Friday, December 31, 2021

Amateurs On Air On The Bank Of The Brahmaputra,Nimati Ghat Year Ending Special 2021 On Amateur Radio IV

A group of amateur radio operators based in  Guwahati , VU3ZRI OM Ritu Mahanta ,VU3YPB, OM Paresh Brahma,VU3TQF OM Ravi Boro and VU3OKB,OM Pintu Sarkar  went for a three days of demonstration cum amateur radio expedition from the bank of The Brahmaputra  at the Nimati Ghat,Near Jorhat Town in Eastern Assam on November 27th (afternoon) to November 29th (morning).They used all homebrewed equipments i.e.transreceiver  a all bands all modes transreceiver self bulit by VU3TQF & he named it fondly RAVIX ,40 BITX with 50W Max linear self built by VU3YPB, the dual band 40m/20m inverted V antenna. 
They were on air mainly on 7070kHz lsb , 7145kHz lsb on 40mb from total noise free environment  and operated on battery power  .They had also listening experience on 20mb and 80mb.And also they on the night did give test call on 80mb on J3E mode and copied VU3OIP from Barpeta faint.VU3OIP also copied their calls from Nimati Ghat faint.I understood they had tested on others modes also.I heard their t  their transmission on 40mb mainly on 7070kHz lsb in the morning, afternoon of November 28th and on the November 29th morning on 7070kHz lsb and very briefly heard on 7145kHz lsb with extremely strong signal strength.And another new amateur radio operator VU2EHJ OM Anupam Saikia from Sarupathar also monitored their transmission on November 28th afternoon with his SDR Receiver and copied all of them from Nimatighat with strong signal.
They made QSO with Guwahati based  Amateur Stations viz.VU3XBP VU2DBM and Titabar based Amateur Station VU3WTS OM Bimal Chutia and he also visited the site of their camp and boosted their spirit of amateur radio expedition on November 27th late in the afternoon.They also contacted VU3HZT ,)OM Vijay Sonam in Naharlagun,Arunachal Pradesh ,now the only active HF amateur radio operator in the state and exchanged report with him on air.On 7145kHz lsb,I heard VU3TQF & VU3OKB made brief QSO with VU2FRD from Bhubaneswar etc .
And interesting part of the this expedition in Nimatighat  on the concluding morning i.e.on November 29th..VU3TQF with his RAVIX made QSO with VU3OIP in Barpeta on 7070kHz and this is the best AM mode transmission of two amateur stations heard so far.Perhaps ideal location free from obstructions from the bank of the Brahmaputra might be the reason of such a good signal from Nimatighat with around 50W power.
Here is the audio clip link of the QSO of VU3TQF and VU3OIP on 7070kHz on A3E mode around 0821ist(0251utc) on November 29th.
And here is my rough notes(unedited version) of what I heard from Nimatighat. 
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Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun

Date:November 28,2021
0757ist 7070kHz lsb VU3TQF 59 VU3XBP 22....
0807ist 7070kHz lsb VU3YPB MO Nimatighat Jorhat VU3XBP
0836ist No copy of VU3WTS...from Titabar here @7070kHz lsb .....all Nimatighat Stations 59..but audio slightly distorted ..rough audio
0814ist 7070kHz lsb VU3HZT 59 from Naharlagun VU3YPB  MO 59 from Nimatighat... 
November 28 2021
1614ist 7070kHz lsb VU3HZT 59 from Naharlagun VU3YPB  MO 59 from Nimatighat...
1623ist VU2DBM 59 Blasting signal 

Monitor's Note:
VU2DBM from Guwahati with his Icom IC 7300 with 40mb Delta Loop
with barefoot.or ..with linear...full power 300W..my speaker overload..had to use manual ACG i.e. volume control on 7070kHz lsb.

All Nimatighat stations ..59...
1629ist VU3WTS 33...@7070kHz lsb....now

Date:November 29,2021
0751ist 
Heard strong signal from Nimatighat..VU3OKB..VU3TQF on test on 7070kHz lsb
0752ist On 7145kHz lsb VU3YSU VU2FRD S21HA..from Nimatighat standing by VU3TQF VU3OKB...
7070kHz lsb 0757ist(0227utc) 0814ist VU3YPB 59 VU3XBP 55
VU3ZRI 59 VU3TQF VU3OIP 56
0821ist 
Strong signal ...good audio of VU3TQF...on 7070kHz on A3E mode ..from Nimatighat with VU3OIP ..at Barpeta..just copied
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I hope next time they will be on air from Majuli,the largest river island in the world & also on air on the way to Majuli while on boat in the Brahmaputra.

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

Clase de emisión J3E de Puerto Rico Especial de radioaficionados III

J3E Signal From  Puerto Rico At Abhayapuri In This June(15th & 22nd)
Year Ending Amateur Radio  Special 2021 III

