Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 6/13/2013 6:35:00 AM

'  “KBS World Radio and I”In celebration of KBS World Radio’s 60th anniversary, we have prepared a special online event for our listeners worldwide. Simply send us a picture centered on the theme of “KBS World Radio and I”, and we will select 60 lucky winners who will receive a prize. Additionally, the selected photos will be used on the QSL card for the 4th quarter of 2013, allowing you to leave your mark within the history of KBS World Radio.“SHARE YOUR MEMORIES(...)'

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RADIO FREE ASIA ANNOUNCES IBB SAIPAN QSL CARD

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 4/26/2013 7:07:00 PM

'Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of the second QSL card in the series highlighting the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) transmitter sites used for RFA programming. RFA programs are broadcasts from the following IBB sites: Biblis, Iranawilla, Kuwait, Lampertheim, Saipan and Tinian. The 7.4 acre Saipan site has three curtain antennas with main beam bore sights of 195, 270 and 340 degrees. These antennas can be electronically slewed horizontally. IBB Saipan is equippe(...)'

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Visit to Radio Brahmaputra- a Community Radio Station with Many Dreams

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 2/13/2013 7:07:00 PM

'Writer at BCRS13 February, UNESCO encourages all countries to celebrate this day as World Radio Day — a day to celebrate radio as a medium; to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information and freedom of expression over the airwaves. As a radio hobbyist I marked this special day by visiting and spending few moments with few enthusiastic and dedicated community radio workers at the Ra(...)'

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IDXR Heritage North East India QSL Project

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 2/7/2013 1:22:00 PM

'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(...)'

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ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL DX PROGRAM FROM ASSAM AND INDIA

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 1/26/2013 1:29:00 PM

'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(...)'

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AIR Republic Day Transmission Observation 2013

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 1/26/2013 1:02:00 PM

'Hi Friends,Wish you a Happy 64th Republic Day! Republic Day of India evokes the feelings of patriotism in the heart of every Indian, reminiscing India's glorious history, rich culture and precious heritage. Though India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it declared itself a Sovereign, Democratic and Republic state with the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950. A salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of the Indian National Flag by Dr. Rajendra Prasad heralded th(...)'

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INDIAN DX REPORT: Part-5

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 1/4/2013 6:43:00 PM

'Date of Broadcast: 30th September 2012Written and Edited by: Prithwiraj PurkayasthaPresented by: Prithwiraj PurkayasthaProgram: Wavescan Station: Adventist World Radio & WRMINamaskar 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 alway(...)'

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FRS Holland Next Sunday

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 11/17/2012 6:17:00 AM

'Dear FRS Friends,I N V I T A T I O N Following our October 28th broadcast three weeks ago, FRS-Holland will again take to the air next Sunday November 18th. Between 09:00- 10:30 UTC / 10:00- 11:30 CET both 30 min. editions of FRS goes DX will be repeated as well as the FRS Golden Show. The latter suffered from heavy interference from a legal station on 7600 kHz during the October broadcast.Our next full broadcast will be over the Holiday Season. Either on Sunday December 23rd or o(...)'

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KBS World Radio Year-end Special program “Adieu 2012”

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 11/17/2012 6:08:00 AM

'KBS World Radio English Service will hold its year-end special program “Adieu 2012” on December 31st.As part of the program, we are running a survey among our listeners to find out:1) Who is your favourite host of KBS World Radio English Service?2) What is your favourite program?3) What program would you launch if you became a producer for KBS World Radio?Please send your answers to english@kbs.co.kr by the first week of December. We will collect your answers and(...)'

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FRS Test on 7600 kHz on 14th October 2012 Sunday

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 10/12/2012 5:56:00 AM

'FRS test on 7600 kHz next Sunday:Summer has gone and autumn is ruling. Propagation conditions have reached to a satisfactory level.Time to expand some activity. In preparation to full programming, we have planned a test on 7600 kHz/ 39 metres next Sunday October 14th 07:52- 10:00 UTC/ 09:52- 12:00 CEST.We are understandably curious about reception on 7600 kHz. We'd love to hear from you, either by mail [frs@frsholland.nl] or via POBox 2702, 6049 ZG Herten, the Netherlands. FRS-(...)'

