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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
BBC Media Action
DRM Receiver to Hit Market in October
Avion Electronics, a Communication Systems Inc. brand, unveiled the first, ready-to-ship, India-made Digital Radio Mondiale receiver at IBC2015, during an event hosted at the Fraunhofer IIS booth.
According to the disclosed technical specifications, the final version of the AV-DVR-1401 supports DRM in both shortwave and medium-wave bands, analog medium wave as well as analog FM with RDS, and will display images and information on a 3.5-inch TFT color LCD unit.
With a detachable remote control, the receiver supports music and picture playback, as well as DRM radio recording, through the built-in SD card reader. EPG, Journaline (a text-based information service), TPEG/TMC, DRM Emergency Warning and Alert, digital audio output and the xHE-AAC audio codec by Fraunhofer IIS are also included.
"During last year we enhanced both the features and the design of the DRM receiver we pre-launched at the IBC2014, in order to best fit consumer expectations," said Ankit Agrawal, technical director at Communication Systems Inc.
"The first batch of 2,000 pieces will be delivered in October, and a second batch is expected by the end of 2015. There is a firm commitment from the Indian government toward DRM, and we see a growing interest in both radio stations and consumers."
Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Consortium chairman, also took part in the event to test the effectiveness of the DRM Emergency Warning and Alert feature in a live DRM broadcasting chain set up at the Fraunhofer IIS booth.
Almost immediately after pressing a red button, the ongoing music program was interrupted, the DRM receiver showed a visible alert message on the display and reproduced the relevant warning message at a higher volume than the original program.
Avion's AV DVR 1401 DRM receiver is scheduled to go on sale through Amazon India as of October 2015 for $175.
— Davide Moro
http://www.radioworld.com/article/drm-receiver-to-hit-market-in-october/277136
According to the disclosed technical specifications, the final version of the AV-DVR-1401 supports DRM in both shortwave and medium-wave bands, analog medium wave as well as analog FM with RDS, and will display images and information on a 3.5-inch TFT color LCD unit.
With a detachable remote control, the receiver supports music and picture playback, as well as DRM radio recording, through the built-in SD card reader. EPG, Journaline (a text-based information service), TPEG/TMC, DRM Emergency Warning and Alert, digital audio output and the xHE-AAC audio codec by Fraunhofer IIS are also included.
"During last year we enhanced both the features and the design of the DRM receiver we pre-launched at the IBC2014, in order to best fit consumer expectations," said Ankit Agrawal, technical director at Communication Systems Inc.
"The first batch of 2,000 pieces will be delivered in October, and a second batch is expected by the end of 2015. There is a firm commitment from the Indian government toward DRM, and we see a growing interest in both radio stations and consumers."
Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Consortium chairman, also took part in the event to test the effectiveness of the DRM Emergency Warning and Alert feature in a live DRM broadcasting chain set up at the Fraunhofer IIS booth.
Almost immediately after pressing a red button, the ongoing music program was interrupted, the DRM receiver showed a visible alert message on the display and reproduced the relevant warning message at a higher volume than the original program.
Avion's AV DVR 1401 DRM receiver is scheduled to go on sale through Amazon India as of October 2015 for $175.
— Davide Moro
http://www.radioworld.com/article/drm-receiver-to-hit-market-in-october/277136
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Via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, DX India YG
Thursday, August 13, 2015
KTWR Guam DRM Test
KTWR Guam DRM Test
Date : 13th & 14th Aug 2015 (Thu & Fri)
Time : 1445 -1515 UTC (8.15 - 8.45 pm IST)
Power : 90 kW
Language : English
Frequency : 15450 kHz
Azi : 285 Deg (towards Delhi)
Reception reports appreciated.
Via Alokesh
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Posted by: Alokesh Gupta <alokeshgupta@gmail.com>
Special broadcasts by AIR for Independence Day
Special broadcasts by All India Radio on Independence Day (15 Aug 2015)
India is celebrating its 69th Independence Day on 15 August 2014.
