IDXR Heritage North East India QSL Project

INDIAN DX REPORT happy to announce launch of "IDXR Heritage North East India QSL Project" through which we are trying to showcase and promote charming North Eastern India to the world. 

If you want to see nature's real beauty, enjoy diverse cultural heritage and study rich ethnic societies, then a visit to North East India is a must. It has everything to offer you. North East India consisting of 7 states, also called 'Seven Sisters', comprising Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura and recently Sikkim is also considered as an North Eastern state, so in our project we have included Sikkim also. North East India has some real surprises for the travellers coming here. Not so much established on the travellers map, yet the North Eastern India, has its own charm that will sweep you off your feet. Come here for once and loose yourself in its charismatic magic.

Read More about NE India here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_India

The INDIAN DX REPORT is produced from this very land of NE India, in the state of Assam. So we have planned to issue our future QSLs on the theme of North East India, its culture, heritage, people, tourism, etc. Initially these QSLs will be available only via electronic mode (eQSL), but if in future we can get any sponsorship and support we shall also print and issue paper QSLs to our listeners on these same theme. 

To start this journey of " IDXR Heritage North East India QSL Project" we are pleased to announce our first eQSL of this series. Please have a look on the image below. This QSL is based on the colourful tribes living in Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, Tibet and Bhutan. Its a state with lots of colour, beautiful people and charming atmosphere. You can read about 

Arunachal Pradesh here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arunachal_Pradesh 

We shall be issuing this eQSLs for all correct reception report received by email for IDXR broadcasts via AWR and KBS between January-March 2013.

INDIAN DX REPORT BROADCAST CALENDER 2013

Station Program Name         Month           Date of Broadcast
KBS    Worldwide Friendship February        23rd Feb. 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship March            30th Mar. 2013
AWR   WAVESCAN               March            31st Mar. 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship April              27th Apr. 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship May               25th May 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship June              29th Jun. 2013
AWR   WAVESCAN               June              30th Jun. 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship July               27th Jul. 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship August           31st Aug. 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship September     28th Sep. 2013
AWR   WAVESCAN               September     29th Sep. 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship October         26th Oct. 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship November      30th Nov. 2013
KBS    Worldwide Friendship December      28th Dec. 2013
AWR   WAVESCAN               December      29th Dec. 2013


Please listen IDXR and send us your reception reports, comments and suggestions to <indiandxreport@gmail.com>

All postal reception reports with 2 IRCs and equivalent return postage (for listeners in abroad) and Indian postal stamp worth Rs.25/- (for Indian listeners) will be awarded paper QSLs available in only old designs.

Send Your postal reception reports to:

INDIAN DX REPORT
C/O. PRITHWIRAJ PURKAYASTHA
PUB BONGALPUKHURI
BY LANE. 4
JORHAT 785001
ASSAM, INDIA

ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL DX PROGRAM FROM ASSAM AND INDIA

Dear Friends,

I'de like to share a great news with all of you. After completing six successful episodes of my DX report on Wavescan, the weekly DX Program on Adventist World Radio and WRMI in USA I shall now start presenting a monthly DX Report for KBS World Radio, South Korea! It'll be a part of "Weekly DX Tips" presently hosted by Kevin O'donovan in program Worldwide Friendship and I shall join the KBS team with my DX report from India every last Saturday in a month. DX tips titled "Indian DX Report" will be first aired on 26th January, Saturday. So please stay tuned, listen and send me your comments and reception reports. 

Schedule of KBS World Radio English transmissions on Shortwave:

English 1

Time (UTC) Target Area Frequency (kHz)
0200-0300 SAm 9580
0800-0900 seAs 9570
1300-1400 Nam 15575
1300-1400 seAs 9570
1600-1700 seAs 9640
1600-1700 Eu 9515
1800-1900 Eu 7275

English 2
1100-1130 Eu (Sat only) 9760 (DRM)
2200-2230 Eu 3955 (Skelton)

English 3
0200-0300 seAs 9640
1230-1330 China 6095
1400-1500 seAs 9640

Internet: http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/about/about_internet.htm
Podcast (RSS Feed of Worldwide Friendship): http://world.kbs.co.kr/rss/Podcast_Friendship_e.xml
Podcast Page: http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/about/about_podcasts.htm

INDIAN DX REPORT: Part-5

Date of Broadcast: 30th September 2012

Written and Edited by: Prithwiraj Purkayastha

Presented by: Prithwiraj Purkayastha

Program: Wavescan 

Station: Adventist World Radio & WRMI

Namaskar radio friends around the world. I am your host Prithwiraj with the 5th edition of Indian DX Report. Thank you very much for your overwhelming response with reception reports, letters and email after that last edition of IDXR. Hope to get similar responses from you again and again which is always a great inspiration for Indian DX Report.  So lets start with some news from India.

=> Durga Puja is the most important and sacred festival for Hindus residing specially in Eastern part of India and this is the most hapenning festival for Bengalies around the world. Countdown of this great Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of Mahalaya, that is seven days before the start of five day long religious festival. All India Radio will be doing a special transmission for "Mahalaya" on 15th October, 2012 (Monday) from 2225 to 0015 hour UTC. This will be a special two hour tranmission of “Mahisasura Mardini”consisting of Sanskrit recitation & music orated by Late Shri.Birendra Krishna Bhadra. All India Radio has been broadcasting this program since early 1930s. This is a great opportunity to catch AIR regional stations on Shortwave as well as Medium Wave. The following AIR stations usually broadcast this special transmission on Shortwave apart from many on Medium wave: 4760 kHz - Port Blair, 4810 kHz – Bhopal, 4820 kHz– Kolkata, 4835 kHz – Gangtok, 4880 kHz – Lucknow, 4895 kHz – Kurseong, 4940 kHz – Guwahati, 4965 kHz – Shimla, 9425 kHz - Delhi (Khampur) and 9470 kHz- Aligarh.