VU2OWB, OM Avijit Mondal from Khaspur , West Bengal,a ham friend of mine alerted me  about hearing strong signal of  WP3R OM Angle on 14200kHz usb from Puerto Rico in the morning perhaps during 2nd week of June .He did give calls but might be his signal did not reach WP3R in Puerto Rico.I kept monitoring this frequency 14200kHz usb.At first I thought my simple set up with long wire antenna and a Grundig Yacht Boy 80(described as useless by many BCDXERs), was not ideal set up to catch the signal from Puerto Rico.
But June 15th & 22nd(both days) , what happened on 14200kHz usb from 0200utc onwards for one and half hours was quite unbelievable.I heard extremely strong signal WP3R OM Angel from  Puerto Rico The signal strength of WP3R varied from time to time 59 to 33 and again picked up strength But most of the time it was 59 .And there were a few US based amateur stations operating from different locations of US with WP3R viz.K3LR perhaps operating from Ohio,K8CX ? etc  and a few South Amercian Stations might be on air but they were very weak here.And many Indian Stations viz VU3WEW OM Adi  from Kozhikode,VU3GDS OM Girish Doss from Bengaluru,VU2ELJ OM Sabu from Wayanad ,VU2OO from Guna,VU2YK OM Rahul Kapoor from  New Delhi,VU2ZKC OM Kuldeep from Rajasthan,VU2DED OM Ajay Gupta From New Delhi made QSO with WP3R & others,along wth a few Russian Stations plus A41LD OM Waleed from Muscat,Oman also made contact as far as I could recall.
Now a brief note on  WP3R, OM Angel M. Vazquez Jr..
He is now working as the head of telescope operations of  Arecibo Observatory.Arecibo in  Puerto Rico 
He has worked more than 40 years at the Arecibo Observatory including senior telescope operator, spectrum manager, PC systems administrator, and RFI manager.As per  info posted ,Dayton Hamvention  has  named WP3R as the Amateur Of The Year for 2021.
 He got his amateur license in 1993.After holding several callsigns for different categories of licenses, in 1997 he got this vanity callsign WP3R.  He also headed the moon bounce effort of the  Arecibo Observatory in 2010.He provided emergency communication support to the families everyday for several months  aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017 in Puerto Rico .He was named the Amateur of the Year in Puerto Rico in 2018 and also got the YASME Excellence Award in 2019.
 He likes to participate in conests and DXING.
WP3R might have used highly directional antenna to beam towards Indian Ocean,Arabic Ocean etc and power might be 1kW or above.
I guess he was operating from .Arecibo both days from his location(Grid Square FK68oj )

And my montoring condition was:
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun
I did recordings of the audio I heard and a few of selected audio files are shared here with slight details.
Frequency:14200kHz usb
(for all cases)

Date:June 15,2021
0232utc(0802ist) WP3R 59 in QSO with RA6LO(?) very very weak 22
Audio Link:
0235utc(0805ist) WP3R 59 in CQ Call
Audio Link:
0242utc(0812ist) WP3R 59 VU3WEW 33 another ham handle Jim very very weak 22
Audio Link:

Date:June 22,2021
0209utc(0739ist) WP3R ..with other ham called handle Madhu could not pick up his callsign,VU2YK OM Rahul breaking weak
Audio Link:
0321utc(0851ist) VU2ZKC  OM Kuldeep from Rajsthan WP3R weak ,VU2DED breaking,also VU2LAU From Shimoga,Karnataka(?)breaking
Audio Link:

To know more about Puerto Rico, please visit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico
And want to know more about its history,please visit
https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/island/history#!grid~~~random~1
https://www.britannica.com/place/Puerto-Rico/History

And I am searching the net, for more information about amateur radio activities in  Puerto Rico.

More such special reports/observations/monitoring infos etc soon.

Feliz año nuevo 2022
Nos vemos en 2022
73
VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Thursday, December 30, 2021

On December 30th On A Cloudy Cool Wet Morning On 40mb Amateur Band At Abhayapuri

 Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun

WX:Cloudy,Light rain in the early morning,very cool

Date:December 30,2021
7050kHz lsb from 0645ist(0115utc) very noisy ..copying some how VU2RZA & VU2JF to some extent..others no readibility...

0707ist(137utc) 7050kHz lsb audio link:
No other stations copied ....now on 7050kHz lsb only copied VU2RZA .to some extent..that is all about the glorious uncertainty HF propagation..like ..ODI cricket used to be called a glorious game of the. Uncertainty ...in 1980s..heard on radios  read...by me. In print media
There was minimum noise or little noise till yesterday but from today morning...now I am finding noise at higher level..

7070kHz lsb  
0751ist onwards  VU3WTS on CQ call 56
Monitor's Witty Note:
Earlier just before the CQ call heard tuning by whistling of romantic nature...!!!
0756ist onwards 
VU3WTS 59 VU3XBP 54 
0803ist
VU3WTS 59 VU3XBP 54 ...with QSB..
0815ist..VU3WTS 59 VU3OIP 53 to 33..VU3XBP 54..
0832ist onwards
VU3OIP  VU3YPB VU3XBP
Recorded audio link:
0835ist(0305utc) to 0842ist 
9N1CA 53 to 56 VU3BTP 53 to 56 VU2HW 33 22..
73
VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

40mb Band Amateur Radio Stations Heard In The Morning On December 29th

Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun

Date:December 29,2021
0743ist onwards upto 0745ist VU3WTS 59 VU3YPB 59..
VU3WTS operating with his linear and pumping around 35W.
Audio recording..@0744ist the audio link:
0749ist(0219utc)  VU2DED 53 55  VU2SMN?..22 VU2JF 56 A41LD 22 
VU2KTW 22  
9N1CA 53 QSK call heard  @0753ist (0223utc) & again heard at 0755ist ,again at 0757ist(0227ist) 56

7145kHz lsb
0801ist(0231utc) onwards on VU2SYD 33 with QSB 9N1CA 59..
7145kHz lsb 0809-0813ist
VU3HZT..VU3JXF..copied  but VU2SYD very weak...also the frequency..
0831ist(0301utc) 
VU2FRD VU2OWB 9N1CA VU3OIP
73
VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

On 40mb Amateur Band In The Morning On December 28th & December 29th

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Date:December 28,2021
7050kHz lsb  The Belgaum Net (with pre net session upto 0700isti.e.0130utc)..
0643ist(0113utc)onwards to 0726ist(0156utc)
VU2RZA 59 VU2JF 33 43 53..VU2KTW 22 VU2JRT 33 VU2KOC 22 VU3UKN no copy
VU2UBS 33 VU2MTW 33 VU2RTF no copy VU3TBU no copy
0711ist VU2CCK 58 with QSB VU2PNU 22
Others very weak copy...could not copy their callsigns too..
7145kHz lsb 0847ist(0317utc) to 0852ist onwards 
9N1CA 59 to 54 with QSB VU3OXN no copy VU3SAQ 53 to  33 VU2SYD 33 22..
7070kHz lsb
0733ist(0203utc) onwards   VU3WTS 57 VU3XBP 59 blasting signal
0743ist onwards VU3WTS 57 (on barefoot) VU3XBP 59 slight QSB..VU3OIP 59 with QSB
0757ist(0227utc)on 7070kHz lsb onwards
VU3HZT  59 with Icom IC 7300...for the first time
Audio link:
VU3XBP 59 VU3YPB 59 VU3OIP 59 VU3WTS 56 to 57 VU3OKB 43 33
0827ist (0257utc)onwards upto 0830ist  (0300)
7070kHz lsb VU3ZRI 56 VU3OKB 56..both with slight QSB...
...............................................
Date:December 27,2021
7050kHz lsb The Belgaum Net
0711ist (0141utc) 
VU2CCK 56 VU2PNU no copy
0713ist VU2JF 54 with QSB

