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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Radio Japan NHK World Radio Update

On March 28th,Radio Japan NHK World Bengali was on air as per schedule from 1500utc onwards on 11655kHz (Yamata,Japan-300kW) with excellent overall reception.News,Japanese Learning Lesson & Bengali song etc aired on full 30 minutes program.

On March 27th, on very first day new summer broadcasting schedule, in place of Bengali transmission ,English transmission was aired on 11655kHz from 1500 to 1530utc.

Here is the audio file link of the beginning of the transmission around 1459utc:

https://app.box.com/s/km0nctstcvc7smkuapz8jlhdv775qyao

Another audio file link recorded around 1508utc:

https://app.box.com/s/tmbaogy3ftbqn73d1e0qav9a83j55qpz

For all monitoring Observations 

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400

ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 

Long Wire Multistranded Cu .75sq mm Wire(Approx)

with coax lead in

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

Here is a few portion of schedule of Radio Japan effective March 27th to October 29th of 2022 for  Bengali.Hindi & Urdu Language.

All transmissions are via Yamata ,Japan(300kW) except the Urdu language transmission in medium wave

Bengali

1500-1530utc  Everyday   on 11655kHz 

Hindi on 11655kHz

1530-1550utc Monday To Friday

1530-1551utc  Saturday-Sunday

Urdu on 9440kHz 

1600-1620utc Monday To Friday

1600-1621utc Saturday-Sunday

On 927kHz Medium Wave via Tajakistan Relay

1700-1720utc Monday To Friday

1700-1721 utc Saturday-Sunday

The complete frequency schedule link in pdf format  for this summer season (A22) of Radio Japan NHK World on Radio effective from March 27 to October 29,2022

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ja/information/brochure/pdf/radio_frequency_schedule.pdf

More reports,observations etc.

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

A22 First Day First Reception Log

The new summer season of international broadcasting (A22)  began on March 27th(2022) from 0000utc.

Here is a brief reception summary of a few international radio stations heard on their new frequencies.

For all monitoring Observations 

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400

ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 

Long Wire Multi Stranded Cu .75sq mm Wire(Approx)

with coax lead in

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

All time mentioned  in  Coordinated Universal Time(utc) 

British Broadcasting Corporation World Service (BBC WS)English

0105utc 7325kHz A'Seela,Oman(250kW)

News,newsroom program

Excellent reception

The audio recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/dyjfhxo8ulm8xtnrlc2kzvor2uyagbha

Radio New Zealand Pacific 

1115utc onwards 9700kHz Rangittaiki,New Zealand(500kW?)

Music & talk etc in English

Fair signal strength, noisy,fading(QSB),overall reception fair

The audio recorded around 1117utc:

https://app.box.com/s/9yfvfs2fzqz5mo35400iowzvfmz1wja4

BBC WS English

1122utc 11945kHz Kranji,Singapore(250kW)

Excellent Reception

Feature Program on air

The audio recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/kvcpb4sghmzo0y9i0bmin18oudha83gr

Radio Japan NHK World  Bengali,Hindi & Urdu Via Yamata

Radio Japan English(Newsline program on air) transmission was on air from 1500-1530utc on 11655kHz via Yamata Japan (300kW) in place Of  scheduled Bengali transmission on the very first day of A22 season.The signal was strong and excellent overall reception.And it might be due to some technical error, a rare in case of Radio Japan transmitter site.Let me keep a close watch in coming days starting monday.

Here is the recording of Radio Japan in English in place of Bengali on 11655kHz from 1459utc for a few minutes at the beginning:

https://app.box.com/s/5gg24kwv0cuqjpcz8s2gn4369idht58y

Radio Japan Hindi was on air on 11655kHz as per schedule annoucement from 1530utc.But the duration of the transmission for 

the weekend is for 21 minutes and for monday to friday will be 20 minutes only.The reception was excellent.Cheri ke desh say the sunday mailbag program was on air as per usual schedule.

Here is the link to recorded audio file on 1530utc at the beginning:

https://app.box.com/s/zah5uqavj1o01j8jvtpkyaf3r2hxart8

and here is the link to the audio file just before end of the transmission from 1549utc:

https://app.box.com/s/ui05mkxtfexohy4b3tm9e63mvqe7ctn1

Radio Japan Urdu transmission was heard as per schedule on 9440kHz via Yamata from 1600utc onwards with excellent reception overall during my brief monitoring.As annouced earlier in sunday mailbag program on March 12th of Urdu Service, the duration of the transmission for for monday to friday will be 20 minutes only & the weekend is for 21 minutes.

Adventist World Radio (AWR)

AWR English Wavescan (sundays) the Global DX Program 

Only monitored schedule for Wavescan so far on the very first sunday .also on very first day of new summer season i.e.A22

1530-1559utc on 15670kHz Nauen,Germany(?) ,250kW(?)

