My Latest On Medium Wave

All India Radio (AIR) Dibrugarh: 

Recently a news circulated in print media and Television News Channels in Assam,that broadcast of 5 minute Assamese News Bulletin from All India Radio(AIR) Dirbrugarh( which goes on air on 567kHz in medium wave from 1230utc i.e.6PM Local Time) will be stopped from October 25th onwards.And recently while monitoring here at my place of reception during first week of November,I have found that the news bulletin of AIR-Dibrugarh has been replaced  by 5 minutes of Assamese Regional News Bulletin from AIR-Guwahati from 1230utc i.e.6PM local time.And it is for information the reception AIR-Dibrugarh here in my place(In Western Assam) in the early morning hours and from the evening (specially in winter) has been good.And recently one of our fellow ham VU2EHJ set up a webSDR at his location at Sarupathar in Golaghat District and I enjoyed listening to AIR Dibrugarh on 567kHz via this webSDR during day time when It is possible to copy AIR Dibrugarh.I read somewhere that AIR Dibrugarh was one of the most powerful medium wave station of All India Radio network and in 1970s-80s perhaps, it used to receive reception reports from amateur radio operators/radio hobbyists from Scandinavian countries,Holland etc. 

Anyway, this 5 minutes news bulletin in Assamese was started in mid 1997 and I listened to it from time to time.

Here is the audio recording of the opening moment of AIR Dibrugarh relay of Regional News from AIR Guwahati in Assamese (567kHz) on November 2nd  around 1230utc(6:00PM Local Time).:

https://app.box.com/s/eb68w2tw74rm8usfgn896o1vrwr3crdk

Some Monitoring Observations Early Morning Medium Wave:

As we are entering in winter season , early morning medium wave monitoring activities has also begun for me.Actually,I must thank VU2JOS, OM Jose Jacob ,Hyderabad for reviving my interest on medium wave monitoring activities for past two seasons.

Here is a few logs which I like to share with you all.

Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(in Western Assam)(India) 

RX:Grundig Yatch Boy 400

External Antenna:

Long wire end feed antenna (75ft L 33ft H..75sqmm Cu wire multistranded) feeding cable RG6 cable ..

Date:November 8,2022

All India Radio Dibrugarh 

 567kHz  0050utc strong signal
 music on air

Bangladesh Betar Khulna 

558kHz 0052utc Good Signal annoucements about programs in  Bengali by a lady

The link to the audio file recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/dy15rfeb6agptjveqsqqucvue648puyt

All India Radio(AIR) Geetanjali Kolkata 

657kHz 0054utc strong signal

News In Bengali 

The link to the audio file recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/pj6nfyur7kdzwi5wfuvru8cx5j2rivzo

Radio Nepal Kathmandu

792kHz 0057utc strong signal

Talks In Nepali

The link to the audio file recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/oncd4uw0w9itu4r87t1w8nkg6rti0cb0

All India Radio (AIR)Itanagar 

675kHz 0101utc  strong signal

Talk by a lady in local language

The audio file link:

https://app.box.com/s/6sk7s83arw3bkl8ywo1uo2407jqtq0tv

Bangladesh Betar Dhaka

693kHz 0102utc  Strong Signal

News In Bengali 

The audio file link:

https://app.box.com/s/t1n78197u0mtzfplzylkcjzyn2wbo6qy

All India Radio(AIR) Siliguri

711kHz 0103utc  Agricultural News In Bengali 

The audio file link:

https://app.box.com/s/kt06trkdd3excvuxh76x51ri1t5giqc5

All India Radio(AIR) Visakhapatnam 

927kHz 0105utc Strong signal

Talk in Telegu by a lady

The link to the audio file recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/a6n0x9vvm53zy7qsngt4d5cxeola1a55

Radio Nepal Pokhara

684kHz 0106utc Good Signal Strength but slightly weaker than earlier

Talk In Nepali

The link to the audio file:

https://app.box.com/s/r575jrpfm1l7bjzfxzmk7oo8ovxd2ggu

More Observations etc soon.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)