2009 DX Quiz
Last date to submit your entry is 30 January 2010.
- V. Balasubramaniyam, Chennai – WRTH
- T. M. Murukanandam, Thiruvaikavur – Radio One Umbrella
- P. Raja, Vennanthur – Radio One college Bag
- K. arun, Meenatchipalaya – Radio One college Bag
- E. Selvaraj, Minnakal - DW T-Shirt
- Ragu, Vedaranyam - Radio Mirchi CD case
- G. Paravina - Radio Mirchi CD case
- P. Paneerselavam - Radio Mirchi CD case
- T.M. Sivaranjani, Thiruvaikavur - Radio Mirchi CD case
- Kannan Sekar, Thimiri – Radio Mirchi Coffee Cup
- N.T. Shanmugam, Thasappakovundanpudur - Radio Mirchi Coffee Cup
- K. Jameel ahnad, Vilupuram - Radio Mirchi Coffee Cup
- K.M. Raju, Andarasanpatti - Radio Mirchi Coffee Cup
- S. Ramalingam, Chennai – Joseph J. Carr’s Practical Antenna Handbook given by Alokesh Gupta
- M. Sugumar, Andra – DW Cotton bag
- S. Abirami, Vinapakkam – DW Cotton bag
- S. Bharathi, Kathirnaiyakkanpatti – DW Cotton bag
- T. Alakesan, Nallampalli – DW Cell phone tag
- Parthiban, Orapakkam – DW Cell phone tag
- P.S. Sekar, Thalainjairu – DW Cell phone tag
- Geetha Murukanandam, Thiruvaikavur – DW Cell phone tag
- Gunalan, Tanjavur – DW Key chain
- G. Sathis Kumar, Pondychery – DW Key chain
- Viji Karthikeyan, Meenatchipalayam – DW Key chain
- M.C. Boopathi, Erode – DW Key chain
- O.S. Ramasamy, Odayakatur – DW Pen
- L. Murugan, Kurinikulathupatti – DW pen
- Ragam Palaniyappan, Kaliyappampalayam – DW Pen
- Ksav Mayan, Chennai – Radio Mirchi opener
- Baghat Sing, Palani – Radio Mirchi opener
- R. Magendran, Mannachanallur – Radio Mirchi opener
- Beeman, Muthalaipatti – Radio Mirchi opener
- K. Anitha, Meenatchipalayam – Radio Mirchi Tag pen
- Alli Mohansundaram, Coimbatore – CVC Australia Towel
- A.M. Najmul ariffin, Trichy – CVC Australia Towel
- CHV. Ramana, Tirupathi – DW GMT Mouse pad
- Avinash Premji, Bangalore – DW GMT Mouse pad
- Muneer. K.P, Calicut – One copy of 2008 Domestic Broadcasting Survey by DSWCI
- Muralidharan, Bangalore – DW GMT Mouse pad
- Kavithuli Saktheeswaran, Namagiripettai – Radio Prague History book
- R. Anbalagan, Manakkal – Radio Prague History book
- Jonathon Pukila, Canada – “This is All India Radio” book given by Alokesh Gupta
- Anreas Mucklich, Germany – European Medium Wave Guide in pdf format
- Bjorn Fransson, Sweden – European Medium Wave Guide in pdf format
- Wolfgang Gargittel, Austria – European Medium Wave Guide in pdf format
- Dieter Leupold, Germany – One year online subscription of “Dxers Guide”
- M. Brawanski, Germany – One year online subscription of “Dxers Guide”
- Sebastian Arndt, Germany – One year online subscription of “Dxers Guide”
- Simon Peter Liehr, Germany – One year online subscription of “Dxers Guide”
- Vladimir Rozhkov, Russia – One year online subscription of “Dxers Guide”
About the Quiz
In 2008 the Ardic DX Club celebrates its 10th anniversary. For ten years it has been the primary source of information for dxing enthusiasts all over the Tamil Nadu, India.
In order to celebrate this event, a quiz is being organised. The quiz is open to anyone, regardless of location or club membership.The quiz does not solely deal with Tamil Dxing, but covers very different radio aspects. Answering following 25 questions you can show your radio knowledge.
No quiz without prizes of course. You wish to contribute a prize? Please contact me! And to make the contest interesting to everybody, a few prizes will be given randomly to entrants. So if the questions look hard, participate anyway.
Schedule
Quiz starts from 1 July 2008
Quiz closed on 30 September 2008
Result will be published on or before 31 October 2008
Quiz Answers in Red1. Radio Veritas broadcasts from The Philippines which is a
A. Buddhist Country
B. Catholic country
C. Islamic country
2. This person served in BBC Tamil Service:
A. Abdul Hameed
B. Anandhi
C. Vaasanthi
3. Radio Deutsche Welle broadcasts from the German City
A. Berlin
B. Bonn
C. Frankfurt
4. The popular listeners' contact program of Radio France International is called
A. Maple Leaf Mail Bag
B. Listeners' Garden
C. Club 9516
5. World of Haiku is a program segment aired by
A. China Radio International
B. Radio Japan
C. Radio Korea
6. Happy Station was a very popular program that ran for decades aired by
A. Radio Netherlands
B. Swiss Radio International,
C. Radio Sweden
7. Radio Deutsche Welle broadcasts to South Asia via Trincomalee Relay on the MW frequency of
A. 11 79 kHz
B. 1458 kHz
C. 1548 kHz
8. A rating of 555 in SIO code means the transmission was
A. Excellent
B. Good
C. Poor
9. SSB stands for
A. Same Side Broadcast
B. Single Side Band
C. Single Side Broadcast
10. QSL means
A. Hello, How are you
B. Keep Listening
C. You heard our broadcast
11. This station never broadcast in TAMIL.
A. Radio Moscow
B. Radio Netherlands
C. Voice of America
12. RTI stands for
A. Radio Taipei International
B. Radio Taiwan International
C. Radio Turkey International
13. The Directory of Global Broadcasting is
A. Monitoring Times
B. Passport to World Band Radio
C. World Radio TV Handbook
14. Broadcasters generally introduce the new summer frequencies on
A. The last day of March
B. The last Sunday of March
C. The last Sunday of October
15. 1000 UTC is
A. 10-00 AM in London
B. 10-00 AM in Tokyo
C. 10-00 PM in London
16. 13635 kHz belongs to
A. 16m band
B. 19m Band
C. 22m band
17. Which radio station issued this QSL:
A. Radio Australia
B. Radio Austria
C. Radio Afganistan
18. Name the broadcaster who issued this sticker.
A. AIR B. CVC C. TWR
19. Which station Signature tune can you hear in this audio clip? (Link opens in another window or tab) SBS Australia, Tamil
20. Who is the announcer in this sound clip? (Link opens in another window or tab) Wolfram Hess
21. Which station Signature tune can you hear in this audio clip? (Link opens in another window or tab) BBC Tamil Service
22. Which programe signature tune can you hear in this audio clip? It is the popular Mailbag programme Signature tune. (Link opens in another window or tab) Radio New Zeland International
23. What station can you hear in this audio clip? (Link opens in another window or tab) Radio Veritas Asia, Philipines
24. Which station Signature tune can you hear in this audio clip? (Link opens in another window or tab) BBC Marathi on 1940's
25. Which station broadcast this famous audio clip of 1932? (Link opens in another window or tab) BBC World Service