Hamfest India 2012

Two day Hamfest India 2012 concluded today at Chennai, around 800 delegates

from all over India & abroad participated in this grand event. Hamfest
India 2013 will be held at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Related news reports :

From fringes, hams now tune into mainstream
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/from-fringes-hams-now-tune-into-mainstream/article4204179.ece

Hams helped trace killers
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/121216/news-current-affairs/article/hams-helped-trace-killers

Photos at :

http://chennaihams.blogspot.in/2012/12/hamfest2012-day-2-event-valedictory.html

http://chennaihams.blogspot.in/2012/12/hamfest2013-to-be-held-at-gwalior.html

http://chennaihams.blogspot.in/2012/12/hamfestindia-2012-at-chennai-officially.html

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi [Via dx_india YG] 

Special callsign AT1WPS, Hyderabad

The special callsign AT1WPS will be activated during the First World Parliament on Spirituality being held at Hyderabad from 17 to 21 Dec 2012 .

The following members of National Intstitute of Amateur Radio (NIAR) will be operating the station:

1.OM Suri, VU2MY
2.OM Mohan, VU2MYH
3.YL Bhanu, VU2BL
4.OM Jose, VU2JOS (CW)
5.YL Lissy, VU3LMS
6.OM Mujeeb, VU3MHI

QSL via VU2NRO

More information about the event is in: http://www.wpsconnect.org/

Special thanks to WPC Wing, Ministry of Communication & IT, Govt. of India for issuing the special callsign.
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Jose Jacob, VU2JOS
National Institute of Amateur Radio 
Hyderabad, India Mobile: +91 94416 96043
 www.qsl.net/vu2jos      [Via dx_india] 

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Govt to consider financial autonomy for Prasar Bharati

Govt to consider financial autonomy for Prasar Bharati

Meenakshi Verma Ambwani
New Delhi, Dec 17:

The Government is exploring the possibility of giving financial autonomy to
public broadcaster Prasar Bharati in view of the changing scenario. The
country, at present, has nearly 800 channels in operation.

The relook at Prasar Bharati's functioning is also prompted by the fact
that nearly 90 per cent of Information and Broadcasting Ministry's funds
are being spent on the public broadcaster.

Sources said some consultations had begun and various financial models
could be looked at, which include the way public broadcasters, such as BBC,
are funded in the UK, or providing grants to the public broadcaster
directly through the consolidated fund, or look at other indigenous funding
models.

More at :  http://tinyurl.com/cgle35s

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi Via [dx_india] 

India: 839 FM channels in 294 cities to be available in auction

The reserve price for radio channels in FM Phase III expansion will be decided on the basis of amount bid in Phase II auction, the Information and Broadcasting ministry said today."The reserve price for new channels in existing FM Phase II cities shall be the highest bid price received for that city in Phase II. In cities which are being taken up afresh, the reserve price shall be the highest bid price received during FM Phase II for that category of cities in that region," I&B minister Manish Tewari said here.- The Economic Times 18/12

839 FM channels in 294 cities to be available in auction

The reserve price for radio channels in FM Phase III expansion will be decided on the basis of amount bid in Phase II auction, the Information and Broadcasting ministry said today. 

"The reserve price for new channels in existing FM Phase II cities shall be the highest bid price received for that city in Phase II. In cities which are being taken up afresh, the reserve price shall be the highest bid price received during FM Phase II for that category of cities in that region," I&B minister Manish Tewari said here. 

He was responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha. He also said that the government had also cleared the proposal of the I&B ministry for conducting ascending e-auction as followed by the Department of Telecommunications for the auction of 3 G spectrum for award of license to FM channels. 

He said that 839 FM channels in 294 cities will be available in auctions. Economic Times 18/12

FM auction: Reserve price based on last round bids

The reserve price for radio channels in FM phase III expansion will be decided on the basis of the amount bid in phase II auction, the information and broadcasting ministry said. "The reserve price for new channels in existing FM phase II cities shall be the highest bid price received for that city in phase II. In cities that are being taken up afresh, the reserve price shall be the highest bid price received during FM phase II for that category of cities in that region," I&B minister Manish Tewari said. He was responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha. Financial Express 17/12

HAMFEST 2012 news item

Hi fellow HAMs, Below  is a link about the story which appeared in Deccan Chronicle newspaper's Tamil Nadu edition about the importance of HAMs as narrated by former DGP and TNPSC chairman R. Nataraj. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/121216/news-current-affairs/article/hams-helped-trace-killers ---- N. Arun Kumar VU3BBD __,_._,___

