Wednesday, October 27, 2021

GKCALLING BELATED MONITORING FLASH

 RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multi Stranded Cu .75 sq mm Wire(Approx)
with coax lead in
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date:October 26,2021

1.Radio Voice Of Vietnam English
1141-1157 utc 12020kHz Sontay,Vietnam 100kW
Good signal strength,slight fading
Asean related news was on air,1145utc station Id announcement by a lady,music,next feature-society segment-reports on support to people effected by Covid 19 lockdown etc -poor people etc,1153utc vietnamese song on air

Here is the audio file recorded around 1145utc:

2.Voice Of America(VOA) English To Myanmar
1200utc* Tinang,Philippines 250kW
News,music

1200utc on 15565kHz
Excellent signal strength
The link to the audio recorded:

1201utc on 11965kHz 
The signal strength weak & noisy
The link to the audio recorded:

1202utc 17680kHz 
The signal strength good,interference as side band splatter was there,slightly noisy
The link to the audio recorded:

More monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

NB:*(onwards for a few minutes)


A Few Monitoring Observations On The Evening/Night Last Sunday Of A21 Summer Season

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multi Stranded Cu .75sq mm Wire(Approx)
with coax lead in
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date:October 24,2021

1.Bangladesh Betar External Service English
1239-1300utc 4750kHz 
Good signal strength with slight occasional fading,no distortion in audio as such,sometimes the audio is slightly difficult to understand but for a brief period when voice is on air - I think modulation problem,but that can be ignored compared to earlier highly distorted audio
Commentary by a male voice,station Id announcement etc  at 1241utc by a lady,music-Bengali song by a male voice,
1245utc:A talk by male voice on UN Day On October 24,,then a feature on Banga Bandhu-presented by a male voice-Banga Bandhu's contribution & history of Independence movement, another song by a lady aired, then around 1259utc clososing announcements etc by lady host, continuous beep for a few seconds

The audio recorded around 1239utc:
& another audio recorded around 1259utc:

2.Radio Japan NHK World Bengali 
1300-1330utc 15365kHz Dhabhayya,UAE 250kW

3.British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) Bengali 
1330-1359utc 11750kHz  A'Sheela,Oman 250kW
Excellent overall reception,strong signal
News,reports,sports updates etc feedbacks from social media-facebook etc

4.Korean Broadcasting System(KBS) World Radio English 
1359-1426utc 9785kHz Kimjae,South Korea 250kW
Strong signal strength with occasional fading,,slight co-channel interference
Interval Signal & Station Id annoucements,opening anoouncement by a lady-Sunday Selection Music Program Korean Pop type music back to back etc

The audio recorded around 1416utc:

5.Radio Japan NHK World Hindi
1431-1451utc 15745kHz Madagascar 250kW
Fair To good signal strength,slight to moderate fading
Sunday Mailbag Program-Cheri ke Desh Say,promo-announcements about programs etc

6.Adventist World Radio English Wavescan Program
1530utc * 15670kHz Nauen,Germany 250kW
Very weak signal,fading,difficult to copy

7.British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) World Service English
1536-1559utc  7485kHz Kranji,Singapore 250kW
Good Signal Strength,fading slight
Sunday edition of Sportsworld English Primier League Live Action Manchester United vs Liverpool etc

Here is the audio link recorded around 1543utc:

8.AWR English Wavescan Program
1600-1629utc 15605kHz Talata-Volonondry 3,Madagascar 250kW
Good Signal Strength,excellent overall reception

The audio file link  recorded at around 1607utc:

More monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

NB:*(onwards for a few minutes)


Assamese In B21

Adventist World Radio(AWR) Assamese
(Effective October 31,2021 To March 26,2022)

1330-1400UTC on 15550kHz (Sunday & Wednesday)
Via KSDA Agat,Guam (100kW)

73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)


A Few Change Of Frequency In B21 Season

Here is a few changes of frequencies of  a few radio stations  for this ensuing B21 winter season of broadcast effective October 31,2021 To March 26,2022. I collected these information as per the respective radio stations on air announcement & technical data as posted on High  Frequency Co-ordination Conference website i.e.hfcc.org

Radio Japan NHK World Bengali
1300-1330utc 5895kHz via Tashkent (100kW)
Monitor's Note:
The choice of frequency & the transmitter is not ideal for Radio Japan Bengali transmission as 49m band is overcrowded during that time and there may be QRM etc nearby stations in the form of sideband splatter.Also I have observed the audio intensity ( or you can say modulation) is not very high.As it has been observed during the Hindi transmission of 0059-0120utc on 9820kHz in this A21 season , the signal strength not very high and audio intensity not great. Let me monitor in B21 season.And let hope for better reception.