Good reception with slight fading & noise

The audio link recorded around 1545utc:

https://app.box.com/s/6ypg3a3ltl52srjj9elen9iybdwmpwk5

I am awaiting more information about the schedule of Wavescan on sundays via AWR.This time no schedule of Wavescan was  announced as per my monitoring in advance.

Radio Taiwan International English on 9405kHz during 1600-1700utc

I heard just last three minutes of the transmission with extremely strong signal.But the frequency of transmission of this transmission was aired wrongly as 6100kHz.It is the frequency they will shift later.

Voice Of Turkey(VOT) English

1700-1717utc  11660kHz Emirler,Turkey(500kW)

Signal good,slightly noisy & some noise seemed to be transmitter noise not sure was there,slight fading was there,

Back to back Turkish songs,corona precaution advisories by male voice(1707utc),did you know that(?a feature) by lady presenter,back to back Turkish songs (1712utc),station promo(1716utc),Turkish songs on air etc.

The audio file link recorded around 1703utc:
https://app.box.com/s/m6zufv56pn2mh7asiiii8enosbpjlcvm

Voice Of Turkey English  used to be a good verifier of reception reports with printed QSL Cards.I used to send reception reports from time to time in 2000s and used to receive QSL Cards and other materials.I have used past tense above sentence as for many years discontinued sending reception reports to Voice Of Turkey and do not know about QSL response of Voice Of Turkey.

In Class seven Assamese text book, I read an article of Kamal Pasha and his life,his contribution to Turkey.That was in mid 1980s.After nearly two decades ,I received QSL Cards featuring Ataturk Kamal Pasha from his Turkey's external radio broadcasting station,Voice Of Turkey.Here is scanned version of such card (both sides front & back)

Bangladesh Betar External Service Bengali

1717utc 4750kHz

Extremely strong signal

Sports commentary on cricket achievement by Bangladesh

The audio link recorded 1717utc:

https://app.box.com/s/roan1d30cp7yo7oyestlz1z7helc83zq

More reports,observations etc.
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Radio Japan NHK World Bengali 's New Schedule

As per announcement in Radio Japan Bengali Service sunday Mailbag Program on March 20th during 1310-1329utc on 5895kHz,from March 27th ,2022 sunday ( start of A22 summer season of international broadcasting) , its new frequency will be on 11655kHz from 1500utc onwards (8:30PM in India,9:00PM in Bangladesh, midnight 1200 AM in Japan).And the transmission will be from Yamata,Japan after a long break.And no mention about duration of the transmission was made during the announcement as far as I could recall.As per HFCC A22 database released on their website ( the link http://hfcc.org/data/a22/index.phtml) ,the transmission is of duration of 30 minutes and but will have to actually check the exact duration of the transmission on air.

In short Radio Japan Bengali effective March 27th to October 29th 0f 2022
from 1500utc on 11655kHz via Yamata (300kW)

More reports,observations etc.

Toriaezu sayōnara

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Radio Japan NHK World Hindi& Bengali A22 Update Via Yamata,Japan

Kon'nichiwa!!

Starting from March 27,2022(sunday) i.e.on the first day of coming summer season of international broadcasting season A22, Radio Japan NHK World  Hindi transmission will be on air once only as follows

from 1530utc( from 9.00PM at night in India) everyday on 11655kHz 

There will be no rebroadcast of the  feature program sections of the transmissions as before(twice after the live broadcast  ) on shortwave.And the live broadcast will be available on the website plus on demands audio etc as before.I heard this announcement on last sunday mailbag program (March 13th...unlucky 13th)  Cheri Ke Desh Say.

As far as I could recall I had not heard duration of the broadcast 30 minutes or 20 minutes.

Later checking HFCC A22 date base on HFCC website , it has come to my notice this transmission is listed 30 minute duration and the transmission will be from Yamata (300kW).

The HFCC  A22 database link:

http://hfcc.org/data/a22/index.phtml

Thanks VU2JOS,Hyderabad for posting the link.

And Radio Japan's Bengali transmission is listed on 11655kHz via Yamata Japan (300kW) everyday on 1500utc(8:30PM Indian Standard Time & 9:00PM Bangladesh Standard Time) for half an hour.

And it is after many seasons, Radio Japan will transmit Bengali & Hindi transmissions from Yamata Transmitter Station as per I could recall.

The KDDI Corp.’s Yamata Transmission Station(Koga City , Ibaraki Prefecture?) is the Japan's only shortwave transmission facility for overseas broadcasts.

Here is link to a post on Yamata 

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14367647

Here is a front side of a QSL Card from Radio Japan I received in early 2000s  for my detail reception report to Radio Japan via their Indian Postal address in New Delhi, featuring their their coverage areas on shortwave via Yamata & other leased transmitter sites around the world.

More reports,observations etc soon

Toriaezu sayōnara!!!

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)