[MINOR TOPIC] Best Thai restaurant in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. Little Hadyai!

Sawadeekrap (สวัสดีครับ)!!!

For the whole February 2020, I already published a lot of blog articles regarding my listening and receiving experience of Thailand FM radio stations in Malaysia, Betong International Airport topic and some radio frequency study about Thailand radio stations (bordering area with Malaysia).

I begin to like about Thai culture from a little bit to more since March 2014. From Thailand radio, to Thai music, then Thai food.

Now, I may break my rules of my blog content, but I create a minor topic on Philip DXing Log. I would like to introduce the best Thai restaurant in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. It is Little Hadyai, where launched on October 2019.

Little Hadyai restaurant delivers the best and delicious Thai food in Seri Kembangan, Selangor (20km from Kuala Lumpur). As the brand name called Little Hadyai, for those people would like to eat Thai food, let's eat at Little Hadyai.
The chefs and most of crews are coming from Thailand. For your information, this restaurant is non-Halal premise. 

My very first visit at Little Hadyai was 16th October 2019, first food was bolognese minced pork rice. This restaurant delivers the authentic Thai food ever.

Next, there is also my super favorite Thai rice menu at Little Hadyai. It is Phat kaphrao (Thai basil leaf minced pork rice with egg), that food is super tasty.

Phat Krapao

Apart from the Phat Krapao, the Thai green milk tea is nice too.

Tom Yum Muu (Pork Tom Yam noodle) is also delicious too.

Tom Yam Muu

Two fried rice that I have eaten before at Little Hadyai are:

1. Pineapple Fried Rice
2. Thai Green curry seafood fried rice

Thai Green Curry seafood fried rice

Pineapple fried rice

Pad See Ew (Thai style fried kuey teow) is really nice too.

Pad See Eew

Thai style ice-cream

This restaurant is located nearby South City Plaza, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia. Here is the address: 


29, Jalan SP 2/1, 
Taman Serdang Perdana,
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia

Business hours: Tuesday to Sunday (11am to 10pm)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littlehadyai (@littlehadyai)
 

RF analysis: FM 95.75MHz Yala vs. Betong

FM 95.75MHz actually is a vacant radio frequency in Yala province, Thailand.

Yala has three transmission site, first is Khao Pok Yo, second is Tambon Sateng and third is Betong. In Thailand FM spectrum allocation system, FM 95.75MHz is CH34.

Talking about the usage of FM 95.75MHz in Yala province, let's analyze both main locations.

==Khao Pok Yo (Yala)==

95.75MHz: Yala, Thailand (Khao Pok Yo)

96.0MHz: MCOT Narathiwat

<250kHz, OK>

95.5MHz: วิทยุท้องถิ่นไทยวิถีไทย Yala, Thailand (Tambon Sateng)

95.75MHz: Yala, Thailand (Khao Pok Yo)

<250kHz, not ok>

95.5MHz: Radio Klasik Bukit Bakar

95.75MHz: Yala, Thailand (Khao Pok Yo) 

<250kHz, OK> 

95.7MHz: Mutiara FM Bukit Penara

95.75MHz: Yala, Thailand (Khao Pok Yo)

<50kHz, OK>

==Betong== 

95.75MHz: Betong, Thailand

96.0MHz: MCOT Narathiwat

<250kHz, OK>

95.5MHz: วิทยุท้องถิ่นไทยวิถีไทย Yala, Thailand (Tambon Sateng)

95.75MHz: Betong, Thailand

<250kHz, OK>

95.5MHz: Radio Klasik Bukit Bakar

95.75MHz: Betong, Thailand

<250kHz, OK> 

95.7MHz: Mutiara FM Bukit Penara

95.75MHz: Betong, Thailand

<50kHz, OK> 

95.6MHz: Perak FM Gunung Kledang
95.75MHz: Betong, Thailand
<150kHz, OK>

In conclusion, FM 95.75MHz is more suitable to be used in Betong than Yala (Khao Pok Yo) because FM 95.75MHz Khao Pokyo is too close with existing FM 95.5MHz Tambon Sateng. In addition, the coverage of Yala FM (Khao Pok Yo) is much wider than Betong.

Besides that, FM 95.75MHz Betong transmission will not interfere to Mutiara FM 95.7MHz Bukit Penara coverage in Penang. Interference may just happen in Baling, Kedah, Malaysia where are not both station broadcast area.

