Latest On Medium Wave

Receiver:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
External Antenna:Long Wire multistranded Copper wire 75ft long 33 ft height approx. RG6 coaxial cable feedline etc
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
All time mentioned  in  Coordinated Universal Time(utc)

Date:November 25.2022
Bangladesh Betar Rajshahi
846kHz 0213utc
Strong reception,
Local Regional News in Bengali
The audio link:
https://app.box.com/s/4bmnuxcc6xi86umys4dnzfwabsv4dezl

Bangladesh Betar Dhaka
693kHz 0215utc
Good Reception
interview with literary figure in Bengali
The audio file link recorded:
https://app.box.com/s/hjww4nu23v0lotlw3vcpxqidzsbip38n

All India Radio(AIR) Guwahati Mahabahu
729kHz 0216utc
Good Reception
Audio link:
https://app.box.com/s/rp5ckn9zkxd3bxh5bsfu3vsjwzntb8gc

AIR Shillong
864kHz 0221utc
Good Reception overall
Local News in Khashi language presented by male voice aired
The audio link:
https://app.box.com/s/m6f8mhl6g5zcxde0dqypfkwejwlyxyh1
 

AIR Kokrajhar
1512kHz 0225utc onwards for a few minutes
Monitor's Note:
Good reception but when annoucements from studio becomes on air no audio heard recorded audio aired heard with good reception,this was earlier observed by this monitor.
The audio link recorded:
https://app.box.com/s/rniqtbvjf6opv65aio1s3vjsersbqr6o

The audio link recorded around 0227utc
https://app.box.com/s/t9ouhxiu7sdr4gqqlzlxx5fm78b8ekj6

AIR Guwahati Pragjyotishpur
1035kHz 0233utc
Excellent reception overall
India Vs New Zealand ODI Cricket Match Commentary
The audio link recorded:
https://app.box.com/s/3qh3hn173rg3qs9n8xdz1tr6w0zih7h3
 

More reports etc soon.
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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

All India Radio(AIR) Kokrajhar on 1512kHz This Morning After A Break of Just Over A Decade.

This morning (February 1,2022) while continuing my early morning scanning of medium wave band (going on for several weeks now),I heard AIR Kokrajhar on 1512kHz (20kW?) with good signal from 0106utc onwards.This is the first time in the morning I heard AIR Kokrajhar after nearly a decade back of listening and monitoring it in late afternoon perhaps from 1030utc on same 1512kHz.

AIR Kokrajhar ,which is located at Kokrajhar town ( I am not sure whether studio location and transmitter location is at same place)  and the aerial distance from my place is just 42km aways approximately.I have a dream plan to visit AIR Kokrajhar facilities but I am yet to fulfill my dream.

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)

Today , the signal while on recorded programs on air was good but while studio announcements were made by a lady in Bodo, the modulation was very low (audio intensity), and the signal level also dropped down to very very weak.

Here is the brief summary of programs heard.

0106utc onwards back to back Bodo folk music, then announcement in Bodo by a lady..as mentioned very very low modulation..weak signal difficult to copy,then Goalparia folk songs sung by a lady back to back

Here are  the audio files link recorded around....

0117utc

https://app.box.com/s/hebk36vvnid8y4sq7zst7a1armq79l16

0131utc

https://app.box.com/s/b69gw6qg6gt3kyfti3yajgx0lb9f2sl5

0134utc announcement by a lady in Bodo very very weak difficult to copy I heard the station Idd..as.." All India Radio Kokrajhar..", music Bodo songs aired

The audio file link recorded around 0134utc:

https://app.box.com/s/zx1n1mms5c9hpvqix2iatfh6hb5m9dus

0156utc onwards  Assamese Program on air ..interview with Anganwadi workers in Assamese by a male voice in Assamese

The audio file link recorded around 0157utc

https://app.box.com/s/a3jdvx7ap4exg75ju82v9p6st789lr9r

As per information I found on the press reports on the net ,AIR Kokrajhar was officially on air from August 15th of 1999.The medium wave transmitter power is as per info posted in the press is 20kW.A few years back, several reports appeared in the press about poor &  irregular transmission quality of AIR Kokrajhar .The transmitter was only functioning with a few kWs of power much below the maximum 20kW and it could cover only a few kms of area.And also reports circulated about  poor condition of the rooms,equipments etc in the station.