=>India’s first 1000 Kilo Watt DRM Super Power Transmitter of All India Radio has been dedicated to the Nation at Liyare village in Jamnagar district in Gujarat on 10th September. This Super Power Transmittre with DRM technology is capable of broadcasting in DRM, AM and simulcast modes which is the  first of its kind in the country. The entire project was completed at the  total cost of 42 crore rupees. This Relay Station used by Urdu, Sindhi and Baluchi programs of AIR External Services beamed to nearby Pakistan,Afghanistan, Iran and some other Gulf countries in North West  direction. The frequency is 1071 kHz for AM mode and 1080 kHz for DRM mode. 

The External Service sked on MW 1071 kHz is  0015-0100 UTC in Urdu, 0100-0200 UTC in Sindhi, 0200-0430 UTC in Urdu, 0830-1130 UTC in Urdu, 1230-1500 UTC in Sindhi, 1500-1600 UTC in Baluchi, 1600-1930 UTC in Urdu. If you hear any of these transmission then you can send your reception reports to:

Super Power Transmitter, All India Radio
Radio Colony
Jamnagar Road,
Rajkot 360006
Gujarat, India

=>All India Radio, Lucknow station recently celebrated its 75th Anniversary. This prestigious station  is one of the oldest stations started during 1938 alongwith Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Tiruchi. AIR Lucknow can be heard on 4880 kHz on Shortwave and on 747 kHz and 1278 kHz on Medium Wave. 

PAKISTAN:
In a recent news published in some Pakistani media it has been said that Radio Pakistan management has decided to shut down 5 shortwave (SW) transmitters installed at HTP Rawat with immediate effect. These transmitters installed over a vast area of about 370 acres of land to transmit Radio Pakistan signals to the outside world including South East Asia, Gulf, Middle East, Europe and some other parts. Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) — management is doing so to shift external services on internet and subsequently on satellite. More updates are awaited on this. 


SRI LANKA:
The current Sked of SLBC in Indian Vernaculars is  0113-0330 UTC  on 11905 kHz (200kW), 7190 kHz (10kW) and from  0830 to 1215 UTC on  6005 kHz (10kW) and 11905 kHz.  In weekends this transmission can go up to 0500 UTC depending on sponsored programs.  The  All Asia Service in English is from 0125 to 0300 UTC on 15745 kHz of 35 kW power which was previously used by Voice of America and  on 9770  & 6005 kHz of 10kW power which are slightly off frequency. On Saturday and Sunday this transmission can go  upto 0500 UTC depending on sponsored programmes, usually Gospel programs.  The Sinhala service of SLBC to the Middle East 11750 kHz can be heard from 1630 to 1834 UTC.  SLBC has also introduced a short English News broadcast in their main Hindi Program of 0115 to 0330 UTC on 11905 kHz and 7190 kHz.

Now here are some recent station logging details: 

Recently Radio Hargeisha from Somalia is heard here in Indian Subcontinent testing with  new 100kW tramnsmitter on 7120 kHz from around 1400-1830 UTC and also started Morning tests from 0300 till about 0500. 

Radio Kuwait in Urdu is recently being heard with excellent reception condition on 15540 kHz between 1700-1800 UTC. 

Voice of Broad Masses from African nation Eritrea was heard in Tigrinya language on 6th September from 1600 UTC on 7205 kHz with SINPO 33333.  

KNLS in Russian was heard on 6th September from 1615 UTC on 9655 kHz with SINPO 33333. 

Radio Santec in English was heard on 16th September via IRRS Shortwave, Milano, Italy on 15190 kHz between 1500 to 1530 UTC with SINPO 43333.

CBC North Quebec Radio was heard in English on 16th September with English news and reports on 9625 kHz between 2200 to 2230 UTC. SINPO was 32332.

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting in English was heard on 12th September on 13780 kHz between 1530 to 1630 UTC with SINPO 55444

KTWR- Agat, Guam in English was received with fair signal on 12th September on 15200 kHz between 1500-1530 UTC. SINPO 55444

FEBC transmitting from Manila, Philippines was heard in Combodian language on 9th of this month on 7410 kHz between 1230 to 1245 UTC. SINPO was 33333.

And with this we came to the end of this edition of Indian DX Report. For this edition I would like thank our friend Jose Jacob, Partha Sarathi Goswami and Swopan Chakraborty of India,  Victor Goonetilleke of Sri Lanka and Abid Hussain Sajid of Pakistan and news sources of DX-India Yahoo Group. 

Two beautifully designed QSLs are ready to be distributed among our listeners who send us a correct reception report for this edition of IDXR. For sending a printed paper QSL by post we request our listeners in India to send 1 IRC or Mint Indian stamps worth Rs. 25/- (for each QSL) as return postage and all listeners in abroad are requested to send 2 IRCs or mint Indian Stamps of same value as return postage with the reception report for a paper QSL by post. Reception reports without return postage will be awarded eQSLs. Please send your comments and reception reports to:

THE "INDIAN DX REPORT"
C/o. Prithwiraj Purkayastha
PUB BONGALPUKHURI
JORHAT 785001
ASSAM, INDIA.
Or email your reports to <indiandxreport@gmail.com>
I also request you all to visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/indiandxreport for more details on Indian DX Report. 

You can listen to this episode of Indian DX Report Here: 

https://www.box.com/s/j650g8txckedb2twbi5o

RESULTS: “Listen to AWR”- AWR 41st Year Annual DX Contest

This is what you have been waiting for, the results of our big AWR 2012 “Listen to AWR” DX Contest. Here are the details. You will remember that you were invited to participate in 5 different areas:-


*Part A. Listen to as many shortwave locations in use by Adventist World Radio as possible during the month of July 2012.