சீனாவில் தங்க.ஜெய்சக்திவேல் - முதல் நாள்

வணக்கம் நண்பர்களே, இலங்கையிலிருந்து சீனாவிற்கு ஞாயிறு மதியம் வந்து சேர்ந்தேன். விமான நிலையத்திற்கு சீன வானொலி நிலையத்தின் தமிழ் பிரிவில் இருந்து தேன்மொழி அவர்கள் வந்து என்னை வரவேற்று அழைத்துச் சென்றார்கள். நான் இலங்கையில் தங்கியபோது ஏற்பட்ட எனது அனுபவத்தினை விட இந்தப் பயணம் இன்னும் மகிழ்ச்சியாக இருந்தது.   நான் கொழும்புவில் இருந்து புறப்பட்ட போது இலங்கை நேரம் அதிகாலை 1.30. இங்கு சீனாவிற்கு சரியாக மதியம் சீன நேரம் 12.30க்கு வந்து சேர்ந்தேன். அன்றைய தினம் விமானம் சற்று முன்னதாக வந்துவிட்டதாக தேன்மொழி கூறினார்கள்.   விமான நிலையத்தில் இருந்து சரியாக 45 நிமிடப் பயணத்தில் நான் தங்குமிடத்துக்கு வந்து சேர்ந்தேன். எனது சுற்றுப்பயணம் தொடங்கும் நாளுக்கு ஒரு நாள் முன்னதாகவே வந்துவிட்டபடியால் நான் தமிழ் பிரிவின் சக பணியாளர் திரு.தமிழ்செல்வம் அவர்களுடன் தங்கினேன். அருமையான இரவு உணவினைத் தயார் செய்து கொடுத்தார் தமிழ்செல்வம்.   இரவு ஒரு நல்ல தூக்கத்தினை தூங்கினேன். திங்கள் காலை முதல் எனது முறையான சீனச் சுற்றுலா தொடங்கியது.   காலை சீன வானொலியின் தமிழ் பிரிவுக்கு சென்றேன். அங்கு கடமையாற்றிக் கொண்டு இருந்த துணைத் தலைவர் வாணி உட்பட அனைவரையும் சந்துத்து எனது வணக்கத்தினை  வாழ்த்துக்கலையும் தமிழக நேயர்களின் சார்பாகவும் எனது மனோன்மணியம் சுந்தரனார் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் சார்பாகவும் தெரிவித்துக் கொண்டேன். அதன் பின் தமிழ் பிரிவின் கலையகங்களைக் காணச் சென்றேன். மிகவும் அருமையாக இருந்தது.   குறிப்பாக டாஸ்கன் டெக் மற்றும் ஸ்டுடர் கன்சோல்களைப் பார்த்து வியந்தேன். காரணம் இது போன்ற கன்சோல்கள் ஒலிபதிவின் தரத்தினைக் கூட்டக் கூடியது.   அதன் பின் சக பணியாளர்களுக்கு நான் திருநெல்வேலியில் இருந்து வாங்கிச் சென்ற தனிச் சிறப்பான இனிப்பினை வழங்கினேன். அனைவரும் அதனை சுவைத்து பார்த்து மகிழ்ந்தனர்.   மதியம் வாணி, சரஸ்வதி மற்றும் தேன்மொழி ஆகியோருடன் இணைந்து மதிய உணவினை  சீன வானொலியின் பிரத்தியேக உணவகத்தில் உண்டோம்.  உணவின் சுவை   மற்றும் மணத்தினை பிரிதொரு பதிவில் நிச்சயம் கூறுவேன்.   மதியம் எனது சுற்றுலாவின் முதல் இடமான 'சொர்கக் கோவிலுக்கு' நிறைமதியுடன் நிறைந்த மனதுடன் சென்றேன். சீன வானொலிக்கு சொந்தமான பிரித்தியேக மகிழ்வுந்திலேயே என்னை அழைத்துச் சென்றார்கள். அந்த வாகனத்தின் முன் புறம் சீன வானொலியின் முத்திரையோடு 'சீன வானொலி நிலையம்' என்று எழுதப்பட்டு இருந்தது எனக்கு மிகுந்த மகிழ்வைத் தந்தது. காரணம் இது போன்ற வானொலிக்கு சொந்தமான வாகனங்களில் செல்வது ஒரு தனி மகிழ்ச்சியையும் மரியாதையையும் எனக்குள் ஏற்படுத்தும். அந்த மகிழ்ச்சியை முழுமையாக அனுபவித்தேன்.   சீனாவின் மிக முக்கிய இடமான சொர்கக் கோவில் பற்றி விரிவான கட்டுரையை எழுத வேண்டும் எனவே அந்த அனுபவத்தினை வேறு ஒரு பதிவில் உங்களோடு நிச்சயம் பகிர்ந்துகொள்வேன்.   அதன் பின் மாலையில் நாங்கள் மற்றும் ஒரு முக்கியமான இடத்திற்கு சென்றோம். கலைநயம் மிக்க அந்த இடம் சீனாவின் கலைக்காக மிகவும் புகழ்பெற்றது. முக்கியமாக உலகின் முக்கிய ஓவியர்களின் பாதம் பட்ட இடம் என்று கூறலாம். ஆம் லியோ லீ சாங் எனும் அந்தப் பகுதி ஒரு பழமையான சீனாவின் கிராமப் பகுதியை நம் கண் முன்னே கொண்டுவந்து நிறுத்துகிறது.   அந்தப்பகுதியில் ஓவியம் வரையத் தேவையான தூரிகைகள் மற்றும் அதற்குத் தேவையான வண்ண மைகள் எந்தப்புரம் திரும்பினாலும் விறகப்படுகின்றன. காலத்தால் அழிக்க முடியாத கலைபொக்கிசங்கள் நிறைந்த பகுதியில் எனது கால் தடம் பட்டதில் எனக்கும் மகிழ்ச்சியே. நாளை சீனாவின் முக்கியமான மற்றும் ஒரு நினைவுச் சின்னத்திற்கு செல்ல உள்ளேன். அந்த அனுபவத்தினையும் படிக்க ஆர்வமுடன் இருப்பீர்கள் என நம்புகின்றேன். சந்திப்போம் நாளை. - தங்க.ஜெய்சக்திவேல் (எழுதி முடித நேரம் நள்ளிரவு 12.15)