7130kHz lsb  The Celestial Net/Rajkot Net
0716ist VU2JF 58 to 53 with QSB
VU2SMN 22
0720ist onwards VU2SMN 53 with QSB VU2RTF 22 
Monitored upto 0724ist(0154utc)
On 7130kHz lsb 0730ist (0200utc) onwards 
VU2JF 54 to 56 VU2DDE 54 with QSB VU2SMN 33 ..22

7145kHz lsb
0818ist(0248utc)
VU2OWB 59 with QSB VU3BTP 59 9N1CA 58 with QSB VU2FRD 59 VU2EHL no copy 
0734ist 7070kHz lsb VU3XBP 59 VU3YPB 59...
7070kHz lsb 0751ist onwards
 VU3WTS 55 53  with QSB VU3XBP 59 VU3YPB 59..
On  7145kHz lsb  0806ist
VU2FRD 59 VU2EVN 59
7070kHz lsb
 0810ist to ...0814ist
VU3WTS 54 to 56.....VU3ZRI 53 VU3XBP 59 VU3YPB 59

More Monitoring Reports etc soon.
73
VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

Morning 40mb Amateur Radio Log On Boxing Day

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Date:December 26,2021
7050kHz lsb on The Belgaum Net..
0654ist(0124utc)VU2RZA...59..as always..with VU3JTZ 22 VU2VMS VU2RTF no copy...VU2JF 43 33..VU2KOC? 22 
0701ist VU2XTO QSK 53
0702ist(0132utc) onwsrds  VU2RZA 59 VU2KTW no copy VU2ACK 22 VU2JF 53...
.others very very weak..no copy

On 7145kHz lsb 
0830ist(0300utc) onwards VU3ZHD 55 56 VU2FRD 59 VU3ZMV no copy VU3SAQ 22 11 VU3BTP 58 to 54 VU3NFF 58 
0851 ist(031utc)9N1CA 59 to 53 VU3YSU 53 ....
VU3BTP 58 to 55 VU2OWB 55 56...VU3SAQ 53  upto 0855ist(0325utc) 
7070kHz lsb
0728ist(0158utc)  VU3XBP VU3YPB both 59..blasting signal here at Abhayapuri

0752ist(0222utc)
VU3XBP VU3YPB...both 59 blasting signal...VU3WTS on barefoot now 53.. VU3OIP on 50W  59 to 55 with QSB ..copying perfectly..9N1CA 59 to 54...perfect copy with QSB...that was my reception assessment  on 7070kHz lsb 
0753ist.
Copied 9N1CA VU3OIP VU3XBP VU3YPB VU3WTS
0802ist(0232utc) onwards
VU3WTS 55...56...
VU3OIP 54..
0806ist(0236utc)
All within 15W...... what a coincidence
VU3OIP on 10W  VU3OKB on 15W  VU3WTS(6 to 7W)
All copied comfortably here at my place
Link to audio file 0806ist

0903ist(0333utc) t0 0913ist(0343utc):
VU2DBM 59 ......VU3YPB 59 with slight distorted audio ..sharp tone
VU2DBM operating from Guwahati   WIth 40mb Delta Loop Antenna  Icom IC 7300 with furuno linear amp @ 200W PEP VU3YPB also operating from Guwahati with Yaesu Rig horizontal dipole for 40mb 
 0903ist ...The audio link:

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

Barpeta,India -Istunmaki , Finland Connected via J3E Class Of Emission Year Ending Special 2021 On Amateur Radio II

 A Sunday Special Log from VU3OIP,Barpeta...
On 19th of the instant 
Barpeta to Istunmaki , Finland  on J3E ..
On the afternoon of December 19th(sunday)afternoon during 1320-1330 IST..VU3OIP,OM Sultan Saleh Ahmed from Barpeta(Grid Square:NL56mh)  made QSO with OH6RM OM Touko Kapanen(Grid square:KP32fp)  from Istunmaki Finland on 21265kHz usb.He was given 57 to 58..report & OH6RM received upto 59 by VU3OIP at his shack at.. Barpeta.. And he was transmitting with his Diamond WD330  broadband antenna  and was   using Yaesu  transceiver  powered by his new Lithium Ferrous Phosphate (12.8V,30Ah with 40A BMS) battery pack built on test.

My special to thanks VU3OIP for sharing the log and a few minutes of a  video clip of their QSO. And I feel very excited whenever an amateur station from my state ,Assam makes contact with overseas DX station.And if it is my nearest amateur station,just 33km away than it is really great feeling.
Here is the edited  audio version of the vedio clip link .of the QSO..listen how OH6RM described his country vis-a-vis India etc..

And I still remember listening to  YLE Radio Finland English on AM mode broadcasting from Helsinki im mid day time here for half an hour and heard numerous hours of transmissions and eventually YLE Radio Finland went off the air perhaps early 2000s..as far as .I could recall or might be by end of last century. Naturally I was delighted to hear that the  nearest active amateur station of my logged and established contact with Finland on J3E mode during afternoon and also now I could now well understand why Radio Finland used odd time higher frequency to push A3E signal to India during miday & early afternoon..
I also still remember I wanted to send reception reports to Radio Finland Helsinki postal address directly ..bought aerograms(very expensive by my standard) ..but due to lazy nature of mine.I could not send despite listening and noting down the required program and technical details needed for QSL Card response..And Radio Finland went off the air.The aerogram  still  in my files I guess...Hi Hi after two decades.
All India Radio Dibrugarh on 567kHz  in 1970s and 1980s used to receive reception reports from amateur radio operators of many European countries including Scandinavian countries perhaps including Finland and also from Holland. This was reported in a news item appeared in a Guwahati based English daily(several years back) reporting on AIR Dibrugarh marking an important anniversary.