Radio Japan NHK World Hindi
0059-0120utc 6155kHz via Tashkent (100kW)
1430-1500utc 15720kHz  via Madagascar( 250kW)
1530-1600utc 7565kHz via Tashkent (100kW)

Adventist World Radio(AWR) English Wavescan The Global DX Program 
(29 Minutes duration Maximum)
B21 season Directed To Asia 
Effective From October 31,2021 To March 26,2022

1530utc  onwards 
15615kHz via KSDA ,Agat-Guam & parallelly  on 15530kHz via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

1600utc onwards 
17730kHz via Madagascar & parallelly  on 12040kHz via KSDA ,Agat-Guam 

2200utc onwards
12040kHz via KSDA ,Agat-Guam


More monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

New Horizon Special Amateur Radio Bulletin Board From VU3WTI Special Release October 12 2021

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multi Stranded Copper .75sq mm Wire
with coax lead in with a splitter balun box at receiver(RX) end

Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East
(For All Cases)

ist: Indian Standard Time 
Date:October 12, 2021
WX:Bright Sunshine...clear sky

7145kHz lsb 0758ist onwards  
VU2FRD 56 VU3JXF 53 VU2OWB 54 on QRP
0812ist onwards
9N1CA 59.. 7145kHz lsb VU2OWB 53 on QRP 
earlier VU2FRD 58 VU2FRD's QSA improved . VU3JXF 53
0815ist..to  0822ist
9N1CA 59 VU3BTP 59

POTA  From Khangchendzonga National Park,Sikkim:
VU3YDA ,OM Abhrajit Das as well as VU3XRY OM Arunava Dey of West Bengal Radio Club(WBRC),Kolkata  is  going to operate as a part of  POTA i.e.Parks On The AIR activities from noon of October 12th to October 13th from Khangchendzonga National Park,Sikkim.As per info posted, they are to operate on  21230kHz usb( 15mb), 14230kHz usb(20mb) & 7165kHz lsb(40mb).And thanks to VU3JXF OM Saurav Goswami Of WBRC today morning sharing some info on this POTA operation on  the  band.Later I got the details of frequencies of operation via facebook post of VU3YDA.
More infos about Parks On The Air amateur radio activities 
please visit..
http://hamparks.org/
https://parksontheair.com/
And  for more infos about Summit On The Air i.e.SOTA amateur radio activities,please check
https://www.essexham.co.uk/sota-basics

More info about Khangchendzonga National Park,Sikkim & please visit
https://national-parks.org/india/khangchendzonga

Monitor's Note:
In Assam also,a few members of Amateur Radio Society Of Assam(ARSA) at their own initiatives, have already started both POTA & SOTA activities for a few years now around Guwahati region and Central Assam.And I likely to mention the name of VU3OKB OM Pintu Sarkar of Guwahati for his role on both SOTA & POTA  amateur radio activities and he was also joined  & assisted by VU3YBP OM Paresh Brahma,VU3TQF OM Ravi Boro and VU3ZRI OM Ritu Mahanta, all from Guwahati.And they are well supported by amateurs from their respective stations from Guwahati..VU2DBM OM Debajit Sarma,VU3XBP OM Bhagaban Barman and from Titabar in Eastern Assam VU3WTS OM Bimal Chutia.And I am very happy that I almost monitored each of such operations on air on J3E mode here at my location.I think details of such field activities should be shared and given adequate publicities in various forms.And I think also should be documented.


More monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

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Monday, October 11, 2021

Old Man River In Spate

 





AIR Guwahati FM Mahabahu on 729kHz Medium Wave

 RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multi Stranded Copper  .75sq mm Wire(Approx)
with coax lead in
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date:October 8,2021
All India Radio (ex AIR Guwahati A)Guwahati FM Mahabahu  Relay On 729kHz Medium Wave
0254-0320utc Morning News in Hindi Relay From AIR Delhi ..then regular program in Assamese From Guwahati Geetimalika..Modern Assamese songs
Strong signal 
The link to the audio recorded at 0256utc
& for the link recorded at 0259utc

More monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

A Few J3E Emissions Monitoring Rough Notes From September 2021

 RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multi Stranded Copper .75sq mm Wire
with coax lead in with a splitter balun box at receiver(RX) end

Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East
(For All Cases)
ist: Indian Standard Time 

Date:September 9,2021
VU3GDP OM Gurudutta Panda's s signal (J3E) in the evening received extremely strong signal, operating from Brahmapur..also known as Berhampur Odisha on 14210kHz usb 
14210kHz usb 1626ist onwards 
VU3GDP 59 on CQ call someone breaking...very weak signal VU2HSY 22  OM Kamal  from Bilaspur.
Later VU3GDP had a QSO  with VU2LB Lalit Bhai Divaker from Bhavnagar,Gujrat no copy of VU2LB at my end here at all.

Date:September 12,2021
On the morning of September 12th I was alerted by VU3YPB OM Paresh Brahma,Guwahati about a possible Portable amateur radio station operation from  Chandrapur in the  afternoon with another three Guwahati based Hams viz.VU3ZRI VU3TQF & VU3OKB & he requested me to monitor on 7070kHz lsb,the native frequency.
7070kHz lsb  1513IST onwards 
VU3OKB 59 VU3TQF 59 VU3WTS 58 with noise...VU3XBP 59
1535ist VU3DBM 59....with noise..7070kHz joined the QSO from Guwahati
VU2DBM today noted sometimes here in his overs  Abhayapuri almost noiseless and just like a local FM station.
Modulation of VU3OKB is  totally different today..when I listen to him on DSB...with slight vibration...on ssb mode..as experienced  by me...

14205kHz usb 1731 IST onwards
VU3JUS OM Justine Louis   from  Ernakulam(?)  VU3FTP OM Ramesh from Hyderabad..
VU2DBM 11 22 just heard a few words said by VU2DBM like .."OWB" ..his  own callsign etc.very weak .VU2OWB no copy at all

Date:September 24 2021
7145kHz lsb 0816ist onwards VU3SAQ 53 S21HA 53 with noise VU3HZT @0818ist onwards ...59...
VU3HZT is now on Inverted V orientation of Commercial Diamond WD330 multiband for two days..from Naharlagun.Arunachal Pradesh.with his Alinco set 40W Max ...previously he antenna on horizontal orientation..
VU3YSU@7145kHz lsb 0828ist no copy...S21HA 54 53 33 QSB...during several ARs
VU3HZT 59@0829ist 
0831ist@7145kHz lsb VU3HZT 59 no copy of VU2LNA ..S21HA 43 VU3YSU 11...
VU3HZT 59slight QSB @7145kHz 8.38ist S21HA 33
No copy of VU2LNA...etc.@0840ist

14210kHz usb 1851-1858ist A41MO...OM Samir Azzawi from Muscat Oman..
56 to 58  in QSO with VU2BQF? 54 QSB then another VU station breaking poor copy YB0OCI 43 YL Russy Nirwani Jakarta? Indonesia...then HS0ZNV  56 OM  Horst Schnaars.......from Koh Lanta Islands Krabi Thailand..
And around 1856ist in an over of A41MO his signal QSA reached 59+++ level..i.e. extremely extremely strong signal Hi Hi...he was beaming several directions in his qso with HS0ZNV..later he beamed to HS0ZNV's location...again 56..with QSB here...Hi
OM Horst is a German amateur radio operator...DL3AZ  now lives in Thailand.
A41MO is pumping 700W at peak..&  HS0ZNV pumping around 400W..

More monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)


AYU New Look...