*Part B. Prepare just one reception report for any AWR transmission from each AWR transmitter site in any country that you were able to log during the month of July 2012.

*Part C. Provide a photocopy of a QSL that you already hold in your collection from any of the AWR shortwave stations that you have heard, during the past five years only.

*Part D. Submit three radio cards for the Indianapolis Heritage Collection.

*Part E. Post your entry with all items to Adventist World Radio in Indianapolis.


We are very grateful for the large number of entries that were submitted for this year’s 2012 contest, and the awards for this year are similar as in all previous contests. All entries from all countries were sorted into continental areas, and from each continental area, the top list of entries were chosen. Here is the list of Continental Winners:-


South America= Pedro Salamanca, Zipaquira, Colombia
Europe= E. J. Zylstra, Welsum, Holland
North America= Ken Godfrey, Beaumont CA, USA
Asia= Tony Ashar, Depok, Indonesia
South Pacific= Bruce White, Karoonda SA, Australia


As is usual each year, there were many outstanding entries for the contest this year, and from these we have chosen the following for the Award of Merit:-


1. Jonathan Short, Changshu, China
2. William Patalon, Fallston MD, USA
3. Prithwiraj Purkayastha, Jorhat, India
4. Gunter Jacob, Passau, Germany
5. Jai Sakthivel, Tirunelveli, India
6. Motokazu Katoh, Niihama, Japan
7. Joaquin Ruiz, Badia, Spain

And now, the name of the World Winner in the AWR 2012 “Listen to AWR” DX Contest! Such a delightful entry, with all of the various aspects of the contest assembled and presented in compendium style with a pretty folkloric cover. The International Radio Monitor whose entry is awarded top honors in this year’s contest is:-

Julio Rolando Pineda Cordon, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America

In due course, Julio will receive a copy of one of the Jerry Berg radio history books. TheContinental Winners will receive a copy of the World Radio TV Handbook for 2013 early in the New Year. Those participants who have earned the Award of Merit will also receive their award in due course.

All AWR reception reports will be verified with specially endorsed AWR QSL cards. Please remember that it will take a period of many months, well into the new year 2013, to process all of the contest entries and the multi-hundreds of reception reports currently on hand in Indianapolis.

Once again, we would like to thank all of those International Radio Monitors who submitted entries for the 2012 AWR annual DX contest. Our contest for next year will be presented under the title, “Focus on Africa”.

Via:

Dr. Adrian M. Peterson

Co-ordinator - International Relations & DX Editor
Adventist World Radio

INDIAN DX REPORT: Part-4

INDIAN DX REPORT: Part-4 (Date of Broadcast: 29th July 2012)

Written and Edited by: Prithwiraj Purkayastha

Presented by: Jeff White

Program: Wavescan 

Station: Adventist World Radio & WRMI

The first broadcast in India had started through the Radio Club of Bombay in 1923 and it was only on July 23, 1927 that the Indian Broadcasting Company Ltd was set up as a collaborative venture by the Government of India, which later evolved as All India Radio. On 23rd July this premier radio broadcast organization of Asia has celebrated its 85 th anniversary and so we would like
to dedicate this edition of Indian DX Report to All India Radio. Here are some updates from stations of AIR.


1. The north eastern states in India got some very nice Shortwave stations and AIR KOHIMA is one among them. Situated in the state capital of Nagaland, this 50 kilowatt station was inactive during last couple of months, but in recent days AIR Kohima being heard regularly on 4580 kHz, which may definitely a subject of interest for you. The present schedule of AIR Kohima is on 4850 kHz between 0000 to 0415 UTC and 1000 to 1700 UTC // and on 6065 kHz between 0430 to 0510 UTC and 0700 to 0900 UTC. Here is a recent recording of that station......<Voice File>

Meanwhile a sad news from this same station is that the station director Mrs Neizokhonuo Nakhro passed away on June 20th after a prolonged illness. She was 59. Born on December 1, 1953, she joined AIR, Kohima as assistant script editor in 1977. On behalf of all listeners of AWR and Indian DX Report I pray for the peace of diseased soul and convey our condolence to her family.

2. Recently a team of Indian DX Club International has visited the AIR Kolkata transmitter site located at Amtala near Kolkata. One 50 kilowatt SW transmitter, one 200 kilowatt, one 100 kilowatt and one 20 kilowatt Medium Wave transmitters enriched this AIR station. Few days back the 100 kilowatt medium wave transmitter mast was badly damaged due a severe storm leaving Kolkata B MW transmissions effected. Now this Kolkata B medium wave transmission is broadcast through its SW frequency 4820 kHz which can be heard till 1840 UTC as an extended schedule. So you have every possibility to catch AIR Kolkata on 4820 kHz during this extended schedule for next few weeks until that transmitter mast problem is resolved. And a good news from AIR Kolkata is that a new high power DRM transmitter reached the site and
will be fully functional as soon as it commissioned.

3. AIR Rajkot is testing and will be on air at the end of July. A Super Power Transmitter is testing during day times on 1071 & 1080 kHz in AM & DRM modes.Once test are over the total hours of broadcast will be 14 hrs 15 minutes per day. The transmission timings will be from 0015 UTC to 0430 UTC, 0830 UTC 1130 UTC and from 1230 UTC to 1930 UTC beamed to Pakistan in Urdu, Sindhi & Baluchi. The DRM will be 1080 kHz with Vividh Bharathi Service.