I hope VU3OIP will log many rare and exotic DX amateur stations around the world and will firmly put Barpeta & his amateur station's name in the world of Amateur Radio.
73
VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Saturday, December 25, 2021

40mb Amateur Station Log For December 25th & December 24th

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Date:December 25,2021
7050kHz lsb 
0646ist VU2RZA 59 VU3BVN 22 VU3UKN 22

7130kHz lsb 0726ist(0156utc)
VU2JF 55 with QSB VU2UKC? no copy VU2SMN 22 

7145kHz lsb 
0727ist(0157utc)53...then 59 VU2FRD CQ call...0727ist VU2DGR  22 11 VU2FRD Icom IC710 with 200W approx with inverted V dipole with MFJ manual tuner
0734ist (0204utc)VU2FRD on CQ call 59
0735ist(0205utc) onwards VU2HW 33 22 with QSB  VU2FRD 59 another ham very very weak,
VU2GNA from Jalandhar ?Phagawara?,Punjab no copy  
0754ist VU3NFF 59 with distortion due to PTT related issue VU3OKT 53 to 56 VU2FRD 59
0817ist onwards VU2AES 59 ..later VU2OWB joined 59 on average
0824ist(0254utc) onwards VU3YSU 53 VU3BTP 59
Here is the audio recording link at 
0828ist(0258utc) VU2AES OM Anupam from Kolkata  VU3BTP OM Hursh from Bokaro Steal City..VU2FRD..OM Rajesh from Bhubuneswar

0832ist(0302utc) onwards VU3SAQ with slight distortion in his signal 53
0851ist onwards heard VU3JXF 55 VU3NFF 59 with slight problem in his audio sometime but less than earlier
0856ist(0326utc)onwards VU2SYD 33 22 
0901ist(0331utc) onwards for a while VU2AOR 55 to 59 

Date:December 24,2021
7050kHz lsb The Belgaum Net 
0704ist onwards VU2RZA 59 to 56 VU2JF 43 with QSB VU2SMN no copy  VU2UYC 11 VU2DOS 22 33 VU3JTZ from Hyderabad  22  VU2KTW from Mumbai 22(0709ist-0139utc)  VU2PNU no copy
VU2KOC not heard...
Very weak signals now difficult to copy...
Monitored upto 0716ist(0146utc)
7130kHz lsb 0736ist(0206utc)..
.9N1CA...VU2JF...& others 
Audio Link:
VU3XBP (From Guwahati) might have given breaking call with strong  signal on 7130kHz lsb ...0739ist...
On 7070kHz lsb 
0801ist(0231utc) VU3XBP 59 VU3YPB 59 VU3ZHD 55..
0814ist VU3WTS 22 VU3JXF 22 
0821ist onwards on 7070kHz lsb VU3YPB 59 VU3OKB 54 with QSB ..VU3JXF 22..VU3XBP 59...
On 7145kHz lsb from  0825ist(0255utc)
VU3ZHD 58 VU2FRD 59 VU2OWB 58...

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

My Reception Log On 40mb Amateur Band For December 23,2021

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Date:December 23,2021

7050kHz lsb The Belgaum Net
0655ist(0125utc) onwards 
VU2RZA 59 VU2JF 53 43  VU3DDE (?)no copy VU2MTW 33 VU2KOC no  copy 9N1CA 54 (0702ist 0132utc onwards) ...
0704ist(0134ist) VU2RZA 59 VU2PNU no copy VU2JF 43
0713ist (0143utc) VU2CCK From Chennai  QSK call 59...weak morse code heard also..
0716ist (0146utc) VU2CCK 58..
Other checkers very very weak copy..difficult to copy callsigns etc..but copied a few words ..
Audio file link:
0704ist(0134utc) 7050kHz lsb 

On 7130kHz lsb
0733ist(0203utc)..9N1CA 59 with QRM...VU3JTZ  VU2SMN...both very weak
The audio link:

On 7145kHz lsb
 0827ist(0257utc) to 0832ist (0302utc)
VU2FRD 59 VU3SAQ 33 22 9N1CA 59 to 55...QSB...VU2OWB 55 to 53 with QSB (0829ist.0259utc onwards)....
7145kHz lsb update..
0844ist(0312utc)Onwards. 
VU2FRD 59 VU3BTP 59  VU2OWB 54 ...VU2HW  33 22(0847ist 0317onwards) ..
VU2DLU 22 .. VU2OWB 59 @0852ist (0322utc)

On 7070kHz lsb
Our Hams Of Assam State( members hams of Amateur Radio Society Of Assam) usually Joins there in the morning
0811ist(0241utc)
VU3XBP 59 QSB  VU3ZRI..43 33 QSB   
0813ist VU3ZRI. Now 56 to 58
0820ist onwards .for a few minutes
VU3OKB 55.to 53 with QSB...VU3ZRI 53 to 58 with QSB...VU3XBP 59..

