[A-DX] Fw: Independence Day of India 2010

["Paul Gager" <aon.913879759@xxxxxx>]

auch Indien.;-)
73,
Paul
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Howard"
To: "NASWA"
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:42 PM
Subject:Independence Day of India 2010


The 64th Independence Day celebrations will shortly be taking place
in India on August 15. It is one of the major holidays of the year and
affords us the great opportunity to hear some special programming
via SW.

Of particular interest to listeners in North America is the President's
annual address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day (August
14). President Shrimati Pratibha Devishingh Patil’s speech will be
delivered via SW radio at 1330 UT (7:00 PM IST). This gives us a
good opportunity to attempt to hear the rarely used AIR Kohima SW
transmitter on 4850, which is only used for special event. Also the
other regional AIR stations will all be broadcasting her speech to the
nation, which will be delivered first in Hindi and then repeated again
in English.

As a guide to what can be heard, here is the log of my 2009
reception:

4850, AIR Kohima, 1301, August 14, 2009 with today’s program
schedule; talk show about rugby in English; 1315 health program
in Hindi; 1327 marching music/anthem; President's address to the
nation on the eve of Independence Day in Hindi, repeated in English
till 1402; pop music program till tune out at 1410. Nice local IDs;
slightly better than 2008 reception here. Started fading about 1350.

Last year the speech was heard in parallel: 4760 (AIR Port Blair);
4775 (AIR Imphal); 4835 (AIR Gangtok); 4880 (AIR Lucknow);
4895 (AIR Kurseong); 4920 (AIR Chennai); 4940 (AIR Guwahati);
4970 (AIR Shillong); 4990 (AIR Itanagar); 5010 (AIR Thiruvan.)
and 5050 (AIR Aizawl). Noticeably off the air last year was 5040
(AIR Jeypore).

An audio file (MP3) of a portion of last year’s reception is posted at
< http://www.mediafire.com/?7r8e117ju2mum3h >.

It should be noted that AIR Gangtok is currently off frequency.
Mauno Ritola (Finland) measured them on 4837.215 kHz. with sign
off at 1600:30, on August 11. Thanks to Mauno for the update.

Special thanks to Jose Jacob of Hyderabad, India for confirmation that
this year’s speech will indeed be broadcast at 1330 UT, August 14, 2010
and he sends along this additional information:

4760 (leh), 4800, 4810, 4820, 4910, 5015, etc. are additional frequencies
to check, as well as 9470, 9425, 10330, 9835, 9575 and 6030. Shortly
after the broadcast in Hindi and English local station broadcast its
translation in local languages.

Reception reports may be sent to < spectrum-manager@xxxxxxxxxx >.

Doordarshan TV channels also carry the President’s address to the
nation.

Ron Howard
Asilomar State Beach, CA, USA

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