4. And here is some good news from AIR. All India Radio has opened its doors to foreign broadcasters recently after a long wait. Reports are coming that NHK World Radio Japan Hindi Service is already on the AIR FM Network. FM Rainbow Hyderabad is running TEST transmissions of Radio Japan Hindi programs on daily basis from Sunday, July 1. The schedule is from 1600 to 1630 UTC on 101.9 MHz. Hyderabad will be followed by Jaipur, Mumbai, and some other major cities across India. NHK is planning to increase the number of the stations by Oct. 28th.

5. Monitoring Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation's transmissions for last few days and found that the Hindi service of SLBC which is scheduled to begin at 0020 UTC on 11905 kHz was not heard until 0200 UTC. From 0200 UTC onwards this transmission heard with very weak signal and severe interference. And on 7190 kHz nothing was heard during that scheduled
transmission time. Again the All Asia English language transmission of SLBC has been heard from 0200 UTC with disturbed reception condition on 15745 kHz. This transmission suppose to begin at 0030 UTC. Meanwhile broadcasts in Hindi from SLBC at 1330-1530 UTC on 6005, 7190 & 11905 kHz has been discontinued.

And with this we came to the end of this edition of Indian DX Report. For this edition I would like thank our friend Victor Goonetilleke of Sri Lanka and all members of Indian DX Club International and news sources of DX-India.

Two beautifully designed QSLs are ready to be distributed among our listeners who send us a correct reception report for this edition of IDXR. For sending a printed paper QSL by post we request our listeners in India to send 1 IRC or Mint Indian stamps worth Rs. 25/- (for each QSL) as return postage and all listeners in abroad are requested to send 2 IRCs or mint Indian Stamps of same value as return postage with the reception report for a paper QSL by post. Reception reports without return postage will be awarded eQSLs. Please send your comments and reception reports to:


THE "INDIAN DX REPORT"
C/o. Prithwiraj Purkayastha
PUB BONGALPUKHURI
JORHAT 785001
ASSAM, INDIA.

Or email your reports to <indiandxreport@gmail.com>

Thank you all for listening.

Please listen the recorded file of Indian DX Report here: 

https://www.box.com/s/7a2bd961f51b0371835e

73s.

Indian DX Report Issuing QSLs

Don't forget to listen to the 4th edition of Indian DX Report on AWR Wavescan on SUNDAY, 29th July.

We'll be issuing QSLs for correct reception report sent for this edition of IDXR. We have three designs of QSLs designed by our good friend Partha Sarathi Goswami of Siliguri India based on the photographs of Assam state of India captured by Prithwiraj Purkayastha.

And here is our QSL policy for your kind information:

For sending a printed paper QSL by post we request our listeners in India to send 1 IRC or Mint Indian stamps worth Rs. 25/- (for each QSL) as return postage and all listeners in abroad are requested to send return postage in any form like 2 IRCs or Mint Indian Stamps of the same value along with the reception report for a paper QSL by post. Reception reports without IRCs or Mint Stamps sent via postal mail or email will be awarded eQSLs. 

Send your comments, suggestions & reception reports to: 

THE "INDIAN DX REPORT"
C/o. Prithwiraj Purkayastha
PUB BONGALPUKHURI
JORHAT 785001
ASSAM, INDIA.

Or email your reports to <indiandxreport@gmail.com>

QSL for Indian DX Report

Dear Radio Friends,

Greetings from India. We are very happy today to officially unveil the first QSL designed for Indian DX Report. All correct reception reports will be awarded this specially designed QSL reflecting the images of great culture and heritage of North Eastern state of Assam. 

Here is our QSL policy for your kind information. For sending a printed paper QSL by post we request our listeners in India to send 1 IRC or Mint Indian stamps worth Rs. 20/- (for each QSL) and all listeners in abroad are requested to send 2 IRCs along with the reception reports for paper QSL by post. Reception reports without IRCs or Mint Stamps sent via postal mail or email will be awarded eQSLs only.

The next edition of Indian DX Report will be aired on Wavescan via AWR and WRMI on 29th July 2012, Sunday. Reception logs and DX news reports are welcome from listeners in Indian subcontinent latest by 15th July 2012.

Here is our email ID for sending your DX contributions and reception reports: indiandxreport@gmail.com

Our postal address is:

THE "INDIAN DX REPORT"
C/o. Prithwiraj Purkayastha
PUB BONGALPUKHURI
JORHAT 785001
ASSAM, INDIA.

Indian DX Report- Part 3

Indian DX Report- Part 3 (Date of Broadcast: 29th April 2012)


Namaskar World!! Welcome to the Third edition of Indian DX Report here at Wavescan. I would like to convey my greetings to all South-East Asian friends who have recently celebrated their respective regional new years. In East India we have celebrated Bihu and Bengali New Year "Sal Polia", greetings on this festive occasions too.

I would like to start this edition of my report with some updates from All India Radio.

The All India Radio has announced some major changes in its broadcasting system from this summer. AIR has shut down 6 numbers of 50 kW transmitters operating from Kingsway, New Delhi from the A-2012 period. Due to this the Home Service news services on Shortwave carried from these transmitters has been ended. AIR's External services broadcast by these transmitters are transferred to other stations. Now two new 100 kW DRM compatible SW transmitters will be installed at Kingsway by this year, Two new 250 kW DRM compatible SW transmitters for Aligarh, One new 500 kW DRM compatible SW transmitter at Bangalore, Two 250 kW Thomson transmitters at Khampur will be upgraded for txn in DRM mode, Two 250 kW Thomson transmitter at Aligarh will be upgraded for transmission in DRM mode. And above all most of the AIR's external services will be in DRM mode by this year end or 1st qtr of 2013 except three languages and they are planning to upgrade their MW services to DRM mood too by year 2013.


Myanmar:

Senior DXer from Kolkata Mr. Babul Gupta has recently reported that two new radio stations from Myanmar are operating on SW, Rakhin Broadcasting Station and Kachin Radio. While as Rekhin Broadcasting Station is broadcasting programs mainly in minority languages, Kachin Radio is broadcasting in Burmese and English.