The details of special programs by AIR for the occasion is as follows:
14 August 2015 (Friday) 1330 UTC (7.00 pm IST)
Honble President Pranab Mukherjee's "Address to the Nation" on the eve of Independence Day in Hindi and English at 1330 UTC (7.00 pm IST).
All stations of AIR will relay this on MW,SW & FM.
Look out on the following Home Service SW frequencies
4760 Leh
4760 Port Blair
4775 Imphal ?
4800 Hyderabad
4810 Bhopal
4820 Kolkata ?
4835 Gangtok
4850 Kohima ?
4860 Shimla ?
4880 Lucknow
4895 Kurseong
4910 Jaipur
4920 Chennai
4950 Srinagar ?
4970 Shillong
4990 Itanagar ?
5010 Thiruvananthapuram
5040 Jeypore
5050 Aizawl
6030 Delhi ?
9425 Delhi
9380 Aligarh
9870 Bangalore
9380 Aligarh
9870 Bangalore
? = Irregular / Off air lately
15 August 2015 (Saturday) 0135-0240 UTC (0705-0810 hrs IST)
All India Radio will broadcast the running commentary in English and Hindi on the Flag Hoisting and Prime Minster's speech to be held at Red Fort, New Delhi between 0135-0240 UTC (0705-0810 hrs IST) on 15th August, 2014 on the following SW frequencies.
English: 11985 Delhi 250 kW,
15050 Bengaluru 500 kW
15185 Panaji 250 kW
Hindi:
6155 Aligarh 250 kW
Hindi:
6155 Aligarh 250 kW
7340 Mumbai 100 kW
9595 Delhi 250 kW
11620 Bengaluru 500 kW
(Note : External Services in Urdu on 6155, 730, 9595, 11620 are replaced by running commentary at this time)
The Regional SW Stations will start using their day time frequencies about 1 hour or more earlier than usual on 15th August as follows to relay the Commentary. This may provide enhanced reception of stations than on normal days.
The sign on schedule for that day is as follows with normal sign on timings in brackets.
1. Bhopal - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7430
2. Chennai - 0130 UTC (Ex 0300) 7380
3. Hyderabad - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7420
4. Imphal - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7335
5. Kolkata - 0130 UTC (Ex 0230) 7210
6. Port Blair - 0130 UTC (Ex 0315) 7390
7. Shimla ? - 0025 UTC (Ex 0215) 6020
8. Thiruvanathapuram - 0130 UTC (Ex 0230) 7290
Note: Srinagar ? will not change to 6110 at 0215 but will continue on 4950
Other frequencies operating as usual at that time but carrying the commentary is as follows:
4760 Leh
4835 Gangtok
4840 Mumbai
4850 Kohima ?
4880 Lucknow
4895 Kurseong
4910 Jaipur
4970 Shillong
4990 Itanagar
5040 Jeypore
5050 Aizawl
7270 Chennai
9595 Delhi 250 kW
11620 Bengaluru 500 kW
(Note : External Services in Urdu on 6155, 730, 9595, 11620 are replaced by running commentary at this time)
The Regional SW Stations will start using their day time frequencies about 1 hour or more earlier than usual on 15th August as follows to relay the Commentary. This may provide enhanced reception of stations than on normal days.
The sign on schedule for that day is as follows with normal sign on timings in brackets.
1. Bhopal - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7430
2. Chennai - 0130 UTC (Ex 0300) 7380
3. Hyderabad - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7420
4. Imphal - 0130 UTC (Ex 0225) 7335
5. Kolkata - 0130 UTC (Ex 0230) 7210
6. Port Blair - 0130 UTC (Ex 0315) 7390
7. Shimla ? - 0025 UTC (Ex 0215) 6020
8. Thiruvanathapuram - 0130 UTC (Ex 0230) 7290
Note: Srinagar ? will not change to 6110 at 0215 but will continue on 4950
Other frequencies operating as usual at that time but carrying the commentary is as follows:
4760 Leh
4835 Gangtok
4840 Mumbai
4850 Kohima ?
4880 Lucknow
4895 Kurseong
4910 Jaipur
4970 Shillong
4990 Itanagar
5040 Jeypore
5050 Aizawl
7270 Chennai
Check also 13695 & 15120 via Bangalore
All stations of AIR will relay the running commentary.