List of Malaysia analogue television where were having co-channel interference with Thailand analogue television

Malaysia had fully closed down analogue television transmission since November 2019, but I'm still having some Malaysia analogue TV frequency database. So, I list down the analogue television frequencies of Malaysia where had co-channel interference with Thailand analogue TV.

1. VHF 217.25MHz (CH11)
- RTM TV2 Gunung Jerai and MCOT Channel 3 Satun
- Location: Perlis and North Kedah, Malaysia

2. UHF 551.25MHz (CH31)
- RTM TV1 Bukit Dedap and NBT Satun 
- Location: Gurun and Sungai Petani, Malaysia 

3. UHF 519.25MHz (CH27)
- RTM TV1 Bukit Palong and Thai PBS Satun
- Location: Alor Setar, Kuala Kedah, Pendang and Yan, Malaysia 

4. UHF 575.25MHz (CH34)
- RTM TV2 Bukit Palong and Thai PBS Songkhla
- Location: Alor Setar, Kuala Kedah, Pendang, Yan 

5. UHF 519.25MHz (CH27)
- RTM TV1 Padang Pauh and Thai PBS Satun
- Location: Wang Kelian, Malaysia

6. VHF 189.25MHz (CH7)
- RTM TV2 Bukit Penara and Channel 5 Satun
- Location: Gurun and Central Kedah, Malaysia

7. UHF 599.25MHz (CH37)
- Thai PBS Yala (Khao Pokyo) and ntv7 Gunung Jerai
- Location: Langkawi, Pengkalan Hulu and Baling, Malaysia

8. VHF 175.25MHz (CH5)
- RTM TV1 Gunung Jerai and MCOT-9 Yala (Khao Pokyo)
- Location: Pengkalan Hulu, Langkawi, and Baling, Malaysia.

9. VHF 175.25MHz (CH5)
- RTM TV1 Memplam Sari and MCOT-9 Yala (Khao Pokyo)
- Location: Klian Intan and Pengkalan Hulu, Malaysia.

10. VHF 189.25MHz (CH7)
- RTM TV1 Bukit Bintang (Besut) and Channel 7 Yala (Khao Pokyo)
- Location: Kota Bharu and North Kelantan, Malaysia

11. VHF 224.25MHz (CH12)
- RTM TV2 Bukit Bintang (Besut) and NBT Yala (Khao Pokyo)
- Location: Kota Bharu and North Kelantan, Malaysia

The analysis above were just a prediction only.

CityPlus FM 106.0MHz Gunung Telapak Burok received in Perak.

Malaysia Chinese business radio station CityPlus FM 106.0MHz could be heard in Negeri Sembilan, Central Pahang, Northwest Melaka, Northeast Johor (Batu Anam), part of Selangor/Kuala Lumpur from Gunung Telapak Burok, Negeri Sembilan.

Surprisingly CityPlus FM 106.0MHz also can be received in some Perak areas. From Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh, CityPlus FM 106.0MHz can be only received up to Slim River, BUT it was receivable in Teluk Intan (Matang Guntong), Sitiawan costal area and Lekir Batu 10 when RTM Ai FM 106.1MHz from Bukit Larut is not receivable.

The distance from Gunung Telapak Burok to these three locations are about 185km-215km.

In most of Teluk Intan areas, CityPlus FM 106.0MHz is not receivable because there is Ai FM 106.1MHz from Bukit Larut. Part of Teluk Intan areas where can receive CityPlus FM 106.0MHz from Gunung Telapak Burok mostly happen during tropospheric propagation. From my receiving experience, I received CityPlus FM in Sitiawan, Lekir and part of Teluk Intan in the morning, but no signal in the afternoon and evening. So, it is classified as tropospheric propagation in the morning.

 

Teluk Intan area that I received CityPlus FM was Kampung Matang Guntong where located Sitiawan road, I received it when I was going to Sitiawan.


Matang Guntong in Teluk Intan cannot receive Bukit Larut radio stations, so Seremban stations can be overspilled there easily. 

Apart from CityPlus FM 106.0MHz, RTM Ai FM 89.7MHz and Traxx FM 88.7MHz were receivable in Lekir, Matang Guntong and some Sitiawan areas too.




