[HCDX] HCJB-Australia to Pacific & India

["Alokesh Gupta" <alokeshgupta@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

HCJB-Australia to Pacific & India
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To Pacific:
Changed freq to 11770 khz from 2nd Feb between 0700-1200 UTC, nothing was
heard
over here in New Delhi as CRI occupies this channel upto 1200 UTC.

To India:
Test broadcasts started from 27th Jan'03& were heard as foll :
27th Jan - 1230 - 1321 UTC
28th Jan - 1230 - 1402 UTC
29th Jan - 1230 - 1359 UTC
30th Jan - 1230 -  1419 UTC
1st Feb  -  1230 -      ?? UTC
Test broadcasts consisted of music, short devotional talks & regular male
voice announcements
giving their phone #, e-mail id & asking for reception reports.Also heard
re-run of their old
broadcast to pacific with freq's anncd as 11755, 15130 & 15135 & some old
news bulletins.
Signals were pretty good.
Started regular transmissions from 2nd Feb between 1230-1730 UTC. Well heard
over here but
after 1410 UTC signals were weak due to poor propagation. They had some
special programming
for their first day of regular broadcast, between 1230-1300 greeting
messages from HCJB directors
in UK, Canada & USA. Also at 1514 UTC there was an interview with Director
of HCJB-Australia.
Also heard on 3rd Feb at 1530 Utc but better reception than 2nd Feb.

QSL - HCJB Australia - 11755 khz- 0900-1200 Utc -5th Jan -Received a f/d QSL
letter thru e-mail
after 25 hours from english@xxxxxxxxxxx for an e-mailed report. Shows a
scanned image of HCJB
Australia QSL card with picture of diversion dam at Kununurra in the far
northwest of Australia adjacent
to which HCJB Australia's property is situated.(V/s -None).

Regds
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi, India.

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