DRM to Celebrate Indian Platform Activity with Workshop in New Delhi

India is one of the leading countries in introducing DRM through an

ambitious roll-out plan spearheaded by the public broadcaster, All India
Radio (AIR). The progress has been good but the successful take-up of
Digital Radio for the millions of radio listening Indians will depend on:
affordable receivers, sufficient digital broadcasts, effective marketing
and good content.

With the endorsement of AIR, the DRM Consortium launched an "Indian DRM
Chapter" (Platform) in February 2011. Its focus is to support the digital
roll-out in India.

The Platform, which meets virtually every month in order to exchange
information and share in the latest development, is to hold a DRM Workshop
at the LaLit Hotel in New Delhi on November 22 offer an opportunity to all
interested parties and stakeholders to hear how the DRM transmissions in
India have been progressing, to get the latest DRM news from all over the
world and receive an update on the All India Radio digital roll-out.

Mr Yogendra Pal, the Honorary Chair of the India Platform is looking
forward to this meeting of the India Platform: "The meeting of the Indian
Platform members is long overdue. Though we share information virtually all
the time there is no better way to get the latest information and
contribute to the successful introduction of DRM in India, than meeting
face to face."

Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Consortium Chair, is keen that this event should be
open and welcoming to anyone interested: "DRM needs to go beyond the
transmission sites and excite radio manufacturers, content-makers and
listeners now. As you know, the DRM India Platform is open to membership
from other broadcasters, digital chip, module and receiver manufacturers,
transmission companies, distributors and retailers. On the 22nd we will all
meet and take the project forward."

For more information on the event on November 22nd please write to :
projectoffice@drm.org.

About DRM
Dgital Radio Mondiale TM (DRM) is the universal, openly standardised
digital broadcasting system for all broadcasting frequencies below and
above 30 MHz, including LW, MW, SW, band I, II (FM band) and band III. DRM
provides digital sound quality and the ease-of-use that comes from digital
radio, combined with a wealth of enhanced features: Surround Sound,
Journaline text information, Slideshow, EPG, and data services. DRM on
short, medium and long wave for broadcasting bands up to 30 MHz (called
'DRM30') provides large coverage areas and low power consumption. The
enhancement of the DRM standard for broadcast frequencies above 30 MHz
('DRM+') uses the same audio coding, data services, multiplexing and
signalling schemes as DRM30 but introduces an additional transmission mode
optimized for those bands.