In Sitiawan costal area (Tua Pek Kung temple), it is my first time that I received CityPlus FM 106.0MHz there after several attempts in the past few years. It is quite difficult to receive CityPlus FM 106.0MHz there as it is overlapped by Ai FM 106.1MHz Bukit Larut, I received in very stationary condition by moving nothing. Otherwise, FM 106.0MHz would be locked by Ai FM. 

Traxx FM 88.7MHz Gunung Telapak Burok overlapped Radio Klasik FM 88.7MHz Changkat Rembian in Teluk Intan, Sitiawan and Lekir too.  

Receiving Thailand radio stations in Langkawi, Malaysia: Phuket was the furthest one that I captured in Langkawi.

Back to July 2018, I had holiday trip in Langkawi, Malaysia with family for 3 days 2 nights. In Langkawi, apart from Malaysia radio stations, transmitted in Gunung Raya such as Hitz FM 92.4MHz, MY FM 100.1MHz, Era FM 90.7MHz, Raaga FM 101.9MHz, Langkawi FM 104.8MHz and Kedah FM 105.7MHz, part of Langkawi could get too from Gunung Jerai, but weak receiving condition.

In addition, as Langkawi is near to Thailand border, the island can receive Thailand radio stations from Satun province. In Langkawi, I received Radio Thailand Satun (FM 95.5MHz & FM 99.5MHz), MCOT Satun FM 93.25MHz and 94PFM We Love Satun FM 94.0MHz.

Other than Satun, few distant Thailand radio stations from Songkhla, Yala, Phatthalung and Trang could be received in Langkawi, but weaker signal.

Yala or Trang is not furthest Thailand radio station where received in Langkawi, BUT Phuket is the furthest Thailand FM radio station that I received in Langkawi.

At the top peak of Gunung Raya, more Thailand radio stations can be received there due to high elevations. MCOT Phuket FM 101.5MHz that I received in Langkawi was the furthest Thailand radio station, the distance was 232km, following by MCOT Nakhom Si Thammarat FM 104.5MHz with 216km distance where received in Cenang Beach.

Here are the Thailand radio stations locations that I received in Langkawi, from furthest to nearest.

Phuket>>Nakhon Si Thammarat>>Yala>>Phatthalung>>Trang>>Songkhla

>>Satun 

Yala, Thailand radio stations transmission site list

In Yala province, there are few FM radio stations transmission sites in different districts, based on Asiawaves.net.

==Khao Pokyo, Bannang Sata==
* Radio Thailand Yala FM 92.0MHz/94.25MHz/95.0MHz
* MCOT Yala FM 102.5MHz
* Thailand Parliament Radio Station FM 89.0MHz 

==Khao Buyo, Tambon Bannang Sareng, Amphoe Mueang Yala==
* FM 100.0MHz

==Tambon Sateng, Amphoe Mueang Yala==
* AM 1080kHz
* R-Radio Network FM 88.5MHz
* Sathani Witthayu Thonwithi Phatthana {สถานีวิทยุธนวิถีพัฒนา} FM 91.5MHz
* Witthayu Thong Thin Thai Withi Thai {วิทยุท้องถิ่นไทยวิถีไทย} FM 95.5MHz
* Sathani Witthayu Ruam Duai Chuai Kan Salatan {สถานีวิทยุร่วมด้วยช่วยกันสลาตัน} FM 96.25MHz
* Modern Hit Peace FM 97.5MHz
* Sathani Witthayu Thong Thin Thai Changwat Yala {สถานีวิทยุท้องถิ่นไทย จังหวัดยะลา} FM 98.0MHz
* Sathani Witthayu Phuea Kan Sueksa Mahawitthayalai Ratchaphat Yala (YRU Radio) {สถานีวิทยุเพื่อการศึกษามหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏยะลา} FM 98.5MHz
* Enjoy Radio FM 99.0MHz
* Sathani Witthayu Roi Yim {สถานีวิทยุรอยยิ้ม} FM 103.5MHz
* Buddy Radio FM 104.5MHz
* PK Station {พีเค สเตชั่น} FM 105.0MHz
* Sathani Witthayu Masayit Klang {สถานีวิทยุมัสยิดกลางจังหวัดยะลา} FM 105.75MHz

