Radio Monitoring On World Radio Day In 2022

Date:February 13,2022

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 coaxial cable lead in

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

All time mentioned  in  Coordinated Universal Time(utc) 

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation(SLBC) External Service Hindi

0031-0055utc 11905kHz 

Music,station signature tune,station Idd announcements etc from 0033utc ,Bengali Gospel  program,then Hindi songs aired from  around 0050ist onwards

Good Signal but slight side band splatter as source of interference

The recorded audio link around 0033utc:

https://app.box.com/s/rxhuolsu0dn9aw2isrm7h289porbu7h4

Then again the during the 2nd part of SLBC External Hindi Transmission (0200-0230utc) on 11905kHz

the audio clip link  recorded around 0205utc on 11905kHz:

https://app.box.com/s/rfij3owvasqamb8w3sutpfd5k4cnof5i

The slight interference as a form of interference was observed.

Radio Romania International(RRI) English To North America East Coast

(0100-0156utc) 

0059-0117utc 7325kHz Galbeni-Romania (300kW)

Good reception overall

Station signature tune,station idd annoucements etc,music,News ,World Radio Day talk presented by lady,the weekend review etc etc

The audio clip link  recorded around 0105utc on World Radio Day Talk:

https://app.box.com/s/34q5xz67wj8yrlwi2wd48wpj5xqsxle9
RRI English To South East Asia & Pacific Areas

(0630-0656utc)

0629-0656utc 17780kHz Galbeni-Romania (300kW)

Initially slightly weaker signal strength later good signal strengthh,slightly noisy,occasional fading,overall good reception

Station signature tune,station idd annoucements etc,music,News etc ,the weekend review ,world of culture ,another feature etc ,closing annoucements etc ,Station signature tune

The audio clip link recorded around 0649utc:

https://app.box.com/s/akp4qqxekez48ij9e9txzysmywz6bkyu

Bangladesh Betar External Service 

English 1230-1300utc 4750kHz

Good signal strength slight problem in audio modulation but far better than before,it can be ignored.

News,,commentary etc,music,talk cum message on World Radio Day etc,closing annoucements

Here is the audio clip recorded around 1256utc during the talk ( a message on World Radio Day)

https://app.box.com/s/oblmfy5wo2kk8h9e7fbbxfbiry6tyccu

Bangladesh Betar External Service Hindi 

1527utc 4750kHz strong  signal

The talk on World Radio Day was on air presented by a lady

The audio clip link  recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/ijsyryfvew0ci1iooxiy7kzq1avxy7s5

Radio Japan NHK World Bengali

1331-1347utc 5895kHz via Tashkent-Uzbekistan(100kW)

Good reception overall,

News,sunday Mailbag Program-Katha O Sur

Here is the audio clip link recorded around their short talk on World Radio Day from 1311utc:

https://app.box.com/s/w41z288qgyuxh4ieo1rvm6j3hhathli6

Myanmar Radio English

1530-1630utc scheduled broadcast time not sure

1529utc 5985kHz 

Interval signal,opening annoucements ,news presented by lady

Good signal strength,slight noise & silght interference as side band splatter etc

The audio clip link recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/phf1a59gg58dk741wvvndyg252z2pecg

I think Myanmar Radio is now is broadcasing only one English transmission i.e.from 1530utc only on 5985kHz.Its morning English transmission from on 9730kHz from 0230-0330utc has been discontinued for the time being for several months now and  the programs on local language on air in its place.Also I have not heard any other tranmission in English Myanmar Radio so far as per my monitoring.Let me monitor from time to time.

Adventist World Radio(AWR) Wavescan

The Global DX Program via KSDA Agat-Guam(100kW)

1531-1559utc 15530kHz

Good  Reception Overall

story of 100th anniversary of England very first Radio Station's first transmission (falls on February 14th),Philippinas  DX Report, a few reception reports from listeners,usual closing announcements with highlights of next edition of wavescan & QSL infos & address of correspondence etc

Here is the audio link recorded around 1531utc:

https://app.box.com/s/lbvgz7xmvb00fg1n48kn0mluke1hcy8a

1600-1628utc 12040kHz

Good reception,the signal strength ( QSA) more stronger than 15530kHz.