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

My Reception Log On 40mb Amateur Band For December 22,2021

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Date:December 22,2021
The Belgaum Net 7050kHz lsb
0701ist(0130utc) VU2CCK 59 QSK Call
0701ist(0131utc) onwards several ARs  VU2RZA 59 
0705ist (0135utc) 9N1CA 59 
0706ist VU2JF 59
VU2PNU no copy VU2KOC no copy 
No copy of others..very weak copy also of a few checkers .CW breaking & checkings also heard 
Monitored upto 0718ist(0138utc)

On 7145kHz lsb
0721ist (0151utc) onwards 
9N1CA 59  slight QSB  9N1HA 56 to 53  with QSB..OM Suresh from Kathmandu
VU2EMR 33
Audio file link recorded at 0721ist (0151utc):

Audio file link recorded at 0722ist(0152utc):(9N1CA 9N1HA VU2EMR on air)

Monitor's Note:
It is great to hear two Nepalese amateur stations  9N1CA from Palpa & 9N1HA from Kathamandu in QSO with each other &  ...after long time heard together after in 2018 on 7070kHz lsb , when I heard them were in QSO for the first time with our ham members of Amateur Radio Society of Assam(ARSA)
 0729ist (0159utc) 9N1CA QSA drops to 53 43..now again picks up strength upto 59.....again drops to 53..at 0731ist(0201utc) heard breaking call..53 also

On 7070kHz lsb 
0740ist VU3XBP CQ call 59...blasting signal heard 
0747ist  VU3OIP on CQ call 59..
0811 ist onwards
VU3HZT 59 VU3ZRI 58 to 54 VU3OKB 56 to 53 with QSB (0816ist)
0822ist onwards VU3OIP 59...
0837ist on 7070kHz lsb ..VU3OIP VU3HZT
Audio Link:

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

A Few BC Stations Heard Recently..

Here is a few monitoring observations which I had done recently both shortwave and medium wave.

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multistranded 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:December 23,2021

1.Radio Thailand World Service English:
0014-0030utc 13750kHz Udorn,Thailand(250kW)
Strong signal,no signal with carrier went off for change of antennas or transmitter etc for a few seconds around 0030utc,signal came back,but Thai language programs on air,this is happening for a few months now I think  for next half hour upto end of transmission
News & current affairs reports,promos,business news etc
The link to the audio file recorded around 0026utc:

2.Radio Japan NHK World Hindi
0101-0119utc 6155kHz via Tashkent-Uzbekistan(100kW)
The signal strength was good
Japanese Teaching Program,music-song,promo
The audio recorded around at :

3.Radio New Zealand(RNZ) Pacific English
1057-1113utc 11725kHz Rangitaiki,New Zealand(500kW?)
The signal strength was good,slight interference from a broadcasting station from 11720kHz as a form of side band splatter,slight fading,overall reception good
Music,annoucements,news,feature program
The audio recorded around at 1107utc:

Date:December 22,2021

1.Radio Japan NHK World Bengali
1301-1329utc 5895kHz via Tashkent-Uzbekistan(100kW)
The signal strength was good,slight interference as sideband splatter,slight noise & fading sometimes,overall reception good
News,feature program
Here is the audio recorded around 1307utc
2.BBC Bengali Service
1330-1353utc 11750kHz A'Seela-Oman(250kW)
News,Current affair reports,sports news,social media feedbacks etc

3.Radio Nepal Kathmandu On Medium Wave
1404-1428utc 792kHz Kathmandu 100kW
The signal strength was good,slight fading from time to time as the case with medium wave,slight co-channel interferece weak sometime,slight noise,overall good reception
Promo,news in Nepali,promos etc news in English,music feature program
Here is the audio recorded of Radio Nepal around 1404utc:

4.Radio Japan NHK World Hindi
1430-1500utc 15720kHz Madagascar(250kW)
The signal strength was good,no interference,slight noise,slight fading,overall reception was good
News,Japanese Language Learning Program-music etc
The link to the audio file recorded at 1440utc:

5.Voice Of America(VOA) English To Africa
1500-1559utc 15580kHz Moepeng Hills,Bostswana?(100kW)?
Good signal,slight noise & fading,overall reception was good
News,Border Crossings with Larry London(1504utc onwards)
Here is the link to the audio recorded around 1529utc:

5.Radio Voice Of Vietnam English
1600-1623utc 7220kHz Sontay-Vietnam(100kW)
The signal strength was good,slight interference as a form of sideband splatter very weak.from a radio station broadcasting on  7215kHz.during later part of the transmission,
Station Music,station Idd announcements etc,news,current affairs reports,Letter Box Program(1616utc)-Listeners correspondence read from around the world, vietanmese song aired
The audio files links ..
first:  at 1600utc:
and at 1616utc

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



Tuesday, December 21, 2021

This Morning On 40mb Amateur Stations's Log

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Date:December 21,2021

7050kHz lsb The Belgaum Net 
0704ist (0134utc) on 7050kHz lsb The Belgaum Net ..the only 59 copy VU2RZA
Here is the audio recorded at 0704ist(0134utc) of VU2RZA on air

VU2JF 54 around 0705ist:
VU2PNU no copy...others too weak.to copy

7130kHz lsb The Celestial Net:
0742ist(0212utc) VU2DED 55 QSK call VU2SMN? 22..others not copied
0744ist (0214ist) onwards  VU2DED 59..to..56

7145kHz lsb
0749ist(0219utc) onwards 9N1CA 58  to 56..VU3YSU 54...
Signal of both 9N1CA & VU3YSU. Both going up & down..but copying comfortablely

On 7070kHz lsb 
0800ist onwards 
heard VU3XBP 59 VU3OKB 43...
0812ist onwards VU3YPB 59 VU3OKB 33 43....
0816ist VU3WTS 33 22 
0817ist on 7070kHz lsb
VU3OKB 43 VU3WTS33 22 VU3YPB 59
On7145kHz lsb 0836ist(0306utc)onwards
VU2FRD 59 VU2OWB 53 9N1CA 56 to  53 VU3SAQ  22 VU3JXF 56 to 54
VU3ONX No copy..
0853ist(0321utc).. onwards
.VU2NIL 53 QSB slight 9N1CA 56 to 53  VU3ONX no copy @0856ist ..(0326utc)
Monitored upto 0901ist(0331utc)

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

Flash Back 2021 Special Year Ending Special I

J3E Signal From Nepal,Both Sides Of Bengal VU & S21 On 80m

It has been great pleasure to interact with a few fellow on hams VU2OWB OM Avijit Mandal from Khaspur,West Bengal and  9N1CA,OM Arun Kumar Singh from Tansen,Nepal and to be part of their 80m reception test transmission from their respective amateur stations's locations in November this year.