The transmission schedule of Rakhin Broadcasting Station in different regional languages are : the Morning transmission can be heard from 2330 until 0130 UTC on 7110 kHz AND 0130-0330 UTC on 9590 kHz. During Afternoon the station they can be found between 0430 and 0830 hour UTC on 9590 kHz and in the Evening between 1030 and 1330 UTC on 7345 kHz.

The transmission schedule of Kachin Radio is:

Morning : 2330 to 0130 hrs UTC in Burmese on 639 kHz, 6030 kHz and 0130 to 0200 hrs UTC in English on 639 kHz, 6030 kHz
Afternoon : 0430 to 0630 hrs UTC in English on 639 kHz, 9460 kHz
Evening : 1030 to 1430 hrs UTC in Burmese on 639 kHz, 7110 kHz and 1430 to 1500 hrs UTC in English on 639 kHz, 7110 kHz


Bhutan:

After a long absence on the air waves the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) is back again on their usual shortwave frequency 6035 kHz. The Thimpu based 100 KW shortwave transmitter faced a major technical problem and because of this the BBS transmission were not available on shortwave for past several weeks.

The current transmission schedule of BBS in English is as follows:
0500-0600 hrs UTC on 6035 kHz and 5030 kHz
0800-0900 hrs UTC on 6035 kHz and 5030 kHz
1500-1600 hrs UTC on 6035 kHz and 5030 kHz.

Taiwan:

Taiwan based PCJ Radio officially announced that they will start test transmissions from their own shortwave relay between August 20th and 25th 2012. Frequency and times will be made available closer to the date. The main targets for the test are East Asia and the Pacific and South East Asia.

Canada:

Radio Canada International has ultimately decided to follow the foot steps of many other international broadcaster by announcing to cease its shortwave services. RCI will undergo a transformation that will see the service move away from shortwave and satellite transmission in order to focus its efforts on the web. The service will also end the production of news bulletins and close its Russian and Brazilian departments in order to concentrate on the five languages most spoken by its audiences: French, English, Spanish, Arabic, and Mandarin. So hurry dxers in South Asia, you might try the station before it finally closes at the end of June. People in South-East Asia can tune into RCI in English from 0000-0057 UTC on 11700 kHz, listener in South Asia can hear RCI from 1500 to 1557 UTC on11675 kHz and 15125 kHz. Middle East & East Africa 1800-1859 UTC on 9530 kHz and 11765 kHz, North & West Africa 1800-1859 on 17810 kHz and listener in North & West Africa can tune RCI in English between 2000-2100 UTC on 15330 kHz, 15235 kHz and 17735 kHz.

Sri Lanka:

Finally here are some updates from the Sri Lanka Broadcasting corporation. The SLBC is expanding its Hindi broadcasts to India adding two hours in the evening. The new scedule is 0025-0330 and 1330-1530 UTC on 7190 and 11905 kHz. The afternoon transmission in Indian languages is from 0830-1215 on 6005, 7190 and 11905 kHz. The Middle East Service via former DW Trincomalee transmitters has been reduced by one hour. New times are from 1630-1830 UTC on 11750 kHz. The transmission is mainly in Sinhala with a fw advertisements in English and Tamil.


And as you all know that AWR is recently using the former DW Transmitter in Trincomali for some of its program transmission and you may be interested to know how it is heard in India. So here is a recorded file I have recorded recently on 9440 kHz between 1630 UTC..<Voice File_AWR_Trinco>


So friends with this note I would like conclude this edition of Indian DX Report. Hope you liked this. For this edition of my report I would like to heartily thanks Victor Goonetelleke of Sri Lanka, Partha Sarathi Goswami, Swopan Chakraborty, Alokesh Gupta, Babul Gupta and Gautam Kumar Sharma of India for extending their full support with suggestions. From this edition we have in offer a beautiful QSL verification card for the correct reception report sent with two IRCs. Reception reports and any comments and suggestions can be sent to:


THE "INDIAN DX REPORT"
C/o. Prithwiraj Purkayastha
PUB BONGALPUKHURI
JORHAT 785001
ASSAM, INDIA.

or you can drop me an email at:

<indiandxreport@gmail.com>

To listen this edition of Indian DX Report please click on the link below:

https://www.box.com/s/c10a9decf923023ead5f

Wavescan-Indian DX Report: 2nd Edition

Indian DX Report- Part-2 (Date of Broadcast: 29/01/2012)

This was the General Overseas service of All India Radio, paying their homage to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the world famous poet, singer, composer and film maker from the soil of Indian state of Assam, who passed away on 5th of November 2011 due to long illness. Bhupen Hazarika who is very close to millions of Indian hearts through his creation will always remain immortal and today I would like to dedicate this edition of Indian DX Report to the legend, the Bard of Brahmaputra.

Namaskar friends! As usually I would like to start this second edition of India DX Report with some updates from All India Radio:

From the North eastern states of India there are several regional stations of All India Radio is transmitting on the shortwaves. Here is an updates on some of such stations:

All India Guwahati is found to be on at 4940 at 0330 UTC and on 7280 kHz at 0845UTC. AIR Shillong is heard on 7315 kHz at 0835 UTC, AIR Imphal is active on 7335 kHz around 0830 UTC.

AIR Kohima and AIR Itanagar is found to be off the air for last few weeks. But both the stations are found active on Medium Waves. The Medium Wave frequencies used by AIR Kohima are 639 kHz and 1341 kHz; and AIR Itanagar can be heard on Medium Wave on the frequency of 675 kHz.

AIR Gangtok was found performing good on 4835 kHz between 0100-0401 UTC and AIR Kurseong was heard at 0815 UTC on 7230 kHz.

