DRM awareness meet held at Chennai

The Ardic DX Club, Chennai conducted an awareness programme among public and shortwave listeners in Chennai about Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) on September 2, 2018.

The meeting started with T. Jaisakthivel, President of the Ardic DX Club welcoming members of the club and the public, who had gathered at Nageswara Park, Mylapore, venue of the meeting. He explained about the activities of the club and introduced the topic of the meeting—DRM.

N. Arun Kumar, one of the Ardic DX club member narrated his experience about buying "NewStar 111" DRM receiver from China in 2013. He explained in detail how DRM technology works and the advantages of the technology.

"A listener will be able to listen to his favourite DX station without any atmospheric noise or fading, in other words, one can listen to the programme in FM stereo quality, even a distant radio station which use to sound noisy in Shortwave can be heard with crystal clear audio, which is one of the biggest advantages of DRM," he said.

Listing out the other benefits of DRM he said that broadcasters would be able to send data such as text, pictures and Journaline to listener's DRM receiver.

Arun Kumar also said that All India Radio (AIR) has implemented DRM technology in most of its transmitters. "India is one of the countries which pioneered DRM when the technology was in its nascent stage. The Indian Government has invested several hundreds of crores for upgrading/replacing its transmitters to DRM," he said.

Dr. N. Mohan, one of the listeners who tunes into distant DRM radio stations using his Software Defined Radio (SDR) presented a demonstration of receiving DRM signal using his computer, which several of the onlookers watched with keen interest.

"I have been listening to several DRM stations using my SDR for longtime, I enjoy tuning to DRM stations and I have also been in touch with several radio stations broadcasting their programmes in DRM mode," he added.

On this occasion a book authored by N.Arun Kumar about radio titled "You are listening to" in Tamil was also released.

The meeting ended with members requesting the DRM Consortium to conduct an awareness programme in Chennai for the benefit of larger public.

(Arun Kumar)

"Dxers Guide" celebrates 5th anniversary

Quarterly DX newsletter from "Ardic DX Club" is celebrating its 5th anniversary.

Jan-Mar 2009 issue of "Dxers Guide" can be downloaded using this direct link :
http://vaanoliulagam.googlepages.com/DGJan-Mar2k9.pdf

or from this link :
http://dxersguide.blogspot.com/2009/03/dxers-guide-janmar-2009.html

For hard copy and subscription details contact :
ARDIC DX CLUB SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ONE YEAR INDIA Rs. 75.00, TWO YEAR Rs. 150.00
REST OF THE WORLD 12 IRC for one Year and 24 IRC for two year

Send your comments to :
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If you subscribe the hard copy of Dxers Guide, you will get the bonus copy of 32 pages A09 booklet. This publication also covers DRM to Asia, DX Programme list and WRN Schedule in this booklet. All these things in one pack. Great bonanza for DX enthusiasts in India.

ADXC newsletter is published by :
Jaisakthivel, 59, Annai Sathya Nagar,
Arumbakkam,Chennai-600106,India
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Ardic DX Club 10th Anniversary Quiz Winners

Winners of Ardic DX Club 10th Anniversary Quiz :

