By Indian Air force Fighter In The Sky
With Best Wishes
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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Friday, November 24, 2023
High In The Sky
BBC World Service English Update
BBC World Service English In The Morning 0100-0200utc:
Acting on a tip from Jose Jacob(VU2JOS) from Hyderabad,I also observed this morning (November 24th) BBCWS English has moved to 6035kHz during 0100-0200utc replacing 5875kHz.There was nothing audible on 5875kHz during that time slot.I think 5875kHz was from Uzbekistan Relay from 0000-0200utc.It is be monitored whether 6035kHz replaced 5875kHz for entire 0000-0200utc.
From the audio tone(modulation) quality , it appears to me, it is from Uzbekistan relay.There was slight noise there with audio.
Here is the audio file link recorded around 0122utc on 6035kHz.
And on the parallel 7430kHz (via Oman) during 0100-0200utc,though it was previouly strong signal strength no noise etc there, today(i.e.on November 24th), I observed noise plus co-channel interference, but due to stronger signal strength the audio could be copied comfortably.
Here is the link to the audio file recorded around 0146utc of BBCWS on 7430kHz this morning.
https://app.box.com/s/jrqg0cvnz04vzf8l3y5boi6ia8rvu270
Thanks VU2JOS for his alert message.
For monitoring,I used both my Grundig YB 400 & 80 with my 40/20mb Inverted V centre feed dipole.But the audio files I recorded from my Grundig YB 400.
Thanks VU2JOS for his alert message.
For monitoring,I used both my Grundig YB 400 & 80 with my 40/20mb Inverted V centre feed dipole.But the audio files I recorded from my Grundig YB 400.
More observations/monitoring reports etc from time to time.
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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)
7050 & 7145kHz lsb At The Morning
(WTI/MR/B23/9/24-11-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
Ext Antenna:Inverted V Dipole Centre Feed 40/20mb
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale etc.
Monitor's special note (Khas Tippany HI HI)has been highlighted.
Wide Angle View Of My Inverted V Centre Feed Point 40/20mb Dipole
Photo:Nilay Sarma
Date:November 24,2023
7050kHz lsb
(Warming Up Session Of The Hambel Belgaum Net)
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
(All others working parameters same)
Slighty noisy than usual
0623ist(0053utc)> a very weak signal of an amateur station ,difficult to copy VU2OBR?
0625ist>VU2RZA(Chennai) 55 to 53,VU2OBR? 22,VU2FKV(?) no copy,VU3?EDH no copy,VU3MES no copy,VU3TBU no copy,
VU3EDH(Warangal) 22(0630ist>),
0632ist> noise gone,VU2RZA 59,VU3EDH 43,VU2TBU still no copy(0635ist>),very very weak signals heard no copy as such for sometime
0638ist>VU2RZA 59,VU2ACK(Belgaum) 22,VU3UKN(Chennai) no copy,VU3WJR no copy(0641ist>),VU2RZA 59 slight QSB,VU2ACK 22 11,no copy of VU2MZT,VU?DWN etc no copy,
0648ist>VU2RZA 59,all others either very very weak or no copy at all,very very weak difficult copy of 4S6RYD(Colombo)(0649ist),
ended my monitoring around 0653ist on 7050kHz lsb
7145kHz lsb
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
(All others working parameters same)
0837ist(0307utc)>VU2DBM (Guwahati) 59+,9N1CA (Nepal) 55 to 58
One to one QSO ended around 0850ist(0320utc),at the end 9N1CA gave a general call
Besides all the stations mentioned in the report,there might be a few stations,I forgot to mention & also a few stations I could not copy at all,all these logs were a rough diary of what I heard.There might be some errors here and there.
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
7050kHz lsb At Abhayapuri On 22nd Instant Morning
(WTI/MR/B23/8/22-11-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Ext Antenna:Inverted V Dipole Centre Feed 40/20mb
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale etc.