AIR Aizwal broadcasting with a 10 kilowatt transmitter from the beautiful Indian state of Mizoram was recently reported to be heard at Sri Lanka by ace DXer Victor Goonetilleke. AIR Aizawl is on the air on 5050 kHz between 0025 to 0400 and 1130-1630 UTC and on 7295 kHz from 0700 to 1000 hour UTC.

The General Overseas Service, the external service section of All India Radio has come up with a new website recently. Their new website is http://gosair.blogspot.com/. GOS is now also available on Facebook.

MYANMAR: Myanmar Radio is noted using some new frequencies. 2230 to 0130 UTC on 6030 kHz and from 0600 to 0830 on 9590 which carried mostly Burmese music. The frequency 9590 is stronger than 9730.85 which carries the regular 0230-1000 UTC transmissions. Their transmission in English can be heard on 9730.85 from 0230 to 0330 and 0700 to 0730 UTC. Here is a small recording of Myanmar Radio in English at 0700 UTC.

BHUTAN: The Bhutan Broadcasting Corporation, in short BBS, is reported to be considering changing the 49 m.b. frequency of 6035 due to heavy interference from China and Japan. The 5030 kHz is also out of band and they are also looking to locate another frequency.

INDONESIA: Voice of Indonesia (VOI) external service is off the air last few days. This is because of technical fault in the transmitter. VOI is in search of correct spares from the original equipment manufacturer. But it is not so easy for such old transmitter and expensive too. We hope VOI will be back on the air very shortly. Usually Voice of Indonesia English transmissions can be heard on 9525 kHz between 1300-1400 UTC and 1000-1100 UTC and from 2000 to 2100 UTC.

SRI LANKA: The Deutsche Welle relay station in Trincomalee which is now a property of SLBC has done a initial test on 1548. DW will not return to Trincomalee but the DW engineers are helping them in the transfer. The station will soon be available for any international broadcaster to hire air time.

AFGHANISTAN: The Radio Afghanistan is recently noted to be shifted from old frequency 6102 to 7200 kHz with much clear reception between 1530 to 1630 UTC carrying transmissions in English followed by Urdu. It is noted that in English transmission the old frequency is still being announced but in Urdu Transmission they announce the correct frequency.

CUBA: Radio Havana Cuba was noted on 6060 kHz in Spanish around 0125 UTC here in Indian Subcontinent.

RWANDA: The Domestic broadcaster of Rwanda, Radio Rwanda can be heard on 6055 kHz with fair reception. There is an English News broadcast starting between 1830 and 1835 lasting about 8 minutes.

SOUTH AFRICA: The African Nation Congress is celebrating 100 years of its formation in the year 2012. To catch up with the situation in South Africa via South African radio Channel Africa recently I tried the station on 15235 kHz between 1700 to 1800 hour UTC and successfully heard the station. Here is a short voice file of Channel Africa on 15235 kHz.

Due of tremendous propagation condition during the present months many DXers from Indian Subcontinent reportedly heard some exotic African stations with much clarity. Here is a quick summery of stations heard by my fellow DXers:

Radio National Malagasy of Madagasikara was heard 2041 UTC on 5010 KHz.

Voice of Zimbabwe was heard on 4828 kHz around 2030 UTC
It is found that CHAD & Zambia sharing same frequency of 6165 kHz, both of them comes with almost same signal strength around and after 1830 UTC, nut on 8th Jan 2012 at 2108 UTC it is found that for some unknown reason Chad was off and Zambia Radio 2 was very clear.

Radio DJIBOUTI noted on 4780 kHz at 1855 UTC.

Radio Zambia was also heard on 5915 kHz at 1910 UTC

TWR Africa from Swaziland was heard around 1800 UTC on 9500 kHz with much clarity.

Radio Damascus from tensed Syria also heard on 9330 kHz at 2100 UTC.

Dunamis Shoprtwave is a small missionary radio station on the shores of lake Victoria in Uganda running just 1 kW transmitter and it has been putting a nice dx signal into the Indian Subcontinent. It can be best heard around 1600 till 1900 hour UTC on 4750 kHZ.

Also heard VOA transmissions from IBB's African transmitters located in Botsowana at 1540 UTC on 17715 kHz and from Sao Tome site at 1530 UTC on 17895 kHz. VOA Botswana is also heard on 15580 kHz between 1730 to 1930 and on 4930 kHz between 1800 to 2100 UTC in English. While VOA Sao Tome in English is coming with much clarity on 4940 kHz between 1900 to 2030 hour UTC.

And lastly here is a good News for Indian DXers and SWLs who are willing to buy the World Radio TV Handbook 2012. This can be purchased online from http://www.flipkart.com/ and it will cost around rupees 1600/- only.

So friends with this note I would like conclude this second edition of Indian DX Report from the banks of Brahmaputra in Assam. Hope you liked this.

For this edition of my report I would like to thank heartily thanks Victor Goonetelleke of Sri Lanka, Ron Howard of California USA, Partha Sarathi Goswami, Swopan Chakraborty, Alokesh Gupta and Gautam Kumar Sharma of India for extending their full support and suggestions.

If you want to know more about this beautiful land of Rhinos and Tea Gardens OR wish to send any comments and suggestions on this DX report, then please do write to


THE "INDIAN DX REPORT"
C/o. Prithwiraj Purkayastha
PUB BONGALPUKHURI
JORHAT 785001
ASSAM, INDIA.

or you can drop me an email at:

<indiandxreport@gmail.com>

Every comments by postal mail will be acknowledged by personal reply.