Here is a few links I found on the internet...

https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/all-india-radio-kokrajhar-station-in-dire-straits/

https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam-demand-revival-kokrajhar-air-radio-station.html

and another link.

https://assamtimes.org/node/20005

I think now the problem might have been solved to some extent.That is why I could listen to AIR Kokrajhar on 1512kHz on the medium wave.But still not all problem solved regarding station's signal quality on air live announcements is very weak(low audio intensity) though recorded programs music, talks coming with good strength.

Hoping for the better if not the best...

And finishing this write up rather type up Hi Hi, I like to share my very first recording of AIR Kokrajhar wayback from October 11th of 2010 at 1032utc at the same frequency of 1512kHz..

Here is the link to the audio file.

https://app.box.com/s/iey5uoqfb72uud6uuybhjtcukcksx43w

And special thanks to my radio friend Alokesh Gupta(VU3BSE),New Delhi and it is for him I listened to AIR Kokrajhar first time in 2010..it is a different story will share sometime and another special thanks to  VU2JOS OM Jose Jacob from Hyderabad for reviving my interest in medium wave which leads to this listening of AIR Kokrajhar again after just after a decade!!!
And my another special mention goes to my another special DX friend Mr.Swopan Chakrovorty(VU3RVY) from Kolkata with whom I have a long time plan to visit AIR Kokrajhar Station as he visit from time to time this area for his company works.Hope in future dream will become reality...

VIVE LA AIR Kokrajhar on 1512kHz A3E!!!

More monitoring observations etc soon.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Radio Station Nearest To Me..All India Radio-Kokrajhar... Around 60 km By Road ..Not Far Yet ...Still Remains To Far

Yes,wayback in 2010 after several attempts I heard relatively readable signal of All India Radio-Kokrajhar on 1512kHz via my Philips DL334 Analog Rx & my Grundig YB 400 Rx signing on with usual AIR Station signature tune plus station identification announcement in Bodo Language.I still remember , my Senior DX Friend Alokesh Gupta of New Delhi called the station official at the landline telephone number and enquried about its going off the air for sometime during that time.He informed me about it.And I was very amazed by his interest and commitment to DXING hobby.And after a few weeks, I heard AIR-Kokrajhar back on air on 1512kHz around 1030utc..the regular signing on time.It mainly broadcasts in Bodo Language,the language of Bodo Community Of Assam. .But I still regret that I failed to send reception report on their transmission both to their Kokrajhar address & also via e-mail to Spectrum Manager,AIR New Delhi..Recently, I tried to listen it several times but couldn't get its signal.My another DX Friend,Swopan Chakrovorty of Kolkata who was a frequent visitor to the area because of his job ,asked to me visit AIR-Kokrajhar Station and also expressed his desire to visit AIR-Kokrajhar with me but due to his hectic tour program, the visit couldn't take place.My friend, Sanjeev Sakar,who now stays in Kokrajhar informed me about the location of the AIR-Kokrajhar and he also promised me to accompany me .But still......
I'm not sure now the present skd of AIR-Kokrajhar and whether it is now on air on regular basis on medium wave on 1512kHz.I'll try to monitor it on 1512kHz around 1030utc utc and let me see what I find.
Wayback in 2010,on I recorded a few moments of audio of AIR-Kokrajhar on 1512kHz around 1032utc ...On October 11th 
Program Contents In The Audi File:
Bande Matharom Song,Station Idd Annc etc by a lady in Bodo
For The Link To The Audio...
https://app.box.com/s/iey5uoqfb72uud6uuybhjtcukcksx43w

More such reports etc soon.
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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(india)