Dxers Unlimited's HF plus low band propagation update

And now amigos, as always at the end of the program here is Arnie Coro's Dxers Unlimited's HF plus low band propagation update and forecast.

It's in the public domain so it can be reproduced freely to help fellow short wave listeners and amateur radio operators to enjoy our hobby !!! Solar activity is expected to be very low for the next two UTC days (7 and 8 April). There is, however a chance for an isolated C-class event from Solar active sunspot Region 1061. It is also expected that yet another increase to unsettled levels with a chance for active periods is expected will happen on the 7th of April due to the onset of a high speed stream of particles flowing from a favorably positioned coronal hole.

Activity levels are expected to decline to mostly unsettled levels by Thursday April 8 UTC day.... Don't forget that abnormal propagation conditions sometimes bring in unsual stations that you will not be able to pick under normal conditions !!!

Amigos, don't forget to set aside a little time and tell me your impressions about this program , send your radio hobby related questions and any ideas you may have on how to improve it !!! Send mail to inforhc at enet dot cu or VIA AIR MAIL to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Havana , Cuba.

Read the full version of Dxers Unlimited's mid week edition for 6-7 April 2010 here :

http://dxersunlimited.blogspot.com/2010/04/dxers-unlimiteds-mid-week-edition-6-7.html

Children on air

JABIR MUSHTHARI

Students get to script and present their own shows on their school radio

The ripples of the recent radio revolution have reached the classrooms too. Its arrival, as it was in some of the primary schools in Kozhikode, was promising to make the process of learning a lot more interesting and interactive for students.

Read the story here :
http://beta.thehindu.com/life-and-style/kids/article386967.ece

MV Baltic Radio is on 6005 khz this Saturday (TX power of 1 kw)

Dear Listeners,

MV Baltic Radio is on the air this Saturday the 3rd of April 2010. The frequency will be 6005 khz, and the time slot will be 0900 utc.

For more information, please email MV Baltic Radio on the day of the Transmission.

Good Listening

73s
Tom Taylor

Listen to RTI for a chance to win a RTI T-Shirt

Purpose
Radio Taiwan International (RTI) is giving away a limited number of t-shirts to our listeners around the world to thank you for your support of the radio station.

How to enter
To enter for a chance to win a t-shirt, you can send us an email or a reception report about the reception condition in your part of the world. RTI will send you a Qualified Shortwave Listener (QSL) card along with a contest entry card. Return the contest entry card back to RTI with your name and mailing address. There is no limit to the number of entries listeners can send. Photocopies of the card, however, will not be accepted.

Deadline for receiving QSL card and contest entry card Send us an email that is time-stamped or a reception report that is postmarked between April 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010 to receive the QSL card and the contest entry card.

Deadline for mailing contest entry card
Mail your contest entry card to RTI with a postmark between April 1, 2010 and August 15, 2010 to enter the drawing.

Mailing Address
RTI's mailing address is P.O. Box 123-199, Taipei 11199, Taiwan.

Indian listeners can send their entries to :
RTI, PO BOX 4914, S.J.ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI 110029.

Contest drawing date
The drawing will be held on September 1, 2010.

Prizes
RTI will give away 400 t-shirts. Multiple entries will increase your chance of winning, but each winner is only eligible to receive one t-shirt regardless of the number of winning entries that individual has submitted.

Anouncement of Winners
The list of winners will be announced on RTI's programs and posted on RTI's Web site.

Radio Nepal celebrates 60th anniversary

KATHMANDU - "Radio Nepal", the national broadcasting service of Nepal celebrated its 60th anniversary on 1st April, 2010. On the occasion Radio Nepal organised a musical program at its Singhadurbar premises in the capital Kathmandu. Minister for Information and Communications Shankar Pokharel felicitated the employees & winners of the music competition.

Pictures of Radio Nepal 60th Anniversary celebrations :

http://www.radionepal.org/events/anniversary.php

Radio Nepal New Studio Facility at Singhdurbar

http://www.radionepal.org/events/studio1.jpg

Radio Nepal Multitrack Studio at Singhdurbar

http://www.radionepal.org/events/multitrack.jpg

(Alokesh Gupta)

New time for BBC Evening Urdu

http://tinyurl.com/ykee27d

Radio Joystick Relay on 9515 kHz

Dear Listeners,

The relay of Radio Joystick is on this Saturday the 3rd of April 2010 on 9515 khz. The Transmission time is between 0800 to 0900 UTC with a power of 150 KW via the IRRS. Radio Joystick is on the air every 1st Saturday of the month at the same time and on the same channel.

Good listening

73s

Tom Taylor

Voice of Russia shifts to digital standard

Apr 1, 2010 18:10 Moscow Time

Russia's government is shifting to DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) the digital radio system. The Voice of Russia broadcasting company was the first to implement the new digital standard 7 years ago.

Read the full report here : http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/01/5905343.html

All India Radio Thiruvananthapuram celebrates 60 Years of broadcasting

Express News Service

First Published : 01 Apr 2010 02:24:00 AM IST

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For All India Radio, Thiruvananthapuram station, April 1, 2010, marks 60 years of broadcasting. The station has rolled out a bunch of special programmes in connection with its 60th anniversary.