(Press Release)

[Via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Dx India]

Public Service Broadcasting in India: Opportunities Gained and Missed

Public Service Broadcasting in India: Opportunities Gained and Missed seminar in University of Madras.
Date: 9 Nov 2012
I will be speak on "Remembering the Doyens of Tamil Radio Broadcasting"
For details see the invitation.

The Voice of Russia turns 83

One of the world's largest radio broadcasting companies, The Voice of Russia, celebrates its 83d birthday. On October 29, 1929, Moscow launched international radio broadcasting. Today the VoR is ranked among the world's most popular radio companies.

  

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_10_28/The-Voice-of-Russia-turns-83/

 

[Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi Via DXLD]

 

JSWC anniversary broadcast - Saturday 3 November

Toshi Ohtake of Japan Short Wave Club reminds us that JSWC's special 

60th anniversary broadcast is scheduled on 3 November as follows:

Palau transmission to Japan. (In Japanese)
1030-1100UTC on 9955kHz.

France(ISS) transmission to Europe. (In English)
1700-1730UTC on 6015kHz

French Guiana transmission to North America(In English)
2330-2400UTC on 15775kHz,

Special QSLs will be available.

For eQSLs send reports to: jswcqsl@live.jp

Postal reports should be sent to:
JSWC, PO Box 44, Kamakura, 248-8691 Japan.
An IRC is required.

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Alappuzha to soon have an FM radio station

Alappuzha to soon have an FM radio station

Sajimon P S, TNN Oct 21, 2012, 03.59AM IST
ALAPPUZHA: The Union government has approved All India Radio's (AIR)
proposal for setting up a frequency modulation (FM) station in Alappuzha,
where there is no such facility either in the private or the government
sector.
The present AIR (medium wave) station here only relays the programmes from
Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi stations.
The upcoming FM station will have 10kW power and a 50-km coverage at the
primary level.
"AIR New Delhi office will soon invite tenders for erecting tower and
transmitters for the Alappuzha FM station. It will be set up in the 33-acre
transmitting radio station land at Pathirapally," George said.
The transmitting station was commissioned in 1971 with a 100kW capacity. In
1999, its capacity was upgraded to 200kW. Though Alappuzha station is the
highest power transmitting station in the state, it does not possess either
a studio or a production wing.

More at :
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-21/kozhikode/34627076_1_radio-station-union-minister-thiruvananthapuram

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WorldSpace Radio re-launched on Airtel digital TV

New Delhi, Oct. 29: Bharti Airtel on Monday said the satellite radio

network WorldSpace Radio will be available on its Direct-to-Home service
Airtel Digital TV. The service has been launched on the DTH platform in
association with Saregama and Timbre Media who will jointly provide the
content for the application. The satellite radio station had exited India
in 2009.

Shashi Arora, CEO-DTH and Media, Bharti Airtel, said: "The launch of
Worldspace Radio on Airtel is an industry first and we are happy to
re-launch the evolved iMusicSpace application today on Airtel Digital TV.
This service is yet another step by Airtel towards making TV a wholesome
entertainment package for customers and we look forward to our partnership
with Timbre Media for the WorldSpace Radio service."

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/worldspace-radio-relaunched-on-airtel-digital-tv/article4043908.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home

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Shri Manish Tewari takes charge as Minister of Information & Broadcasting

Shri Manish Tewari took charge of his new assignment as Minister of

Information & Broadcasting here today. Speaking to media persons, after
assuming charge, Shri Tewari said that he would take forward the
comprehensive policies of the UPA Government taken recently in the Films,
Information and Broadcasting Sectors. The Minister reiterated that all
efforts would be taken to highlight the policies and programmes of the
Central Government. Regarding the key priority areas, the Minister said
that he would like to express his views only after he had a comprehensive
briefing.

Regarding the Digitization process, the Minister said that the Ministry had
put in place a roadmap for achieving the target of switching over from
analogue to digital. The Ministry had taken painstaking efforts to involve
the key stakeholders associated with the digitization initiative. The
Minister further mentioned that he was confident that the targets would be
met by the deadline stipulated.

Later, the Minister was briefed on the key initiatives, mandate and policy
framework of the Ministry by Secretary (I&B) and other Senior Officials.