To listen this edition of Indian DX Report please click on the link below:


http://www.box.com/s/p3yf2nai6icva7nm4zrt

“Listen to AWR”: AWR 41st Year Annual DX Contest

As Adventist World Radio enters into its 41st year of international radio broadcasting, we take pleasure in announcing our annual “Wavescan” DX contest, which comes to you under the title, “Listen to AWR”. In short, you are invited to listen to as many different AWR shortwave locations as possible during the month of July 2012.

Here are the details of our 2012 “Listen to AWR” DX Contest:-

A. AWR Shortwave Locations

You are invited to listen to as many shortwave locations in use by Adventist World Radio as possible during the month of July 2012. You may listen to the broadcasts from the AWR station KSDA on the island of Guam, and to any and all of the shortwave relay stations that carry programming from Adventist World Radio. Remember also that the AWR DX program, “Wavescan” is on the air shortwave over several of the stations in the regular AWR network, and also from shortwave stations WRMI & WWCR in the United States.

In due course, you will be able to obtain the July scheduling of Adventist World Radio, and the relay stations in use at the time, from the AWR website on the internet, from contemporary radio bulletins, from the World Radio TV Handbook, and from other reliable information sources.

B. Prepare Reception Reports

You are invited to prepare just one reception report for any AWR transmission from each AWR transmitter site in any country that you are able to log during the month of July 2012. You may report any AWR broadcast on any shortwave frequency, at any time of the day or night, and in any language; just one reception report for each AWR shortwave location.


C. Photocopies

You are invited to search your QSL collection, and where possible, provide a photocopy of a QSL that you already hold in your collection from any of the AWR shortwave stations that you have heard, during the past five years only. These photocopies should be in color if possible, but black & white is also acceptable. If you do not already have a QSL from any of the AWR stations you select, then you should state so in your contest entry.

D. Three Radio Cards

Where possible, you are invited to include three radio cards for the Indianapolis Heritage Collection with your contest entry. These cards may be old or new, and they may be QSL cards, reception report cards, or picture cards of radio stations, etc. (Not valid for this contest are amateur cards nor CB cards.)

E. Assemble Your Contest Entry

Post your entry with all items to Adventist World Radio in Indianapolis, remembering that the total number of AWR transmitter locations you hear, and neatness and preparation, will all feature in the judging procedure. Due consideration will also be given to the area of the world in which the contestant lives.

Other Contest Details

Well, there you have it, the details for our Wavescan 2012 “Listen to AWR” DX Contest. This contest will run through the month of July 2012, and all contest entries should be postmarked at your local post office anywhere in the world on any date up to the end of the month of July, and they should be received at the AWR post office address in Indianapolis no later than the end of the month of August 2012.

Return postage in the form of currency notes in any international currency, or mint postage stamps, or IRC coupons would be welcome. Where possible, a self addressed return envelope, business size or half quarto size, would also be welcome.

The awards for this year’s 2012 contest will be similar to all previous contests. There will be a special award for the world winner, one of the Jerry Berg radio history books; and World Radio TV Handbook 2013 for each continental winner. In addition, there will be other special awards as well as AWR souvenirs and radio curios for many participants.

You can remember that all AWR reception reports will be verified with a specially endorsed AWR QSL card. Please remember that it will take a period of many months, well into the new year 2013, to process all of the contest entries and reception reports, but each will in due course be processed.

The only address for the “Listen to AWR” 2012 DX Contest is:-

Listen to AWR DX Contest
Box 29235 

Indianapolis
Indiana 46229 USA

(via. Dr. Adrian M. Peterson, Co-ordinator - International Relations & DX Editor
Adventist World Radio)

1st edition of "Indian DX Report" on AWR Wavescan

It has been a great and remarkable experience for me to become a part of the DX reporter team of Wavescan, the DX program of Adventist World Radio. I consider this as the greatest achievement for me as a DXer and Radio hobbyist to get this nice platform to show-off my DXing and journalistic character to the world. In this regard I must mention that, ace DXer of South Asia Mr. Victor Goonetilleke has encouraged, guided and supported me so much that I was successfully able to submit my first script and recorded clip of the "Indian DX Report" to Dr. Adrian M Peterson, the man behind this popular DX show Wavescan, well in advance. 


The first edition of "Indian DX Report" appeared on Wavescan on 30th October 2011.

Ace DXer from India Alok Das Gupta informed us about the history of DX reports from India as below:

" When Adrian Peterson was living in India(Poona) he started RADIO MONITORS INTERNATIONAL program over SLBC on every Sundays at 1100-1130 UTC where I've contributed and started SOUTH ASIA DX REPORT on every 4th Sundays of the month. This was during the 80's and 90's. And I think in and around 2000 Jose Jacob started a monthly dx segment over Wavescan and during that time it was recorded in Hongkong."

So Indian DX Report is another edition of DX supplement from India into a international DX show and I am proud to be the editor and presenter of this program. 

The Script

DX groups and forums available over internet and informations given my DXer friends from around the world are my sources of information collection for preparing the script of "Indian DX Report". In this regard I must mention that Alokesh Gupta da, Swopan Chakraborty da and Gautam Sharma da provided and suggested me lots of information while compiling topics for the first report. The magic happned when Victor sir from Sri Lanka sent me two news items on the radio scene in Sri Lanka along with a nice voice clip of SLBC being heard on Medium Wave in Sweden by ace medium wave dxer Jim Solati. This made the report more interesting and colourful as well. Here is the script for the 1st edition of INDIAN DX REPORT which was aired by Adventist World Radio in their program Wavescan. 

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INDIAN DX REPORT- October 2011

Namaskar and Hello friends! Welcome to the very first edition of "Indian DX Report" on WAVESCAN! I am Prithwiraj Purkayastha, editor and presenter for this INDIAN DX REPORT. Its a dream coming true today for me just as I am reading my first report on WAVESCAN and I would like to thank Dr. ADRIAN PETERSON for giving me this opportunity to present this report on Wavescan. My special thanks goes to Victor Goonetelleke of Sri Lanka and Swopan Chakraborty, Alokesh Gupta, Gautam Kumar Sharma of India and all my DXer friends around the world who helped and encouraged me to come-up with this new DX Report, without which this may not have become a reality. So friends lets begin the journey.....