More at :http://tinyurl.com/y8syr7v

Russian government approves expediency of introducing DRM in Russia

Apr 1, 2010 12:08 Moscow Time

The Russian government has approved the expediency of introducing the European digital radio system, DRM, in Russia and will draw up national standards for it within two years to come. The Voice of Russia has been broadcasting to Europe in the DRM format since April 2003. The DRM is used by the BBC, Deutsche Welle and Radio France International.

http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/01/5884377.html

Transradio installs 600 kW DRM enabled MW txer in Qatar

A 600 kW DRM enabled MW transmitter was installed on 15th March 2010 at Al-Arish, Qatar by the state broadcasting company. The overall project included the installation of two TRAM 300 AM transmitters, one Paralleling Unit (PU), two digital DRM Exciter DMOD2, and an antenna for medium wave frequency 675 kHz. Antenna design & construction was by Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia GmbH & was commissioned from Schifferstadt. New antenna design was developed in collaboration between Thomson & Transradio that meets the requirements for the future signal encoding.

The result is a transmitter with an impressive signal quality. Despite the relatively low frequency DRM mask a reserve of 6.17 dB in the real antenna is achieved. In addition, logs the efficiency measurement spot with values up to 88.6%, the continuous development and improvement of the TRAM-channel series of TRANS RADIO. The transmissions will begin in the next few days. With this transmitter, an older station near the Qatari capital of Doha will be replaced.

2010 Easter Radio Caroline Support Group Live from the Ross Revenge

It's another Easter give away over the Bank Holiday weekend with not one, but two, very special gifts for those joining our Support Group or making a minimum donation of £30!

We've manufactured a special Live From The Ross Revenge Easter 2010 edition of our 'Digital World' T-shirt for every new member or minimum donor plus a DVD packed with great Caroline features.

We also have dozens of spot-prizes to give away to new members and minimum donors.

Do seriously consider helping the station if you enjoy listening to us. We can only continue with the generosity of people like you.

This Easter those listeners joining the RCSG or making one-off donations of £30 or more between Monday March 29th and Monday April 5th will receive two free gifts:

Gift 1: A DVD Double Feature containing:

• A previously unreleased video documentary of the Radio Caroline 40th Anniversary bash, featuring Ronan O'Rahilly, Johnnie Walker, Robbie Dale, Keith Skues and a whole host of other Caroline luminaries, past and present; and
• The Mi Amigo Goes Down, the seminal 2005 video documentary on the sinking of the Mi Amigo, featuring key interviews with Tom Anderson and other pivotal Caroline personnel, directed, edited and narrated by Mark Dezzani.
• Plus the DVD contains bonus features of a Justin Hayward interview on Caroline and all the Horizon Magazine back issues from 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Gift 2: Your choice of a blue or white Radio Caroline Support Group Easter 2010 Live From The Ross Revenge tee shirt, specially created as a "one off" for this event.

You'll also be entered in our fabulous draw taking place over the four day Easter Holiday with over 40 prizes including:

• 9 Bob Dylan prizes, including his seminal autobiography, Chronicles, his key albums such as Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61 Revisited, his 4 disc Greatest Hits Vols 1-3 and the Martin Scorsese directed documentary, No Direction Home.
• 6 Copies of the soon to be re-released Rolling Stones dream double album, Exile on Main Street, featuring 10 previously unreleased and recently discovered tracks from the Exile sessions.
• 6 copies of The Who's just released Greatest Hits and More double CD featuring their greatest hits and an extra disc of rare live recordings.
• 10 copies of the soon to be released American hardback edition of Tom Lodge's The Ship That Rocked The World, completely revised, expanded and re-written featuring over 250 pages, signed by the author and featuring a foreword by the E Street Band's Steve van Zandt.
• 6 CD box sets, including 60 Punk Classics, Reggae Steady Ska and Teenage Kicks.
• Movie DVDs, including The Boat That Rocked.

To join or donate, click on the 'Directly Help' button at the top of our Home Page or click here to go to our Support Group page which also contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions about our Easter Membership Drive.

Please also visit our Webshop over the Easter holiday for great Caroline clothing, electronics, music, books, memorabilia and more.

Radio Caroline
http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/

Article on Amateur Radio in "Mint"

An article on Amateur Radio published in the 23rd March 2010 edition of "Mint" (Business paper from HT group) :

The real masters
If you have always wanted to be an amateur radio enthusiast, but didn't know how to go about it, read on ....
Nishit Rastogi

http://www.livemint.com/2010/03/23213319/The-real-masters.html

SLBC beams to Lankans in Korea

Ishara JAYAWARDANE
The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation ceremonially launched a new program to broadcast its services to Korea last Sunday between 1030-1130 UTC on 15120 kHz. The event was held at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation premises under the patronage of South Korean Ambassador Choi Ki Chul.

Full story at :http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/04/01/news22.asp

Trans World Radio launches in the North West UK

TWR is launching a new North West DAB radio station in the North West on April 1st. TWRThrough the deal with MXR Digital Ltd, TWR, which until recently was called Transworld Radio, will be transmitting speech-led Christian radio, aimed at all ages.

More at : http://tinyurl.com/ykutp7n