All Monitorings were under this following working condition
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Date:November 17,2021 
On 3600kHz lsb
Heard CQ call of 9N1CA  53 ...1432utc then 1435utc 55....later once 58..then..
around 1438utc 9N1CA on CQ cal on l 3600kHz lsb recording link:
And this is the best reception heard so far on 80mb by any amateur station I heard so far.
Earlier VU3OIP from Barpeta 33km approx aerial distance may be less than that from my location, a few years back tested on 3555kHz lsb in the morning, though I could copy him every time but reception was very noisy and the signal strength was fair to poor.Earlier once I could copy CQ call of VU2OWB perhaps last year on 3600kHz 53 in the evening.

On November 19 2021 
3600kHz lsb CQ Call Test 9N1CA 2000ist(1430utc)
Two Reports from Assam India
At Abhyapuri ..at my location
Signal very weak
very noisy ..very difficult copy a few words of the call on 3600kHz lsb

And 2nd report from Assam India...
A new ham.from Sarupathar (in Eastern Assam,in Golaghat District) VU2EHJ OB Anupam Saikia, at my request monitored 9N1CA's CQ call test on 3600kHz lsb ...in his 20mb  EFHW  antenna with  Hackrf one SDR...copied his signal though weak.
He recorded also the audio.And here is the link of that.
And thanks to VU2EHJ for the monitoring that frequency.
Monitor's Note:
VU2EHJ is working on his SDR transreceiver and likely to be on air with J3E class of emmission soon.He sent morse code signal from his self assembled  QRP transmitter and his signal was received in Guwahati also on 7070kHz.

Date:November 23,2021
1934ist 3645kHz lsb heard VU2OWB's CQ call 43 noisy...copied VU2OWB no copy of S21HA
Date:November 27,2021
On 3650kHz lsb 
0843ist  S21HA  heavier voice 53..then heard distorted audio..
0846ist VU2OWB on CQ call 53
S21HA was testing his improvised BITX for 80m perhaps in tuning stage.

More year ending special reports soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

Reception Log Of 40mb Of Amateur Stations 20th of the instant in the morning

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multistranded wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Date:December 20,2021

The Belgaum Net 7050kHz lsb
from 0655ist (0125utc)..
VU2RZA from Chennai only strongest consistent  QSA  station heard over several ARs..59 
VU2YC 22 VU2KOC 22 others very very weak to no copy
VU2RZA on 7050kHz lsb 0704ist
VU2PNU 11...rather.no copy
0711ist(0141utc) VU2JF 56
0714ist (0144utc) VU2CCK 55

7145kHz lsb 
0756ist (0226utc) onwardsVU3ZHD from Dumka India 9N1CA from (Tansen) Nepal..both 59 on average with QSB from time to time...

7070kHz lsb 
0802ist onwardsVU3WTS 33 32 with QSB  VU3YPB 59 ..VU3XBP 59 ...0805ist
0814ist onwards for two minutes..VU3YPB 59 VU3OIP 59..
On 7145kHz lsb 
0817ist (0247utc) onwards VU2FRD 59..VU3ZHD 55 56 ...VU2XH 53 @0819ist (0249utc)...54 later

7070kHz lsb 
0837ist(0307utc) 9N1CA 59 to 56 ..53..VU3OIP 33 22...upto 0841ist(0311utc)
VU3OIP located 33km approx..away aerial distance from my place..in near skip with now...
Earlier heard him with 59 report on the same frequency Hi Hi!!

Latest Update on 7145kHz lsb 
0846ist(0316utc) onwards upto 0915 ist(0345utc)
VU3ZHD 59 to 56 VU3BTP 59 9N1CA 59 with QSB  VU3YSU 33  43 VU2OWB 56 with QSB , VU3JXF 56 to 59 
VU2DLU 22 VU2NIL 55 56

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

Saturday, December 18, 2021

All India Radio(AIR) External Service In Nepali On 15030kHz

Here is a reception update cum monitoring observation on All India Radio(AIR) External Service In Nepali Language via Super Power  Transmitter Site Of Bengaluru(500kW) on 15030kHz from 0400-0500utc.

My working condition
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multistranded Cu .75sq mm Wire(Approx)
with coaxial cable  lead in

Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East
Grid square:NL56hi

For December 15,2021
Part I
0405-0426utc on 15030kHz SINPO 55555
Strong signal ,no noise,no interference,no fading as such,
Yesterday ,I found the audio slightly overmodulated type,but today it was not as such as per my observation,please check others's reports also.
0405utc news presented by lady
0414utc News headlines, end of news,promo on AIR Ext Nepali,station Idd announcement by male voice,News Commentary-Indian Armed forces contribution in Bangladesh Liberation War
The link to the audio recorded around 0414utc:
0422utc Male voice..announced about next program -Nepali songs..song by Laxmi Thapa..(lady)
.0426utc.male voice announced next song on air by  Gayatri Sharma (lady)..audio intensity low..
Part II
0442-0500utc on 15030kHz SINPO 55545
slight fading sometimes ,otherwise excellent reception
0442utc st idd ann by male voice, announced about Gazal Program, Pankaj Udas song aired,next Gazal by Ms Begum..(YL)0454utc last gazal by Jagjit Singh..0459utc end of trax announcemrnts etc song continued for a few seconds carrier went off 0500utc.
The link to the audio file recorded around 0459utc

For December 14,2021
0433 to 0500utc on 15030kHz 55545
The signal strength was strong,no noise,no interference,slight fading,overall reception excellent
The audio was slight rough, might be slightly over modulated,but no problem in copying
0433utc:Nepali songs on air
The link to the audio recorded around 0433utc:
0438utc annoucement by  lady ..singer next song
0443utc Male singer song
0445utc:MusicPromo In English on AIR Nepali etc,then lady voice announcement about Quabli Program,after three Quabli two by NFA Khan other a different.singer trx. ended with concluding annoucement etc by lady host...carrier went off at  0500utc..
The link to the audio file recorded around 0445utc:
And special thanks to Jose Jacob(VU2JOS),Hyderabad for his alert post on it.
73 for the time being,
Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)
Abhayapuri(Assam) (India)

