NBC Bougainville Reactivated in 3325 kHz

[Daniel Wyllyans]

NBC Bougainville Reactivated in 3325 kHz
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3325kHz RRI and PNG (test) / Jan.31,2016 1555 - 1650 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opWuQJFiqxQ

( 2010DFS - Japan )
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NBC Bougainville 3325kHz (02 Feb 2016 1058UTC)
NBC Bougainville, Maus Bilong Sankamap

02 Feb 2016 1058UTC (1958JST)
QTH : Hokkaido Japan
ANT : BCL-LOOP9.3
RX : WR-G31DDC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0_FaE5lUw0

(22360679Y - Japan )
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3325 kHz NBC National Radio / Feb 02 2016 1410 UTC

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB9Usp2bh-o

( 2010DFS - Japan )
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Papua: Bougainville!
Posted on January 30, 2016

NBC Bougainville from Buka, Papua New Guinea reactivated today 3325 kHz. Thanks to Ian Baxter and Ron Howard for the news! Here in Salzburg RRI Palangka Raya from Borneo is audible on the same QRG after 15 UT
(Remote DX - Christoph Ratzer /Austria-Europe)
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NBC (PNG) testing on 6020kHz 
Tuesday, February 02 2016
 HCDX
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
NBC is testing on 6020kHz (exact QRG: 6020.7) from Bougainville with 10kW.
Heard this morning (Feb 02) at 0700...0800... Second QRG used for tests
alternatively is 3325kHz.
Karel Honzik, CZE
Off at 0842.
Karel
( HCDX Hard Core DX )
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** INDONESIA. 3325, Feb 2 at 1315, I am hearing one station S5-S7 with soft talk, 1316 music, presumed still RRI Palangkaraya and not NBC Bougainville. Ron Howard confirms the latter was again absent yesterday. So when are they going to come back and stay on? Maybe they are now looking for a new clear frequency; fat chance. Later: nope; Ron says both were on today with RRI dominating for him. Karel Honzik in Czechia also heard Buka day frequency testing on 6020.7 at 0700-0842* (by long path, direct??) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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The NBC Upgrade project funded under the Special Intervention Fund 2013/2014 is almost complete, as the coverage in Central Bougainville will be switched on later this week after it has been off for 24 years after its closure from their office in Kieta when the Bougainville Conflict began.

The NBC Radio Bougainville upgrade project is funded under SIF 2013/14 for a total of K3.5m. An earlier funding under 2012 HIP was used to pay for the ABG contribution for the program distribution satellite equipment as well as support to NBC Radio Bougainville.

The Bougainville Supply and Tenders Board awarded two contracts for the implementation of the Project. A sole source supplier contract for K.57m was awarded to NBC Port Moresby for Project Management Services. The second contract for K3.4m under competitive bidding process was awarded to TE PNG Ltd. Port Moresby.

There has been about three months delay in the implementation of the project due to supplier arranging Advance Payment Security, SIF Budget internal processes, IRC Tax clearances and recent changes in interbank funds clearance procedures.

As of February 2015, all equipment has been paid for and NBC engineers travelled to Croatia earlier this month March to conduct factory, acceptance testing on the HF 10KW transmitter. On best estimates, the HK 10KW equipment should arrive in Buka in May 2015 for installation at Kubu.

The studio and FM transmitter equipment were shipped to Bougainville earlier this month and technicians have installed the transmitters for Arawa last week.

The key part to the FM transmitter coverage is the Satellite program distribution network. The uplink hardware has been installed at Kubu in December 2014. The satellite lease fee has been paid to TELESAT Canada. The payment was important for the installation of the downlinks and the FM transmitters for Arawa and Buin. Arawa FM Transmitters has been installed and should be operational in this week while Buin transmitter should be installed early next month.

There are ancillary requirements for Buin. It does not have primary power and a 33KVA generator is being purchased. In addition the proposed site in Buin is a bare site and a collapsible hut is also being purchased which will house the equipment.

The overall objective of the NBC broadcast upgrade project is to improve NBC Radio Bougainville and New Dawn radio coverage from Buka town surrounds to the rest of Bougainville Region including the outer atolls and secondly to improve the programming content as well as increase local Bougainville content to 60% of total programming.

In terms of procurement, the PMU awarded a project management contract for an amount of K570,975.96 to the National Broadcasting Corporation to oversee the planning, implementation and commissioning of the project. The tender for the supply of various broadcast equipment was awarded to TE PNG Ltd of Port Moresby for the value of K3,471,622.42

The broadcast equipment include, 2 x Studio Equipment, Studio Control Equipment, Automation Equipment, 4 x 1KW FM Transmitters, 1 x 10KW HF Transmitter and a Program Input Equipment. The project also foresees urgent repairs to the NBC studio building at Hutjena as well as the installation of two additional studios to serve as on-air and production studios.

The Broadcast Coverage Upgrade component of the project will see an increased radio coverage to cover 100% of total land mass of Bougainville and the atolls is will be achieved through the 10KW high frequency broadcast transmitter to be located at Kubu, Buka Island. Prior to the 1989, Radio Bougainville conducted its local broadcast programs through a similar HF broadcast transmitter located in Toniva, Kieta District. It is anticipated that the region would receive similar broadcast signals throughout the island from the new transmitter to be located at Kubu.

For the high frequency radio broadcasts, the project anticipates the use of 1KW FM broadcast transmitters at Buka, Arawa and Buin in “phase one” and progressively to other Districts as electricity becomes available.

The 4 transmitters that were ordered were for Arawa and Buin, one each for NBC and New Dawn Radio. The technical staff from NBC and the suppliers was in Bougainville last week to undertake preliminary works for the installation of the FM transmitters.

For case of the Satellite Distribution Network a satellite distribution system is required to connect the FM transmitters to the radio program source at Hutjena. This equipment has been purchased jointly by ABG and BCF. The equipment consist of a three channel satellite uplink equipment, already installed at Kubu, Buka Island and individual down links to be installed at Arawa and Buin.

A Lease Agreement was signed in late 2014 between the ABG and Telesat Canada for the lease of their satellite for a period up to the end of 2016 at a cost of around K70, 000. TEPNG Ltd just waited for the establishment of the satellite lease prior to commencing the FM transmitter installations at Arawa and Buin. Buin should come on air mid-April 2015.

The NBC Bougainville Upgrade Project comes under the Communications Improvement Programme funded by the Special Intervention Fund.
[ Autonomous Bougainville Government ]

Exlusive photos: NBC Bougainville in http://dxbrazilsw.blogspot.com.br/2016/02/nbc-bougainville-reactivated-in-3325-khz.html

73 Daniel Wyllyans Nova Xavantina MT Brazil