V. Balasubramaniyam, Chennai – WRTH
T. M. Murukanandam, Thiruvaikavur – Radio One Umbrella
P. Raja, Vennanthur – Radio One college Bag
K. Arun, Meenatchipalaya – Radio One college Bag
E. Selvaraj, Minnakal - DW T-Shirt
Ragu, Vedaranyam - Radio Mirchi CD case
G. Paravina - Radio Mirchi CD case
P. Paneerselavam - Radio Mirchi CD case
T.M. Sivaranjani, Thiruvaikavur - Radio Mirchi CD case
Kannan Sekar, Thimiri – Radio Mirchi Coffee Cup
N.T. Shanmugam, Thasappakovundanpudur - Radio Mirchi Coffee Cup
K. Jameel ahnad, Vilupuram - Radio Mirchi Coffee Cup
K.M. Raju, Andarasanpatti - Radio Mirchi Coffee Cup
S. Ramalingam, Chennai – Joseph J. Carr's Practical Antenna Handbook given by Alokesh Gupta
M. Sugumar, Andra – DW Cotton bag
S. Abirami, Vinapakkam – DW Cotton bag
S. Bharathi, Kathirnaiyakkanpatti – DW Cotton bag
T. Alakesan, Nallampalli – DW Cell phone tag
Parthiban, Orapakkam – DW Cell phone tag
P.S. Sekar, Thalainjairu – DW Cell phone tag
Geetha Murukanandam, Thiruvaikavur – DW Cell phone tag
Gunalan, Tanjavur – DW Key chain
G. Sathis Kumar, Pondychery – DW Key chain
Viji Karthikeyan, Meenatchipalayam – DW Key chain
M.C. Boopathi, Erode – DW Key chain
O.S. Ramasamy, Odayakatur – DW Pen
L. Murugan, Kurinikulathupatti – DW pen
Ragam Palaniyappan, Kaliyappampalayam – DW Pen
Ksav Mayan, Chennai – Radio Mirchi opener
Baghat Sing, Palani – Radio Mirchi opener
R. Magendran, Mannachanallur – Radio Mirchi opener
Beeman, Muthalaipatti – Radio Mirchi opener
K. Anitha, Meenatchipalayam – Radio Mirchi Tag pen
Alli Mohansundaram, Coimbatore – CVC Australia Towel
A.M. Najmul ariffin, Trichy – CVC Australia Towel
CHV. Ramana, Tirupathi – DW GMT Mouse pad
Avinash Premji, Bangalore – DW GMT Mouse pad
Muneer. K.P, Calicut – One copy of 2008 Domestic Broadcasting Survey by DSWCI
Muralidharan, Bangalore – DW GMT Mouse pad
Kavithuli Saktheeswaran, Namagiripettai – Radio Prague History book
R. Anbalagan, Manakkal – Radio Prague History book

International winners

Jonathon Pukila, Canada – "This is All India Radio" book given by Alokesh Gupta
Anreas Mucklich, Germany – European Medium Wave Guide in pdf format
Bjorn Fransson, Sweden – European Medium Wave Guide in pdf format
Wolfgang Gargittel, Austria – European Medium Wave Guide in pdf format
Dieter Leupold, Germany – One year online subscription of "Dxers Guide"
M. Brawanski, Germany – One year online subscription of "Dxers Guide"
Sebastian Arndt, Germany – One year online subscription of "Dxers Guide"
Simon Peter Liehr, Germany – One year online subscription of "Dxers Guide"
Vladimir Rozhkov, Russia – One year online subscription of "Dxers Guide"

With regards,

Jaisakthivel,
President,
Ardic DX Club
www.dxquiz.blogspot.com

DX Quiz - 2008 from Ardic DX Club (ADXC), India

In 2008 the Ardic DX Club celebrates its 10th anniversary. For ten years it has been the primary source of information for dxing enthusiasts all over the Tamil Nadu, India. In order to celebrate this event, a quiz is being organised. The quiz is open to anyone, regardless of location or club membership. The quiz does not solely deal with Tamil Dxing, but covers very different radio aspects. Answering following 18 questions you can show your radio knowledge. No quiz without prizes of course. You wish to contribute a prize? Please contact me! And to make the contest interesting to everybody, a few prizes will be given randomly to entrants. So if the questions look hard, participate anyway.

Schedule
Quiz starts from 1 July 2008
Last date for the entry 30 August 2008

Quiz Questions are in
www.dxquiz.blogspot.com

Contact
T. Jaisakthivel
Ardic DX Club
59, Annai Sathya Nagar
Arumbakkam
Chennai - 600 106
Tamil Nadu
India

If you have any questions on the contest, please write to us at:
ardicdxclub (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) in. Please carefully read the rules and conditions before sending any questions.

Special QSL
Along with quiz answers you have to submit at least 3 reception reports on any AIR (All India Radio) transmissions from any location in any mode. The correct reception reports will get the special limited edition of World Smallest QSL card, Special 75th week Radio World Sticker and the AIR pennant. Participants must send one New IRC to the club address for that QSL. Indian listener must send Rs.10/- mint stamps for return QSL. Those who are do not want the QSL, they are also participate without any condition.