same program repeat

Here is the audio link recorded around  1602utc:

https://app.box.com/s/1dbc16o591es19yv64ftlyguhowln348

And around 1624utc:

https://app.box.com/s/y4p0tfhf63crpvlu40rensc0p1wnud7r

Monitor's Note:✂✂✂
on World Radio Day
For me everyday is like a World Radio Day, no need for any day to observe for  genuine listeners or monitors of broadcasting stations or amateur stations etc or genuine  radio lovers, they will listen to and monitor still the last station on air..Hi Hi.It is to be seen how trust on traditional radio can be maintained with people when  hours  of analog radio broadcasting  around the world on medium wave and shortwave  etc are going down drastically and also many so called giant  broadcasting stations from different countries has stopped broadcasting with usual ways i.e. on shortwave and medium wave long back.And also with advent of television internet  mobile phone with high speed internet connectivity with instant connectivity and a source of getting instant information ,..considerably reducing dependency on radio of the people , as I have observed.Moreover,I have seen around my place ,in our family members,relatives & friends etc who were once attached to radio,no longer in touch with radio for several decades..We have to move with time and latest development technology,though some changes may be difficult to accept by heart but we have to accept it.

Let See what happens..

More monitoring observations etc soon.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

On World Radio Radio In 2022 With Radio and Trust On Amateur Bands

February 13,2022(On World Radio Day)

7070kHz lsb

1233ist(0703utc) onwards for a few minutes

Repeated CQ call of at least three stations heard VU3ZHF ,an another station I might have heard VU3OKT once(as far I could recall), VU3JXA

All with perfect copy..i.e. perfectly  readable & extremely strong signal strength (QSA) i.e. 59 

14210kHz usb

1624ist(1054utc) VU2WB Calling CQ 59 repeated CQ calls heard for sometime

1627ist (1057ist)

VU3HZT from Naharlagun,Arunachal Pradesh  no copy ...VU2WB 59..

1633ist (1103utc) VU2WB operated by VU2JFA  59...V2NDZ 59 . VU3YSU..

The audio link recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/ac8xhlr6i5st2c27adrkwr5oojnkvi58

Monitor's Note:

VU2WB is the callsign of West Bengal Radio Club(WBRC) ,Sodepur Kolkata.

7145kHz lsb:

1650(1120utc):VU2FRD CQ call 59

1653ist onwards 

VU2FRD 59 VU2DLU 22 VU3YSU 33

1702ist(1133utc) onwards

VU2FRD 59 VU3YSU 53 VU2DLU 43

1738ist to 1839utc (1208 to 1239utc):

VU3INI 59 with slight occasional QSB,VU3ONX 59 to 54 VU3BTP 59 

VU2VFC 55 54 VU2VFB 43 33 

A general signal assessment by listening by ear as I regularly do.
Monitor's Note:
VU3INI from Guwahati,VU2FRD & VU3ONX from Odisha state,VU2DLU from Kolkata,VU2VFC & VU2VFB from Patna,VU3YSU from Robertsganj(UP).,VU2NDZ & VU3BTP from Jharkhand State

Monitor's Critical View On World Radio Day:✂✂

I think this day is usually for broadcasting stations worldwide stressing importance on radio  in our society under initiative of UNESCO-UNO(United Nation Organisation) and is being celebrated on February 13th for nearly a decade on different themes.The date February 13th has been selected because on this day in 1946 UN Radio started broadcasting.That is an another chapter I will discuss it in future  in DXING section.But hours  of analog radio broadcasting  around the world on medium wave and shortwave  etc(so called traditional analog radio) are going down drastically and also many so called leading  broadcasting stations from different countries has stopped broadcasting with usual ways i.e. on shortwave and medium wave long back.And also with advent of television( now also via cable on digital mode & via dish antenna set up), internet  mobile phone with high speed internet connectivity with instant connectivity and a source of getting instant information ,..considerably reducing dependency on radio , as I have observed,it is to be seen how trust on traditional radio can be maintained.

But it is interesting to note now amateurs and amateur radio organisations are taking interest on this day , this is despite there is a World Amateur Radio Day exclusively for amateur radio operators on April  18th of every year to mark the day when the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was formed in 1925 in Paris.

More reports,observations,views  etc ..coming up.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)