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DSWCI 3rd International DX Contest "The Grand Tour Across the Continents 2012"

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 10/12/2012 5:53:00 AM

'This completely new contest is held from Friday 23rd November 2012, 0000 UTC, to Sunday 2nd December 2012, 2400 UTC. It is open to all shortwave listeners regardless to their membership in any DX club.Primary contest frequencies are from 2300 to 26100 kHz. Logs outside this range will be valued by half points.The contest fee EUR 3.00 / IRC 4 / USD 5.00 shall be sent together with the contest form to:Jaroslav Bohac, Svestkova 2828/7, 400 11 Usti n.L., CZECH REPUBLICEmail: trams@volny(...)'

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

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 9/17/2012 5:48:00 AM

'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 (...)'

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RADIO FREE ASIA ANNOUNCES 16TH ANNIVERSARY QSL CARD

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 9/8/2012 3:53:00 AM

'Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of our 16th anniversary QSL card.RFA’s first broadcast was in Mandarin on September 29, 1996 at 2100 UTC.Acting as a substitute for indigenous free media, RFA concentrates its coverage on events occurring in and/or affecting the countries to which it broadcasts. Those countries are: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, North Korea, Peoples Republic of China, and Vietnam. The design was chosen the favorite over four others posted on o(...)'

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Akashvani Dibrugarh- 43 Glorious Years On the Air Waves

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 8/18/2012 4:13:00 AM

'Commissioned on February 15, 1969 by the then Union Information & Broadcasting (I&B) minister Nandini Satpathi, the station began working individually in a temporary studio at Lepetkota, near Dibrugarh. The station finally started full-fledged programme production from its present campus at Moloshubacha in 1974 and now playing a role of mirror to the people and culture of Upper Assam. This station is also associated with the lifeline of a major part of Arunachal Pradesh(...)'

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AIR Independence Day Transmission Observation 2012

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 8/15/2012 4:35:00 AM

'Dear Friends,Wishing You all a Happy Independence Day. Here is my observation on All India Radio's special transmission of live commentary of Independence Day celebration and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's speech at Red Fort, New Delhi. Receiver Used: Sangean ATS-909Antenna: Kestral W31MS Actice LoopMonitoring Time: 0135 to 0240 UTC. On Shortwave: 4775 Imphal: Heard with SINPO 35443; Here is a video:4800 Hydrabad: Heard but very weak(...)'

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AIR Special Transmission of President's Address to the Nation

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 8/14/2012 5:16:00 PM

'Warm 65th Independence Day greetings from Assam to all. Here is my monitoring observation for AIR special transmission of eve of Independence Day address to the nation by the Honourable President of India His Excellency Pranab Mukherjee for the first time after he is being elected as President last month. My QTH location is JORHAT, ASSAM (Latitude: 26° 45' 0 N, Longitude: 94° 13' 0 E.) and for this observation I have used Sangean ATS 909 and Kestral W31MS active loop antenna. O(...)'

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Bangladesh DX Report on AWR Wavescan Next Sunday

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 8/14/2012 5:01:00 AM

'Listen Bangladesh DX Report on Wavescan of AWR next Sunday, 19th August 2012, written and presented by our good friend Salahuddin Dolar of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. A special qsl will be issued for correct reception report.                                                          Schedule for AWR Wavescan:1200 1230 English NE-India, &(...)'

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INDIAN DX REPORT: Part-4

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 8/4/2012 3:49:00 AM

'INDIAN DX REPORT: Part-4 (Date of Broadcast: 29th July 2012)Written and Edited by: Prithwiraj PurkayasthaPresented by: Jeff WhiteProgram: 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&nb(...)'

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Indian DX Report Issuing QSLs

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 7/27/2012 6:27:00 PM

'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 (...)'

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With love from Assam....

Author : Prithwiraj Purkayastha      Blog : Prithwi's World      Date : 7/27/2012 6:21:00 PM

'Today I have posted nine letters containing reception reports and pasted with beautiful Indian stamps to Radio Rwanda, Radio Kuwait, Holy Tibet, Radyo Philippines, Voice of Korea, IBB Philippines, Radio Africa Network (Eq. Guinea), NHK Radio Japan and AWR Listen to AWR DX Contest.I did have some old IRCs which are, as per recent updates, invalid. So trying my luck with them as I sent few with some reports as return postage. This is the biggest lot I have ever dispatched in a single (...)'

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