I would like to begin this month's report with some news from All India Radio.


THE ALL INDIA RADIO SHIMLA has come-up with a new website recently. Their new website is WWW.AIRSHIMLA.COM. AIR Shimla also verifying reception reports with QSL letters for their transmissions on Short Wave and Medium Wave. AIR Shimla transmissions can be heard on Short Wave between 0035 to 0200 UTC on 4965 kHz, 0215 to 0400 UTC on 6020 kHz, 0700 UTC onwards on 6020 kHz, 1300 to 1730 UTC on 4965 kHz. Reception reports can be sent to <shimla@air.org.in>



All India Radio Port Blair has been reported to be issuing e-qsls for the correct reception report. AIR Port Blair can be heard on Shortwave on 4760 kHz between 2355 UTC to 0300 UTC and between 1030 to 1700 UTC and on 7390 kHz between 0315 to 0400 UTC and 0700 to 0931 UTC. Reception reports can be emailed to <portblair@air.org.in>


AIR Itanagar was recently heard on 4990 kHz at 1715 UTC. This 50 kilowatt AIR station lays in the north earstern part of India boardering China and their transmission is a rare catch always on Shortwave. Their usual shortwave schedule is on 4990 kHz between 0020 to 0400 UTC and 1000 to 1630 UTC and on 6150 kHz between 0700 to 0900 UTC.



Radio Argentia Exterior was received in Abhayapuri, a small town in Assam bordering Bhutan, on 4th October with Interval signal etc. on 11710kHz from 0058utc onwards by Dxer Gautam Kumar Sharma using his Grundig Yatch Boy 400 digital reciver with long copper wire as external antenna.


MY NEXT NEWS ARE FROM SRI LANLA: As the Medium Wave season opens up in Europe I am sure DXers will like to have a go on 1125 kHz for SLBC's new MW station in Puttalam running of 20 kilowatt daily between 1530-1630. This last week the station was picked up by ace medium wave dxer Jim Solati in Sweden.

So do try 1125 kHz Medium wave for SLBC's Tamil service between 1530 and 1630 UTC.

On shortwave SLBC broadcasts to the Middle East in Sinhalese with some announcements in Tamil and English daily on 11750 kHz from 1530 to 1830 UTC.


DW Trincomalee: It is a sad story we have regarding DW Trincomalee which closed on the 27th of October. The first test transmissions from this station started on the 1st of December 1984 when it became the 5th relay station of DW Radio. The future of the station is still not very clear, although the station, according to the agreement signed on 12th August 1980 becomes the property of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. The SLBC hopes to run the station and who knows might even relay some transmissions for Deutsche Welle to China and of many other international broadcasters to Asia on SW and MW.


The new Shortwave transmission season “B11” is just about to start and I hope that you can catch more and more stations from the subcontinent during winter. With all my best wishes I am concluding this first edition of Indian DX Report from the beautiful north east Indian state of Assam. If you want to know more about this beautiful land of Rhinos and Tea Gardens OR wish to send any comments and suggestions on this DX report, then please do write to


THE "INDIAN DX REPORT"
C/o. Prithwiraj Purkayastha
PUB BONGALPUKHURI
JORHAT 785001
ASSAM, INDIA.

or you can drop me an email at:

<indiandxreport@gmail.com>

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Listener's Feedbacks

After that first edition of "INDIAN DX REPORT" being aired  by AWR in Wavescan  some inspiring feedbacks received from all over the world the world via Facebook DX forums, email, etc. Here is a compilation of some message.....

Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka : Fantastic and congrats to Prithiviraj.

Moses Vasanthan, India: Congrats Prithwiraj!! Well presented.

Gavin Hellyer, Ararat, Victoria: Wonderful Prithwiraj, really well done.

Muhammad Shamim, India: WELL DONE PR,SUPER REPORT.KEEP IT UP.HAVE A NICE DAY.

Bruce Jensen, USA: Congratulations, Prithwiraj, on this wonderful venture!

Swopan Chakraborty, India: Heard the first edition on 15255 kHz. Liked the presentation. But reading address so slowly taking lots of time. I appreciate your enthu. Keep it up.

Alok Dasgupta, India: Just now heard your first dx report from AWR Wavescan and as a first report it was excellent. It is a great achievement for any dxer to have his voice on a dx program.

Soumya Bhattacharya, India : Supperlike. Wish you all the best dada, let all our radios be tuned to AWR today!

Muhammad Shamim, India: HI PR, I LISTEN YOUR "INDIAN DX-REPORT" FROM 1220-1227(UTC) ON 17510 (KHZ.)VERY GOOD REPORT.THE AUDIO CLIP OF RAE WAS INTERESTING.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. WISH YOU 73'S.

Jaisakthivel Thangavel, India: I too listen it. Good compilation. keep it up. Thanks to add the Dxers Guide...

Rajdeep Das, India: Excellent DX report Prithwiraj ...we're proud of you ! Way to go!! All the Best 73 !

Subir Basu, India: Dear Prithwiraj, Tuned to the 1st edition of the Indian Dx Report. Very good presentation. I specially liked the audio clippings. Keep it up.

And mails still coming............ 

The Recorded File of 1st "INDIAN DX REPORT" 

My friend and  veteran DXer of Kolkata Babul Gupta recorded the following voice file on Shortwave of my DX Report on Wavescan on 30th October 2011. 

http://soundcloud.com/bee-gee/indian-dx-report?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fbee-gee%2Findian-dx-report