Reception Reports to : spectrum-manager@air.org.in
or
Director ( Spectrum Management & Synergy)
All India Radio,
Room No. 204
Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi110001, India
Via Jose Jacob, VU2JOS National Institute of Amateur Radio Hyderabad, India
Mobile: +91 94416 96043 www.qsl.net/vu2jos
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Posted by: "Jose Jacob, VU2JOS" <vu2jos@yahoo.co.in>
Saturday, August 08, 2015
Workshop on community broadband
சமுதாய வானொலிக்கான பயிற்சி பட்டறை. This is to bring to your notice that IT for Change, Society for Knowledge Commons, Ideosync Media Combine and Digital Empowerment Foundation, are together organising a workshop on/*"Taking Internet to rural communities: Last Mile Models for the National Optical Fibre Network"*/, at India International Centre, New Delhi, on 5th September. For details: parminder@itforchange.net Via CR India |
Thursday, August 06, 2015
Radio Brahmaputra creates waves
At a time when differences among communities are on the rise, Radio Brahmaputra, a community radio station, is creating waves and uniting tribal groups in upper Assam's Dibrugarh. The radio station, which began in 2010, has become the voice of the downtrodden with programmes in five languages, including Bhojpuri and Chadri, a tea tribe dialect. http://m.timesofindia.com/city/guwahati/Radio-Brahmaputra-creates-waves/articleshow/48350286.cms |
Radio ham talks to space station from garden shed
An amateur radio enthusiast has described how he made contact with theInternational Space Station from his garden shed. Adrian Lane, 52, a former lorry driver, spent weeks trying to make contact after being told that astronauts were due to pass over his home. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11786461/Radio-ham-talks-to-space-station-from-garden-shed.html |
1st batch of radio channels in phase-III auction earns govt Rs
மூன்றாம் கட்ட தனியார் பண்பலை வானொலி ஏலத்தில் ரூ.900 கோடி அரசுக்கு கிடைக்க வாய்ப்பு At the close of the ninth day of e-auctions of the first batch of private radio channels for Phase-III expansion, the cumulative provisional winning price of 85 channels in 56 cities touched Rs 900 crore as against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 407 crore. http://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/1st-batch-of-radio-channels-in-phase-iii-auction-earns-govt-rs-115080601687_1.html |
SSLC students can learn lessons through radio
மீண்டும் வானொலி மூலமாக பள்ளிப் படங்கள் Radio is a powerful medium to impart education. It is used for disseminatinginformation as well as providing entertainment. It spreads information to greater group of population thereby saving time, energy, money and manpower in an effective way, said B V Padma, station director, All India Radio, Mangaluru. http://m.timesofindia.com/city/mangaluru/Now-SSLC-students-can-learn-lessons-through-radio/articleshow/48372761.cms |
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
I&B Ministry to hold mock FM radio auctions on July 22, 23
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is planning to hold 'mock auctions' on July 22 and 23 to familiarise bidders with the rules and methodology for Phase III FM radio auctions. In the first batch of the FM Phase III auctions, the ministry plans to grant permission to run the 135 radio channels in 69 cities. http://m.moneycontrol.com/news/business/ib-ministry-to-hold-mock-fm-radio-auctionsjuly-22-23_2061361.html |
High Court to govt: Possible to defer FM radio auctions?