 








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Amateur Radio Signal( J3E) Mix October 2021 Ist Edition

 RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multstranded Copper .75sq mm Wire
with coax lead in with a splitter balun box at receiver(RX) end
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East
(For All Cases)
ist: Indian Standard Time 

Date:October 10,2021
7070kHz lsb 0821- 0903ist approx 
Good Copy All Around except VU3OKB OM Pintu Sarkar from Guwahati 33 difficult to copy
Other Guwahati based amateur stations VU2DBM VU3XBP VU3YPB were all 59 & beyond. VU3ZRI slightly weaker sometimes & also observed with slight rough audio but clear copy here..and also VU3WTS OM Bimal Chutia from Titabar also heard with 59 signal report here though slight QSB observed. Towards end VU3YPB's audio got distorted perhaps due to low battery as pointed out by VU3XBP.
I also must appreciate and thank for  the sense of wit and humour of our amateurs specially both of my seniors Respected VU2DBM OM Debajit Sarma & VU3WTS.We are missing now-a-days such wits and humours on air.
7145kHz lsb...0759ist onwards upto 0820ist approx
S21HA 59 VU2FRD 59...VU3YSU 54 55..VU3NFF 59 VU2OWB 59...9N1CA 59...& after 0903ist VU3XBP 59 VU2OWB 59 .one to one QSO...

Date:October 9,2021
7070kHz lsb 0814ist
CQ call of VU3ZRI 55..with QSB
0839-0855ist VU3XBP 59 VU3YPB 59 VU3ZRI 56 to 54 with QSB...slight roughness in the audible..can be ignored...VU3YPB went QRT midway due to QRN at his end..difficult copy

Date:October 7,2021
7145kHz lsb 0809-0815ist
VU2FRD 55 54 VU3YSU 43 33 VU2OWB at last moment .breaking & joining 54...

SPECIAL MENTION AMATEUR STATION VU2OWB:
Two Special Logs from my friend VU2OWB from Khaspur,West Bengal:
He used his Kenwood TK 80 with approx.70-80W  and his antenna was inverted V dipole  20mb/40mb dual band over 70ft from ground for these logs.
On October 6th..
On 14197kHz usb between 2007-2009ist
VU2OWB made  QSO with  ZS6CRS OM Gerhard Gericke from  Alberton ,South Africa.VU2OWB received strong signal and perfect copy of  ZS6CRS and vice versa.VU2OWB, OM Avijit Mandal informed me this was his 51st country in coutrywise list of amateur stations he logged after getting his VU2 license upgradation.Combining his earlier  restricted garde callsign ..i.e.VU3MVH his total country list may be over 70.And he has been now operating as VU2  over 4 years. Its  great an achievement  of  VU2OWB coming from a remote location and coming from totally non-technical background plus  also after facing many problems .
And On October 1st...
On 14228kHz usb around 1938ist onwards
VU2OWB made contact with OK2PVF OM Rosta Rimell from Prameny,Karvina - Raj,Czech Republic.And its his 50th country  he logged as VU2OWB.
I like to thank VU2OWB for sharing these two special logs with me.

Well Done VU2OWB!! Congratulation!!!

More monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

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73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)


Radio Log Plus A Few Obseervations For October 8,2021

 RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT: 75 Feet Length 33 ft Height 
Multi Stranded Cu .75sq mm Wire(Approx)
with coax lead in
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date:October 8 2021

Radio Thailand World Service English /Thai..:
0021-0035utc 15590kHz (Udorn,Thailand-250kW)
Strong signal,excellent overall reception
 first half upto  0029utc English program was on air & after brief disappearance of signal due to either transmitter change or antenna alignments etc for a few seconds as the case usually, the 2nd half of the transmission was  in Thai lanuage from 0030utc  onwards . instead of regular English program , might be wrong feed put on air.

British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) World Service English: 
0043utc 7325kHz (Tashkent-Uzbekistan,100kW)
The audio link:

0059utc 11730kHz (Kranji-Singapore,250kW)
The audio link:

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Service(SLBC) External Service Hindi Via Trincomalee(Perkara)-125kW(?):
After a few days absent on air,On September 26th,I heard again SLBC Ext. Serv.  Hindi Programs on 11905kHz both during its 0030-0059utc and 0200-0229utc.