CP/ST

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
29-October-2012 15:8 IST

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Sri Lankan FM radios changed their frequencies

Tune your radios from Nov 1

All the 45 FM broadcasting channels, operating in the country will be shifting their FM radio frequencies with effect from November 1, after Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) re-allocated radio frequencies in an effort to minimise the technical problems hindering the listeners from obtaining a clear sound reception.

The TRCSL is vested with full powers to determine and allocate the use of FM frequencies among radio broadcasters within Sri Lanka. At present there are about 45 FM broadcasting channels which operate within the 87.5 - 108 MHz frequency range.

"The TRCSL prepared a new transparent plan to re-allocate the frequencies among the FM channels taking into account the frequencies used by them at present. This was done on the basis of a national policy to reform the existing system, with the objective of minimising the practical problems currently confronting both the radio broadcasters and the listeners," TRCSL Director General Anusha Pelpita said in a statement.

The statement said under the new plan, the frequencies have been allocated in such a manner to ensure that all FM radio channels could be accessed with ease and sound broadcast from these radio channels is clearly received and heard by the listeners without loss of quality in any part of the island, including remote areas.

"The existing frequency separation of 100 khz between two channels has now been increased to 300KHz. This new arrangement will enable the radio listeners to get a clearer reception in any part of the country from any single frequency," the statement said.

(Via dailymirror.lk)

 

AIR Chennai running on Generators now

Information from AIR Chennai is that their Home Service channels

720, 783, 1017 & 4920 are now running on Diesel Generators due to interruption of normal power supply cut due to cyclone Nilam which is hitting the area now.

The 100 kW SW tx on 7270 used for External Service to Sri Lanka is off air as no generator is available for it.

According to reports from Amateur Radio friends in Chennai, normal power supply has been interrupted in Chennai city due to cyclone.

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The AIR Burmese Service noted on 15045 via Delhi at 1215 to 1315 for many weeks now has changed to their normal channel of 15040 from today.

Yours sincerely,

Jose Jacob, VU2JOS
National Institute of Amateur Radio 
Hyderabad, India Mobile: +91 94416 96043
 www.qsl.net/vu2jos      (Via dx_india YG] 

All India Radio Shillong re-launches its website

All India Radio Shillong has re-launched its website on 18th Nov with

a snazzy new design, have a look at :

http://airshillong.org/

[Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Via DX India]

NHK features JSWC 60th

Dear Radio Friends,

Thank you very much for your great actions.

Radio Japan has arranged my interview next Thursday,

and will air on September 30th, Sunday and will be repeated

on October 6, Saturday in the English program called "Fiends around the World".

hosted by Ms. Kay Fujimoto and Mr. Mick Corlis. Duration: 20 min.

You can hear by inernet at

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/program/index.html

 

Or you can also listen by radio

at 0500 UTC on 6110(Canada), 5975UK, 11970(France)

at 1000 UTC on 9695 SNG, 9625 Yamata,

at 1200 UTC on 9695 SNG, 6120 Canada,

at 1300 UTC on 15735 UZB,

at 1400 UTC on 15735 UZB

at 1800 UTC on 15720 MDG 

 

Please send your report to Radio Japan after you listen to the program.

Listeners response is very important.

 

JSWC will issue a special 60th anniversary QSL.

Please send your report to

jswcqsl@live.jp   for eQSL.

For printed QSL please send your report to

JSWC, P.O.Box 44, Kamakura 248-8691.

This may take some time.

Enclosure of 1IRC or 2 US dollar is requested for

return postage. 

 

Thank you again for your actions.

Toshi Ohtake,

JSWC.

 

Community radio gets complete waiver from any fee payment

Community radio gets complete waiver from any fee payment

Community Radios can now cheer. After reeling under financial pressure for
past few months over a five fold increase in annual spectrum and royalty
fees, they would now get a complete waiver from any fee payment.

The government's generosity comes after an intense push by the Information
& Broadcasting ministry, which felt that the community radio was a very
effective medium to make government's "development agenda" reach to the
people.


http://www.firstpost.com/india/community-radio-gets-complete-waiver-from-any-fee-payment-462825.html

Related news :

Spectrum fee for community radio: Roll back likely
http://m.economictimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment-/entertainment/spectrum-fee-for-community-radio-roll-back-likely/articleshow/16479435.cms

Community radio may get a new lease of life
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Community-radio-may-get-a-new-lease-of-life/articleshow/16483200.cms

[Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, DX India Yahoo Group]