Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Morning DX from Asia

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

India
4850, All India Radio-Kohima, 1300-1407*, Nov 25. Program "schedule highlights for today and tomorrow"; 1340-1400 usual local news and sports news in Hindi, followed by same items in English; pulsating noise started at 1355; first time I have noted this QRM; suddenly off.

4970, AIR Shillong, 1602, Nov 25. In English with an address to the nation by the Chief Justice of India, K.G. Balakrishnan on the eve of National Law Day; speech // 4920, 4970, 5010, 5050 (Aizawl was in the clear with almost fair reception, as Guangxi Beibu Bay Radio had already signed off), 9425 and 9470. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article54845.ece?homepage=true . After the address, played easy listening popular music (song by Andy Williams, etc.); 1629 sign off announcements in English and Hindi; off the air at 1630.

4990, AIR Itanagar, 1502-1511, Nov 25. In English with the review of the activities of Parliament (mostly dealing with workers issues of wages, medical compensation, etc.); // 4920 (QRM), 5010 and 5050 (QRM) (Ron Howard, CA, Etón E1)

Myanmar
5985.0, Myanma Radio., 1438, Nov 25. Nice indigenous music, but spoiled by the jamming of N. Korean; earlier (1400-1430) Shiokaze had been here in English, which is what the jamming was really directed at, but it continued on to disrupt Myanmar (Ron Howard, CA, Etón E1)

Sri Lanka
[non]. 11510, IBC Tamil (presumed), randomly from 1311 till gone by check at 1401 (assume 1400*), Nov 25. Non-stop music and songs; sounded subcontinent and probably Tamil; no announcements heard; certainly not live coverage of a conference, but still good listening; weak, but in the clear. (Ron Howard, CA, Etón E1)