IRDR PROJECT REPORT

The Trial of International Radio for Disaster Relief (IRDR) during the Media Summit on Climate Change, ICTs and Disaster Risk Reduction 5-6 June 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia

This is for the first time ever that international radio stations have volunteered to demonstrate that shortwave broadcasting is capable of communicating relevant information to the affected populations immediately after a disaster strikes. Receivers are light- weight and cheap and the technology is unique in being completely disaster resistant: the transmitting facilities can be hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away from the disaster zone suffering from a total communication and information blackout, in case something unexpected might happen.

Special transmissions in English or Mandarin or Indonesian targeting Indonesia (in UTC) on June 5-6, 2014: 

Audio files are all monitored in Calcutta on Sangean 909 with external antenna.

DATE : 06 JUNE 2014

0200-0230 ABC Radio Australia, Shepparton - 21840 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0209utc-21840-aus

0230-0530 BBC, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand - 15650 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0354utc-15650-bbcnak

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0514utc-15650-bbcnak 

0500-0530 R Vatican, Santa Maria di Galeria - 21840 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0512utc-21840-vat 

 
0530-0600 Sri Lanka BC, Trincomalee - 15650 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0542utc-15650-slbctrm 

0600-0700 First Response Radio via FEBC, Philippines - 15650 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0606utc-15650-febc 

0730-0800 MGLOB Madagascar - 21840 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0736utc-21840-mgmad 

0800-0830 IBB, Udon Thani - 15650 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0800utc-15650-ibbudo 

0830-0900 NHK World Radio Japan, Palau - 15650 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0842utc-15650-nhkpal 

0900-0930 IBB, Tinang  - 15650 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-0903utc-15650-ibbpht 

1000-1030 All India Radio, Bangalore - 15650 kHz 

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-1002utc-15650-airbgl 

1030-1100 RTC China (in Standard Chinese), Beijing - 21840 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-1030utc-21840-chn

1100-1130 KTWR Guam - 15650 kHz

https://soundcloud.com/alokdg/20140606-1100utc-15650-twrgum 

IRDR PROJECT 05/06 JUNE

The Trial of International Radio for Disaster Relief (IRDR) during the Media Summit on Climate Change, ICTs and Disaster Risk Reduction 5-6 June 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia

This is for the first time ever that international radio stations have volunteered to demonstrate that shortwave broadcasting is capable of communicating relevant information to the affected populations immediately after a disaster strikes. Receivers are light- weight and cheap and the technology is unique in being completely disaster resistant: the transmitting facilities can be hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away from the disaster zone suffering from a total communication and information blackout, in case something unexpected might happen.

Special transmissions in English or Mandarin targeting Indonesia (in UTC) on June 5-6, 2014:

0200-0230 ABC Radio Australia, Shepparton - 21840 kHz
0230-0530 BBC, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand - 15650 kHz
0500-0530 R Vatican, Santa Maria di Galeria - 21840 kHz
0530-0600 Sri Lanka BC, Trincomalee - 15650 kHz
0600-0700 First Response Radio via FEBC, Philippines - 15650 kHz
0730-0800 MGLOB Madagascar - 21840 kHz (alternative time: 0930-1000)
0800-0830 IBB, Udon Thani - 15650 kHz
0830-0900 NHK World Radio Japan, Palau - 15650 kHz
0900-0930 IBB, Tinang  - 15650 kHz
1000-1030 All India Radio, Bangalore - 15650 kHz**
1030-1100 RTC China (in Standard Chinese), Beijing - 21840 kHz
1100-1130 KTWR Guam - 15650 kHz

Reception reports are very much wanted and special QSL verifications will be available from the HFCC at info@hfcc.org  

**All India Radio is also offering a special QSL/verification for  all  reports at : 

  spectrum-manager@air.org.in

BBC changes 1300-1400

BBC World Service in English at 1300-1400 hrs is changing their freqs daily.
15xxx is replacing 15310 kHz :

15150 Su,Mo
15310 We,Fr,Sa
15660 Tu,Th

17xxx is replacing 17790kHz
17720 Mo.We
17790 Su,Fr
17845 Tu,Th,Sa

Also Bengali on every Su,Tu is now at 1400-1500 hrs on 15720 kHz (replacing 9610 kHz) in parallel to 11730 and 9410 kHz.

New freq of GFA

Gospel for Asia is now using 15395 kHz (replacing 15215) at 1530-1630 hrs to South Asia, to avoid interference.