And on October 8th..SLBC Ext. Serv.  Hindi Programs 
0035-0059utc  11905kHz 
Good signal strength & slight interference as a form of side band splatter from a broadcasting station on 11900kHz,the transmission ended abruptly around 0059utc during closing announcement etc.
Program Contents:
Hindi Devotional songs, flim songs in Hindi sentimental type aired with annoucements by lady announcer
Here is the link to the audio recorded at 0055utc:

0221 -0228utc 11905kHz
The signal strength going up & down,slight interference from co-channel station etc 
Old Hindi film songs on aired with introductions by lady announcer
Here is the link to the audio recorded around 0222utc:
Radio Romania International(RRI) English :
0010-0019utc 7375kHz (Tiganesti-Romania,300kW) Target Area North America(East Coast)
Very weak signal,noisy,difficult to copy
Audio file Link around 0019utc:
0340utc  11825kHz (Galbeni,Romania-300kW)
The signal was weak,noisy, interference as a form of side band splatter from a broadcasting station on  11830kHz 
The audio link:
0529-0541utc   21550kHz (Tiganesti,Romania-300kW)
Strong signal 
The audio link recorded around 0536utc:
0541-0556utc 17760kHz (Galbeni,Romania-300kW)
Strong signal
The audio link recorded around 0543utc:
and around 0554utc:

Radio Japan NHK World English:
1404-1417utc  11830kHz (Dhabayya-UAE,250kW)
Good signal
News Easy Japanese -Japanese learning  lesson trx. Abruptly ended at 1417utc ...carrier went missing also..

Vatican Radio Hindi Via Tinang 1-Philipines,250kW:
1429utc 9595kHz 
The audio link :
1431utc 7320kHz
The audio link:

Radio Japan NHK World Hindi: 
1432-1457utc 15745kHz (Madagascar,250kW)
Good Reception signal strength with slight QSB,from 1457utc signal strength weakened suddenly
News Japanese learning lesson- Bolchal Japanese .Music Japanese song.
The audio file link recorded around 1433utc :
& another at 1450utc:

Radio Broadcast Myanmar Official & Unofficial:
Myanmar Radio On 9730kHz Via Yangoon (50kW)
Still no English Service is on air from Myanmar Radio during 0230-0330utc slot.Instead only local language extended transmission is on air in the morning as per my regular monitoring for a long time.
The link to the audio recorded around 0229utc:

Radio Nug 0130utc 17710kHz  (Via Madagascar,250kW)
Unofficial broadcast of Myanmar opposition Groups,signal strength good,initially slight audio overlap observed
The link to the audio recorded:

More monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)


Radio Log Book A Few Entries With Many Audio Links From September 2021

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multi-stranded Cu .75sq mm Wire(Approx)
with coax lead in
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East

Date:September 19,2021

Radio Japan NHK World Bengali:
1300-1330utc 15365kHz (Dhabbaya-UAE,250kW)
Excellent Overall Reception overall,slight fading sometimes
News,Katha O Sur-sunday mailbag program
The link to the audio recorded at 1300utc:
Vatican Radio Hindi Via Tinang 1-Philipines,250kW:
1429utc 9595kHz 
The audio link:
1431utc 7320kHz 
The audio link:

Adventist World Radio(AWR) Wavescan Program:
1533-1558utc  15670kHz (Nauen-Germany,250kW)
The audio link recorded at 1538utc :

Radio Japan NHK World  English:
1409utc 11830kHz  (Dhabbaya-UAE,250kW)
The audio link:

British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) World Service English:
1602-1743utc 7485kHz  (Kranji-Singapore,250kW)
Good signal
Sunday Sportsworld with live coverage of EPL match
The audio link recorded at 1603utc 
and around 1741utc

Date:September 16 2021
Deutsche Welle(DW) Dari & Pashto
Dari 1359utc  15390kHz (Dhabbaya-UAE,250kW)
The audio link:

1401utc 15230kHz  (Nauen-Germany,250kW)
The audio link:

DW Pashto 15390kHz 1433utc (Dhabbaya-UAE,250kW)
The audio link:
& on parallel 15230kHz 1434utc (Nauen-Germany,250kW)
The audio link:

Voice Of America(VOA) English To Africa:
1402utc 15580kHz (Moepeng Hills,Botswana-100kW)
The audio link:

Date: September 15 2021
Radio Romania International(RRI)  English 
RRI English 0539utc 17760kHz via Galbeni,Romania-300kW
The audio link:
0543utc 21550kHz via Tiganesti,Romania-300kW
The audio link:

0554utc 17760kHz via Galbeni,Romania-300kW
The audio link:

More monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)