==Betong==
* Radio Thailand Betong FM 93.0MHz (Ban Kapaekoto)/AM 1026kHz
* Love FM 99.5MHz (Betong Border Patrol Police Station 445)

==Raman== 
* Afshan Radio {อัฟชัน เรดิโอ} FM 90.25MHz
* Isrop Radio {อิสร๊อพเรดิโอ} FM 92.75MHz
* Radio Thailand AM 981kHz
 
==Bannang Sata==
* Sathani Witthayu Bannang Sata {สถานีวิทยุบันนังสตา} FM 104.25MHz

Vacant FM frequencies in Betong, Thailand, but based on Thailand FM frequency allocation standard (250kHz per channel)

In conjunction with Betong International Airport which will be opened on June 2020 and boost the economy of the bordering region, I will list down the vacant FM frequencies of Betong, Thailand in order to encourage more radio stations to be launched there. Besides that, a basic frequency study (RF analysis) will be made too.

Note: As Thailand FM frequencies separation is 250kHz per channel, so I will list down the vacant frequencies by following Thailand FM frequencies standards.


- 87.5MHz
- 88.0MHz
- 89.25MHz
- 91.25MHz
- 93.75MHz
- 94.0MHz
- 95.75MHz
- 100.25MHz
- 101.5MHz 
- 101.75MHz
- 102.0MHz
- 102.75MHz
- 104.0MHz
- 104.75MHz
- 105.25MHz
- 105.5MHz
- 106.25MHz
- 107.75MHz

Based on frequency separation agreement above between MCMC and NBTC, the separations above are based on higher transmission power.