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre if it can defer the third phase of FM radio auction after Kalanithi Maran-led Sun TV Network alleged denial of permission to participate in the e-auctions scheduled to start from July 27. http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/high-court-to-govt-possible-to-defer-fm-radio-auctions/105220/ |
Tuesday, July 07, 2015
Thursday, July 02, 2015
Voice of Greece back on short wave
வாய்ஸ் ஆஃப் கிரீஸ் மீண்டும் சிற்றலைவரிசையில் தனது ஒலிபரப்பினைத் தொடங்கியது. Voice of Greece in Greek in 0900-1400UT time slot on July 2: till 1200 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu, at 0905 frequency schedule* till 1202 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf, terrible audio, with hum tone from 1200 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu, at 1201UT frequency schedule* from 1207 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu, terrible audio, with hum tone *announcement of frequencies 9420 to WeEu/NoAm,11645 to NoAf,9935 to WeEu/NoAm Both frequencies are off around 1410 UTC and back again on air around 1440 UTC http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/07/voice-of-greece-in-greek-in-0900-1400ut.html |
Georgia Shifts to Digital Broadcasting
ஜார்ஜிய வானொலி டிஜிட்டல் தொலைக்காட்சி ஒலிபரப்புக்கு மாற்றம் Natia Mikeladze, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development reported that the regions of Tbilisi, Sagarejo, Kojori, Marneuli and Rustavi have shifted to digital broadcasting as of July 1, adding that the remianing regions will shift to the new system by August 25th. http://georgiatoday.ge/news/482/Georgia-Shifts-to-Digital-Broadcasting |
Radio Iceland Saved From The Brink
ரேடியோ ஐஸ்லாந்து நிறுத்தப்படுவதில் இருந்து தப்பித்தது! Radio Iceland – an English-language radio station in Iceland – was saved from having to go off the air by a mystery investor. Only yesterday, Radio Icelandannounced that they would have to go off the air, owing to revenue not being able to meet monthly expenses. This would have been a short life for the station, which first went on the air last February 16 on a mission to provide non-Icelandic speakers with a source for news and information on the radio. http://grapevine.is/news/2015/07/01/radio-iceland-saved-from-the-brink/ |
BBC will make job cuts
பட்ஜெட் குறைப்பு காரணமாக பிபிசியில் 1000 பணியாளர்கள் வரை வேலை இழக்கும் அபாயம்! The BBC will make cuts due to a budget shortfall. Shortwave not mentioned, but I suspect more reductions are on the way. This was also reported on BBCWS as the last item in the 1200 newscast July 2. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33363225 Stephen Luce Houston, Texas |
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Government to auction 839 FM licences, its largest to date
புதிய தனியார் பண்பலை வானொலிகள் (839) ஏலம் விடுவதால் ரூ.2500 கோடி வருமானம் கிடைக்கவுள்ளதாகத் தகவல். The government is set to auction its largest stack of FM radio licences yet, with a notification expected in a month — a move that will likely bring in an estimated Rs 2,500 crore in revenue, boost entertainment-sector jobs in smaller towns and connect underserved audiences. The sale, when complete, will provide the country with 839 radio channel licenses across 294 new cities, in addition to existing ones. A batch of 135 licences for 69 town and cities will be the first ones to be auctioned at a reserved price of Rs 550 crore. The total reserve price for 839 licences is Rs 1,531 crore. Source: http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/government-to-auction-839-fm-licences-its-largest-to-date/article1-1364269.aspx |
Monday, June 29, 2015
Passport to World Band Radio - free download
18 issues of Passport to World Band Radio have now been made available for free download at the American Radio History site Lots of other magazines and books there for download, mostly North American but also BBC Handbooks, Wireless World and Practical Wireless. Mike __._,_.___ Posted by: barraclough.mike@googlemail.com |
New Generation Radio
The Austrian national radio society says amateur radios should not look like in the seventies, but should include modern technology and graphical user interfaces and colour touch screen to avoid multi-functional buttons The Österreichischer Versuchssenderverband (ÖVSV) used the Friedrichshafen Ham Radio event to put forward this vision to representatives of the major ham radio manufacturers. They believe a New Generation Radio has to have an open firmware enabling software developers to create new applications for innovative experiments in the Amateur Radio Service. Read their thoughts on a new radio in Google English at: http://tinyurl.com/Austria-New-Radio-Initiative __._,_.___ |
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