Station KNLS Alaska English via Madagascar World Voice(MWV) A Reception Update

The Station KNLS Alaska English to India & South West Asia

via Madagascar World Voice(MWV) is on air daily during 0200-0258utc & then from 0300-0358utc on 13760kHz .

And a few latest reception observations of Station KNLS Alaska English via MWV.

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) 

On January 23rd..

Acting on an alert message from a Senior radio monitor from Hyderabad,I monitored  the Station KNLS English on 13760kHz and found that it  was without audio but with strong carrier around 0347utc onwards.And very weak co-channel interference might be Voice of Korea .Music could be audible in the background.

Here is the link of the audio recorded around 0348utc:

https://app.box.com/s/op7fsn963ori4lpj2kne5vo2o04yq0ln

However, On January 24th,I heard Strong Signal of KNLS English on 13760kHz both during 0200-0258utc and 0300-0358utc.

On January 25th..

On that day there was slight to moderate interference as a form of side band splatter from a broadcasting station broadcasting on 13770kHz during the entire nearly two hours of broadcasting on 13760kHz  of KNLS English via MWV.

Here is the links to the audio files recorded around 

0253utc

https://app.box.com/s/4giqi918ntc4hz1vdxd9nol4g845ja0i

and again around 0300utc:

https://app.box.com/s/gixtfs74f652q58izr5pjtifs75u4g58

On January 27th..

I have not found any QRM (interferece as such ) today during my several monitoring spells on 13760kHz during 0200-0358utc.

Here is the recorded audio files links..

0241utc:

https://app.box.com/s/v8zke9k3n2jodo81qwme2mhx2mkba6kr

0332utc:

https://app.box.com/s/1hsbdl5ppd5zc3ux8z295se32sfr2nhl

To sum up, sometimes QRM co-channel very weak from Voice Of Korea,North Korea(DPRK) & sometimes sideband splatter from neary by frequencies viz 13770kHz comes up.Also sometimes,I have observed noise etc from time to time not on regular basis.Overall the reception is satisfactory here on 13760kHz both during 0200-0258utc & 0300-0358utc.And sometimes due to technical error, we may miss the audio like on January 23rd.

With Best Wishes 

73

DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring  mode, 

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

A Few Radio Loggings On HF Band For June 19th....

Here is a few radio loggings which I like to share with you all.
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400 ANT:Cu WIRE 78' Length 30' Height With COAX LEADIN  
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East
(For All Loggings)

Date:June 19,2018

1.Station KNLS English Via Madagascar World Voice(MWV) 9600kHz 0200-0256utc:
I did random aircheck of the reception quality of the station several times.And the reception improved as the transmission went on that day and the signal was good in strength with slight to occasional moderate fading.There was however co-channel station QRM on the background with not so strong signal & distorted audio could be heard.And also with weak heterodyne type noise sometimes audible.And audio of KNLS English was also very slightly distorted.
Here is the audio recorded around 0247utc of  KNLS English via MWV on 9600kHz:
https://app.box.com/s/49bc9ldwx5cq3k5ji78nhacv8nkm4oz2

2.All India Radio(AIR) North East Update :
AIR Shillong was noted with good signal but with slightly rough audio on 4970kHz during several airchecks in the morning.And AIR Gangtok was not heard on 4835kHz today morning.As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, AIR-Gangtok on 4835kHz is sometimes observed with strong hum type noise and the audio is not audible for several months now.Then it goes off the air for a day or so and again return with good audio no hum etc.And then after a few days again same problem comes.Perhaps it is due to some transmitter fault.
No trace of signal of AIR-Kurseong on 4895kHz &  AIR-Aizawl on 5050kHz.

Here is the link to the audio recorded around 0305utc on 4970kHz of AIR-Shillong:
https://app.box.com/s/hxhi23d7ztqhs8v4levofe071934u9e1

3.Radio Romania International(RRI) English:
After a long break of several seasons, this was the first time I heard RRI English with good signal on 25m directed to India during 0300-0356utc(A season  broadcast time skd for India).There was very poor reception (often barely audible) during one hour morning transmission directed to India in my location both for summer (0300-0356utc) & winter (0400-0456utc) of RRI-English.And On June 19th I found surprisingly far far better reception of RRI-English on 11825kHz via Galbeni(300kW) right from 0300utc signing on.Thought slight noise plus side band splatter from a radio station broadcasting on 11835kHz could be observed from time to time.
Here is the link to the audio recorded around 0306utc on 11825kHz On June 19th of RRI English:
https://app.box.com/s/rs2lanj632pbjxi4886r050k3ouu945b
And the link to another audio recorded around 0340utc:
https://app.box.com/s/78qysha2bo5og2bktgw4ksfz20xi1e8p

4.Station KNLS English via MWV 15515kHz 0300-0356utc:
KNLS English via MWV was noted with good signal with slight occasional slight to moderate fading on 15515kHz.There was on QRM observed.
Here is the link to the audio recorded around 0352utc:
https://app.box.com/s/ettn6x3gt33wzbkkerb6yn60j9d241h0

More monitoring observations etc soon.
73 & 55
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)