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

New Horizon Special Amateur Radio News Bulletin Compiled By VU3WTI,Special Release

Highlights of My Monitoring From Past Months:
All Monitorings was under this following working condition:
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multi strand wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted with a balun.
Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Heard On Air After a long break:
On August 22nd, after a long break , heard VU3NFF OM Sanjay Gautam from Patna on 7145kHz lsb in the morning ,once a regular on air from Patana on 40m both on 7145kHz and also on 7070kHz.
On October 24th.,VU2EVN.OM Samar Kr. Biswas was heard on air on 7145kHz in the morning this time from Agartala.He was regularly operating from Kolkata earlier but due to change of MQTH and became on air first time from Agartala on 40mb.Later he also joined 7070kHz lsb.
VU2KPH,OM Krisha Prasad Rana,from Muzaffarpur Bihar was heard  on air after a long break on 40mb from last week of October for a several weeks in the morning.In fact, he was testing a transreceiver of another ham for several weeks on 40mb and 20mb bands etc.

Special Logs:
Date:November 13,2021
1151utc onwards  14220kHz usb VU2BQF 56 OM Prabir from New Delhi  good audio..otherside  a Pakistani ham from Karachi very weak AP2MS OM Salman .1726utc VU2KD 59 OM Md. Safi New Delhi  QSB ....AP2MS 33 22 with QSB slight
MONITOR'S NOTE(Khas Tippany):
This  was the first time I heard a Pakistani Ham's signal,though signal was very weak as I was listening via ear piece I could copy a few words ...Karchi his callsign parts etc

Date:November 23,2021
1806ist(1236utc) 7150kHz lsb..JA5WNH OM Tosi..56 to 59 ...making QSOs calling beaming  to Indian Ocean ..1808ist (1238utc)..another station heard YC1MOT? Weak..another 4G1MR...no copy..a Bravo station calling in back ground...B18FRF?..weak

Date:November 24,2021
0824ist onwards7070kHz lsb VU3YPB 59 VU2ABE OM ABIE Alexander from Shillong 33 with QSB...VU3ZRI 59..VU3HZT 59@0831ist 59

MONITOR'S NOTE(Khas Tippany):
I was very excited to hear the signal of VU2ABE(AB1F ) OM Abie Alexander operating from Shillong , a one of the senior most ham, perhaps the first ham to be on air from Meghalaya, the North Eastern State of India.He sat for ASOC Exam at Wireless Monitoring Station(WMS),Shillong along with late Ranjit Chaliha(VU2RCH) of Nagaon in 1982.He developed a good friendship with VU2RCH.Now he was a banker by profession and now works in a Missionary Organisation.As info posted on a twitter handle by someonehe will be active from Shillong during November 6-December 18th on 40,20,15 & 10m bands. QSL will be available  as per usual processes viz home call,director bureau and he will also upload his logs to eQSL,QRZ etc as per the post

Special Updates:Better Late To Share  Than Never 
On November 20, 2021
VHF long distance update....West Bengal
My ham friend VU2OWB, handle Avijit Mandal from Khaspur in Nadia District now is regularly accessing at night  Kolkata Repeater BARS Net , aerial distance 130-150km ..may be less..signals from Kolkata also strong as per audio files sent to me.He is using Yaesu  base station with diamond ground plane antenna CP22E.
Date:October 21,2021
And update from VU2OWB..
VU2OWB from his QTH at  Khaspur Nadia District West Bengal heard a Citizen Band(CB) Station calling around  1659ist on 
27555kHz usb on the International CB radio calling frequency,very weak signal.And he also heard earlier CB Stations's  transmission at his location.
And I later found on the net that  26.285kHz is  another such frequency for CB.

Now,I like to share a few amateur radio activities related items with you from November.

Amateurs On Air  On The Bank Of The Brahmaputra:
A group of amateur radio operators from Guwahati went for a three days demonostration cum amateur radio expedition from the bank of The Brahmaputra  at the Nimati Ghat,Near Jorhat Town in Eastern Assam on November 27th (afternoon) to November 29th (morning) under a NGO program.They were on air mainly on 7070kHz lsb , 7145kHz lsb on 40mb from near total noise free area and operated on battery recharged on solar panel.They had also listening experience on 20mb and 80mb.A detail monitoring reports related to their transmissions etc will be posted separately on my blog.

ASOC Exam arranged by ARSA with help of  Royal Global University(RGU)  Guwahati:
Amateur Station Operators's Certificate(ASOC) Exam arranged by Amateur Radio Society Of Assam(ARSA) (HQ:Guwahati) was held  at RGU,Guwahati Campus near ISBT,Guwahati on November 14th,conducted by Wireless Monitoring Station(WMS),Dibrugarh.And as per statement released from ARSA ,28 candidates appeared in total and amongst them 5 candidates  appeared in General Grade and rest of them in Restricted Grade.Also the results was declared within  two weeks and 3 candidates who are also restricted grade passed the General Grade Exam and 11 candidates passed the Restricted Grade.And this is the 2nd time that ASOC Exam has been arranged by ARSA and the first ASOC Exam arranged by ARSA was on January 13th of 2019 ,at CINCAD Chandmari,Guwahati.

Monitor's Note:I also sat for that examination for RG Grade and passed the exam.

More Editions of New Horizon with monitoring updates/observations etc soon.
73
VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma )
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Monitoring On The Native Frequency 7070kHz lsb Guwahati With Near Total Skip For Three Consecutive Days

 Hello!! All OMs, SWLS and YLs if any..!!
This is VU3WTI on monitoring mode from my QTH in Western Assam .