1. FM 87.5MHz

87.5MHz: Betong
87.8MHz: Gunung Jerai
<300kHz, OK> 

2. FM 88.0MHz

87.8MHz: Gunung Jerai
88.0MHz: Betong
<200kHz, OK>

88.0MHz: Betong
88.1MHz: Bukit Panau
<100kHz, NOT OK>

88.0MHz: Betong
88.2MHz: Gunung Jerai
<200kHz, OK> 

3. FM 89.25MHz


89.0MHz: Gunung Jerai
89.25MHz: Betong
<250kHz, OK>

89.25MHz: Betong
89.3MHz: Bukit Larut
<50kHz, OK>

89.0MHz: Yala
89.25MHz: Betong
<250kHz, OK> 

89.2MHz: Bukit Tangki Air
89.25MHz: Betong
<50kHz, OK>

4. FM 91.25MHz

91.0MHz: Gunung Jerai
91.25MHz: Betong
<250kHz, OK>

91.25MHz: Betong
91.3MHz: Bukit Larut
<50kHz, OK>

5. FM 93.75MHz

93.6MHz: Bukit Larut
93.75MHz: Betong
<150kHz, OK>

93.75MHz: Betong
93.9MHz: Gunung Jerai (North Penang Island only)
<150kHz, OK>

93.75MHz: Betong
93.8MHz: Bukit Panau
<50kHz, NOT OK> 

6. FM 94.0MHz 


93.9MHz: Gunung Jerai (North Penang Island only)
94.0MHz: Betong
<100kHz, OK>

94.0MHz: Betong
94.25MHz: Yala
<250kHz, OK>

93.8MHz: Bukit Panau
94.0MHz: Betong
<200kHz, OK> 

7. FM 95.75MHz

95.7MHz: Bukit Penara
95.75MHz: Betong
<50kHz, OK>

95.5MHz: Bukit Bakar
95.75MHz: Betong
<250kHz, OK> 

95.5MHz: Yala (Tambon Sateng)
95.75MHz: Betong
<250kHz, OK>

8. FM 100.25MHz

100.0MHz: Gerik
100.25MHz: Betong
<250kHz, OK>

100.0MHz: Yala (Tambon Bannang Sareng)
100.25MHz: Betong
<250kHz, OK> 

100.1MHz: Gunung Raya
100.25MHz: Betong
<150kHz, OK>

100.25MHz: Betong
100.5MHz: Gunung Jerai
<250kHz, OK>

9. FM 101.5MHz

101.3MHz: Gunung Jerai
101.5MHz: Betong
<200kHz, OK>

101.5MHz: Betong
101.5MHz: Golok (low power radio)
<0kHz, OK>

101.5MHz: Betong
101.7MHz: Bukit Genting
<200kHz, OK>

10. FM 101.75MHz


101.5MHz: Golok (low power radio)
101.75MHz: Betong
<250kHz, OK>

101.75MHz: Betong
101.9MHz: Wakaf Che Yeh (RTM Kota Bharu)
<150kHz, OK>

101.7MHz: Bukit Genting
101.75MHz: Betong
<50kHz, OK>


11. FM 102.0MHz

101.9MHz: Wakaf Che Yeh (RTM Kota Bharu)
102.0MHz: Betong
<100kHz, OK>

101.9MHz: Gunung Raya
102.0MHz: Betong
<100kHz, OK>

102.0MHz: Betong
102.1MHz: Bukit Larut
<100kHz, OK> 

12. FM 102.75MHz


102.5MHz: Yala
102.75MHz: Betong
<250kHz, OK>

102.75MHz: Betong
102.9MHz: Wakaf Che Yeh (RTM Kota Bharu)
<150kHz, OK>

102.7MHz: Bukit Dedap
102.75MHz: Betong
<50kHz, OK>


13. FM 104.0MHz


103.6MHz: Gunung Jerai
104.0MHz: Betong
<400kHz, OK>

104.0MHz: Narathiwat
104.0MHz: Betong
<0kHz, OK>

104.0MHz: Betong
104.4MHz: Gunung Jerai
<400kHz, OK> 

104.0MHz: Betong
104.1MHz: Bukit Larut
<100kHz, OK>

104.0MHz: Betong
104.25MHz: Bannang Sata (low power)
<250kHz, OK>

14. FM 104.75MHz


104.7MHz: Wakaf Che Yeh (RTM Kota Bharu)
104.75MHz: Betong
<50kHz, OK>

104.75MHz: Betong
104.9MHz: Bukit Larut
<150kHz, OK>

104.75MHz: Betong
104.8MHz: Gunung Raya
<50kHz, OK> 

15. FM 105.25MHz

105.1MHz: Peringat
105.25MHz: Betong
<150kHz, OK>

105.25MHz: Betong
105.3MHz: Bukit Larut
<50kHz, OK>

105.1MHz: Bukit Dedap
105.25MHz: Betong
<150kHz, OK>

16. FM 105.5MHz

105.3MHz: Bukit Larut
105.5MHz: Betong
<200kHz, OK>

105.5MHz: Betong
105.7MHz: Wakaf Che Yeh (RTM Kota Bharu)
<200kHz, OK>

105.5MHz: Betong
105.5MHz: Narathiwat/Sungai Golok (low power)
<0kHz, OK>

105.5MHz: Betong
105.7MHz: Gunung Raya
<200kHz, OK>

17. FM 106.25MHz

106.25MHz: Betong
106.5MHz: Gunung Jerai
<250kHz, OK>

106.1MHz: Telipot
106.25MHz: Betong
<150kHz, OK>

106.1MHz: Bukit Larut
106.25MHz: Betong
<150kHz, OK>

18. FM 107.75MHz

107.6MHz: Bukit Penara
107.75MHz: Betong
<150kHz, OK>

107.75MHz: Betong
107.75MHz: Narathiwat (low power)
<0kHz, OK> 

107.75MHz: Betong
107.9MHz: Bukit Larut
<150kHz, OK>

Among 18 vacant frequencies, some of them do not comply with minimum frequency separation, but they are likely suitable for low power transmission (300W or below), but I will list these 18 FM frequencies by dividing two categories, such as low power and medium to high power.

==Vacant frequencies for low power transmission in Betong, Thailand (<300W)==

* 88.0MHz
* 89.25MHz
* 93.75MHz
* 94.0MHz  
* 102.75MHz
* 104.75MHz
* 105.25MHz

==Vacant frequencies for medium to high power transmission in Betong, Thailand==

* 87.5MHz
* 91.25MHz
* 95.75MHz (1kW)
* 100.25MHz
* 101.5MHz
* 101.75MHz
* 102.0MHz
* 104.0MHz
* 105.5MHz
* 106.25MHz
* 107.75MHz

Apart from Radio Thailand Betong FM 93.0MHz and Love FM 99.5MHz, in conjunction with Betong International Airport, I do hope there will have more Betong local radio stations (like mini Hat Yai) and the frequencies listed will help the Thailand radio operators to broadcast in Betong.