A Few BC Entries In My Radio Log Book For February 3rd

Date:February 3,2023

Receiver:Grundig Yacht Boy 400

External Antenna:Long Wire multistranded Copper wire 79ft long 35ft height approx. RG6 coaxial cable feedline etc

Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) 

All time mentioned  in  Coordinated Universal Time(utc) 

Bangladesh Betar External Service Arabic:

1621utc 4750kHz

distortion in the  signal perhaps overmodulation, .hum type noise,

The audio file link recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/5219fwk4gtmwpddd46y8ku4ol298k6hm

Monitor's Special Mention:

Radio Taiwan International (RTI) English on 9405kHz & Radio Voice Of Vietnam on 7220kHz English was heard during that time(@1622utc) with excellent reception.

Radio Japan NHK World via Yamata(300kW):

Urdu 

1600-1619utc 11620kHz

signal strength good,slightly noisy with slight fading(QSB),overall good

opening annoucement,news,Japanese Language Learning Lesson

The audio recorded around 1601utc:

https://app.box.com/s/upjg506kctqg3nw38gfvkcp670uqd35y

Hindi

1530-1549utc 11610kHz

Good signal strength,overall reception good

Opening Announcement,news,Japanese Language Lesson aired

The audio recorded at 1539utc

https://app.box.com/s/81jbm94a22e815qc0z7e3iihl8ts9xiw

Bengali

1528utc 11610kHz

Good overall reception

Announcements of frequency etc,closing announcement

The audio recorded around 1529utc:

https://app.box.com/s/c2bgwmdy1lome8ievbqgmvffs5g9l6ko

Voice Of America(VOA) English To Africa :

1552utc 15580kHz

Good reception overall

Border Crossings presented by Larry London on air

The audio recorded :

https://app.box.com/s/0631os3pzxzov9p97bj994kswjlomepi

1553utc 17895kHz (parallel frequency)

signal strength weak

The audio recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/n2p5qdhxy189rpxu2ayx9ft98tnagkih

Station KNLS Alaska English via Madagascar World Voice(MWV):

I did not find signal of the station around 0230utc onwards on 13760kHz during a random check of the KNLS English via MWV (0200-0258utc).This time even carrier was too absent.Later during another check on 13760kHz around 0336utc onwards during its 2nd transmission to our area(0300-0358utc), the station was heard loud.

Here is a recorded audio link recorded around 0337utc:

https://app.box.com/s/uw426wv8hcbqtwq5veb9y2n00y651h5g

All India Radio(AIR) Shillong 

0242-0306utc 864kHz (100kW)

Good reception overall

News in Hindi & English relayed from AIR Delhi,The North East News Bulletin from SHillong in English from 0300utc,0305utc station Idd announcement in Khashi etc

The audio files link recorded around 0245utc

https://app.box.com/s/78folbok69lr4o9jkhtsli6so4djf7l1

and around 0305utc

https://app.box.com/s/66seh3yob6ak3lxdviim9qhkjfe1xinl

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation(SLBC) External Service Hindi:

Now only 0200-0230utc part of the transmission is audible on shortwave on 11905kHz from the start of this winter season of broadcasting, here is the audio link recorded around 0229utc 

https://app.box.com/s/oh5aikvv7ywitm73fufpt1orlxeltmkd

The first half of the transmission(0030-0059utc) is audible via SLBC website.

More monitoring observations/reports etc soon

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)