Here  is a monitoring report for on 7070kHz lsb (on J3E emission ) the native frequency where all ham members of ARSA(Amateur Radio Society Of Assam) joins in the morning for QSOs or you may call rag chewing net session.Actually, most of the hams of Assam active on air on HF from Guwahati.But for three days ,Guwahati is in near total skip with my place,Abhayapuri just 107km approx. aerial distance.
The WX was same here for three days  ..sunshine,almost clear sky,pale morning sunshine, temperature around 19°C in the morning.
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy  80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire 75ft L 33ft H .75sq mm copper multi strand wire 
end feeded with coaxial cable RG 6 &  
connected to RX with a splitter box fitted balun.

Place Of Monitoring:
Abhayapuri in Western Assam, India
Grid square:NL56hi

Frequency:7070kHz lsb

Date:December 11,2021
0735ist(0207utc) onwards
VU3XBP very very weak VU3YPB 33 22 ..with occasional co-channel QRM..VU3XBP OM Bhagaban Barman & VU3YPB OM Paresh Brahma operating from.Guwahati.
From 0743ist (0213utc)onwards VU3JXF 59...from Kolkata ,the audio of VU3JXF severely distorted from 0746ist (0216utc),
VU2DLU 43 on 7070kHz lsb..VU3YPB 43 QSB VU3XBP 22
0805ist onwards
Very weak signal ...on 7070kHz lsb..QRM from unham fishing station...VU2DLU 43 VU3YPB 43 VU3XBP 22 

Date:December 10,2021
0730ist (0200utc) onwards VU3XBP 33 22 with QSB difficult to copy VU3YPB 33 43 with QSB...9N1CA 56 to 59...with QSB..
VU3YPB & VU3XBP  both operating from Guwahati 107km approx. Aerial distance from my location Abhayapuri..(all in Assam) 9N1CA is operating  from Tansen,Palpa,Nepal ..
0742ist (0212utc) 7070kHz lsb 9N1CA VU3YPB
0746ist
Heard VU3HZT 56 breaking @7070kHz lsb
No copy of VU3OKB,OM Pintu Sarkar also operating from Guwahati here!!!
Very very weak signal on 7070kHz lsb difficult to copy...perhaps VU3XBP VU3YPB...VU3OKB...
VU2TKG? OM Anirudh Sharma  On air from Guwahati..I guessed very weak copy...just copied VU3HZT 56 to 58 @0808ist on 7070kHz lsb

Date:December 9,2021
7070kHz lsb the native frequency 0733ist (0203utc) for a few minutes 
very very weak copy of VU3XBP & VU3YPB.....22...just copied a few words..
0757ist(0257utc ) onwards 
Still very weak...signal from Guwhati ..now on 7070kHz lsb VU3XBP 22 VU3YPB  33 with QSB both 
7070kHz lsb 0800ist(0230utc) onwards 
VU3JXF From Kolkata region  59 to 56 with QSB...stations from Guwahati VU3XBP & VU3YPB  both 22.33..9N1CA OM Arun 33  with QSB on mobile operation ,sometimes not copied 
0814ist(0244utc)
Not copied VU3OKB at all...all Guwahati stations in skip copying somehow VU3YPB only 33.

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


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A Few General Observations On B21 Season

 Hello DXERS!!
I am very glad to post a few general observations of this  B21 season  of international broadcasting after a break of several weeks  as observed here at my place.
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT: 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 
Multistranded 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

Radio Romania International(RRI) English  In B21 Season
0100-0156utc 7325kHz Via Galbeni(300kW)
Beam to North Amercia East Coast
Like previous several  winter seasons, this transmission is well heard  here at my place though target area is different.I, sometime, wonder what is the reason behind it as other transmissions beam to different parts not audible but this transmission in winter season with same frequnecy and time has given us consistent good reception.And it is to be noted RRI's Spanish transmission from 0000-0056utc on 7325kHz has been also giving excellent reception here.
Here is an audio clip link  recorded by me on December 5th Of RRI English on 7325kHz at 0107utc:

0400-0456utc on 11790kHz Via Galbeni,Romania(300kW)  Beam To India
I am sorry to inform right from the first day of B21 season i.e.from October 31st, no trace of signal of RRI English heard on that frequency.

0630-0656utc on 11780kHz (Via Galbeni) 21470kHz(via Tinganesti)  both 300kW
17780kHz Beam to Australia
The signal strength usually strong,with slight noise and fading sometimes.
Here is the link to the audio file recorded on December 3rd of RRI English on 17780kHz around 0631utc:






(A QSL Card(scanned version both sides) From RRI English on this transmission on same frequency way back in 2006 featuring Railways in Romania and this card featuring The Royal Train-dinning carriage.)

and on 21470kHz during 0630-0656utc  nothing audible at all of RRI-English.


Radio Voice Of Mongolia (VOM)English Service 
0900-0930kHz 12085kHz Ulan Bator,250kW
The same old story of moderate to strong interference as a form of side band splatter from a broadcasting station broadcasting on 12080kHz,and very difficult to copy the audio of VOM English on 12085kHz for several seasons now.I think they should move upwards the frequency to 12100kHz or any other frequency which will free from such interference.
Here is the audio link recorded on December 3rd of VOM English on 12085kHz around 0904utc:

Radio Japan NHK World Hindi: 
0059-0119utc 6155kHz via Tashkent,Uzbekistan(100kW)
There has been good reception overall of this morning repeat transmission of Radio Japan Hindi feature programs of previous day transmission.
Here is the link to the audio clip recorded on December 3rd on 6155kHz around 0117utc:
https://app.box.com/s/wfs1szfypbq7gwszhu4yh8yfm2hziv62

Radio Japan NHK World Bengali
1300-1329utc 5895kHz via Tashkent,Uzbekistan(100kW)
Contrary to my initial apprehension, Radio Japan Bengali's reception has been good overall on that frequency this B21 season right from October 31st i.e. very first day of B21 season as per my observations from time to time.
Here is the audio link recorded around 1317utc on 6155kHz on December 5th.
https://app.box.com/s/dmuuicdx2lqym1wduaokhzn8a6xmg31q


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