag program-Dewankhana

As per the host's  announcement program duration of Urdu Service would be 19 minutes.

The audio file link recorded around 1600utc:

https://app.box.com/s/ljajv9f32otvn5u7m0v7weeuhflxwmn8 

More updates,monitoring observations etc soon.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

On The Last Day Of A22

Due to some technical problems in PC , I could not post any messages on my blog for several months.I am extremely sorry for that.Now that the problems has been sorted out to large extent,I can post on my blog.

Let me start straight way.

The winter season of international broadcasting stations for this year (B22) will begin on October 30th (of 2022) and will be valid upto March 25th of 2023. Here is a few schedule information on shortwave plus other information received by monitoring and by other sources.

Radio Japan NHK World 

Bengali 

1500-1530utc  11610kHz via Yamata (300kW)

Hindi

1530-1550*utc 11610kHz via Yamata (300kW)

Urdu

1600-1620*utc 11620kHz via Yamata (300kW)

*The transmission may be shorten by one minutes on the weekend.

I heard the above schedule information on the languages's respective sunday Mailbag shows on October 16th.And another information, I heard on Cheri Ke Desh Say ,the sunday Mailbag Program that Radio Japan Hindi Service is going to launch its facebook page from November 1st.

Adventist World Radio(AWR) In B22

(October 30,2022-March 25,2023)

A few B22 schedule infos on AWR.

Wavescan Global DX Program(sunday only) 

The only possible schedule of the program in B22 for listeners in my region i.e. North Eastern India may be as per following schedule:

1530-1600utc 15530kHz via KSDA-Agat Guam(100kW) on sunday only.

AWR In Assamese 

On Sunday & Wednessday only

1330-1400utc 15550kHz via KSDA-Agat Guam(100kW) 

AWR In  Mizo 

1500-1530utc 15605kHz via Madagascar Relay(250kW) Daily

Monitor's Notes....

And a few recent interesting monitoring information which I like to share in short.

Station KNLS English On Test via Madagascar World Voice(MWV):

On September 28th ,I heard Station KNLS English transmission on 11880kHz from 0208utc onwards upto usual one hour transmission time.On the following day also the transmission was heard.And the signal strength on both days ,I guessed it had been from Madagascar(MWV).Though in my place , there was QRM as sideband splatter from  a broadcasting station on 11885kHz,I could copy the broadcast contents. And senior BCDXER VU2JOS OM Jose Jacob from Hyderabad confirmed on September 28th, in Hyderabad, this broadcast was received with SINPO 55555.But on September 30th ,I have not heard it further on this frequency i.e. on 11880kHz  during 0200-0258utc.

It might have been a test transmission.

Bangladesh Betar External Service on 4750kHz:

During 1230-1300utc Bangladesh Betar External Service English transmission , I heard a few days back strong hum type noise and no audio of the transmission was heard.As far as I could recall yesterday(On October 28th) also I heard the hum.And but during other language transmissions on different time period, I heard good audio but sometimes hum type noise also heard.It was also reported by some other radio monitors too in social media.

All India Radio(AIR) Morning News In English on 11560kHz:

Yesterday i.e. October 28th,instead of AIR External Service Nepali Transmision on 11560kHz (via SPT Bengaluru) ,during my monitoring from 0308utc onwards for sometime(0314utc) I heard AIR Morning News In English from Delhi.The SINPO was 55555.Around 0316utc,during my another monitoring session, I heard Burmese songs back to back on air etc.I guessed AIR External Service's Burmese transmission was on air from 0315utc onwards on 11560kHz.The signal strength was also dropped down slightly and SINPO could be given as 45544.Though I was unfair to give a SINPO rating for a very short time.

That's all for my warm up post..

SEE YOU IN B22 !!!

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi

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