Monitor's special note (Khas Tippany HI HI)has been highlighted
Date:November 22,2023
7050kHz lsb
(Warming Up Session Of The Hambel Belgaum Net)
0618ist(0058utc)>VU2RZA(Chennai) 59 to 56,VU2RTF(Coimbature) 53,
0622ist>VU2JF(Rajkot) 56 slight QSB,VU2RTF 53 QSB...,VU2RZA 59
0623ist>VU2FFU(Vishakhapattannam) 54 breaking,VU2JF 56 QSB,VU2RTF 53 QSB,VU2RZA 59 QSB,VU2FFU(0625ist>) 53 QSB,VU2RZA 59
0628ist>VU2RTF 53,another station very weak..difficult copy..VU3ZMV?,VU3UEL no copy,VU2FFU 54,VU2JF 59(Blasting signal from VU2JF heard around 0628ist),VU3ZMV (Hyderabad) 33(0629ist)>,VU2RTF 53,VU3XYU(?) No copy,VU2FFU ,VU3EDH 43,VU2RTF 53,VU3TBU (? )22,(0631ist>),VU3MES 53(0632ist),VU3KBU(Varoda) 54(0633ist)4S6RA? No copy,
0635ist>VU2FFU 54,VU2RTF 53,VU2PNU no copy,other stations very very weak to not audible at all,
0637ist>VU2RZA 59 QSB,noise became higher,VU2KTW(Mumbai) 33(@0639ist),VU3ZMV 33,VU?FKV? no copy(0641ist)
Besides all the stations mentioned in the report,there might be a few stations,I forgot to mention & also a few stations I could not copy at all,all these logs were a rough diary of what I heard.There might be some errors here and there.
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
7145 & 7070kHz lsb On Last Sunday Morning At Abhayapuri
(WTI/MR/B23/7/19-11-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Ext Antenna:Inverted V Dipole Centre Feed 40/20mb
WX:Clear sky,bright sunshine,getting cooler & cooler,slight to moderate wind
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale etc.
Monitor's special note (Khas Tippany HI HI)has been highlighted
Date:November 19,2023
7145kHz lsb
0745ist(0215utc)>VU3HQP(Agartala) 59,9N1CA (Nepal)59 QSB,
0750ist>9N1CA on CQ call 59
S21HA(Iswarde,Bangladesh) 54 breaking etc,
0752ist>9N1CA 59,S21HA 54,VU3BTP(Bokaro Steel City) joining 59
7070kHz lsb
0755ist(0225utc)>VU2DBM(Guwahati) 59+ on CQ Call for sometime
0759ist>VU2DBM 59+,VU2EII (Seppa,Arunachal Pradesh) operating portable(PO) 59
0812ist>VU2YPB(Guwahati) joining 59,VU2DBM 59+,VU2EII 59
0823ist>VU2EII 59,VU2YPB 59 QSB,VU2DBM 59+
0834ist>VU2EII 59,VU2DBM 59+,VU2YPB 59
0840ist>VU2DBM 59+,VU2YPB 59 QSB
0845ist>VU2YPB 59,VU2DBM 59+
0849ist>VU3OIP(Barpeta) 59 QSB,VU2DBM 59+
0858ist>VU3OIP 59 QSB,VU2DBM 59+
Little noise
0915ist>VU2DBM 59+ ,VU3OIP 59 to 56 QSB
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
7050kHz lsb Report
(WTI/MR/B23/6/19-11-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Ext Antenna:Inverted V Dipole Centre Feed 40/20mb
WX:Clear sky,bright sunshine,getting cooler & cooler,slight to moderate wind
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale etc.
Date:November 19,2023
7050kHz lsb
(Warming Up Session Of The Hambel Belgaum Net)
0623ist(0053utc)>VU2RZA (Chennai) 59,VU2DOS 33 22,VU2JF(Rajkot) 54 QSB(0625ist>),VU2DOS 33 QSB difficult to copy,VU2RZA 59(0627ist>),VU2JF 54 QSB,breaking signal heard of VU2TUM(New Delhi) 43,VU3OKT ? breaking call heard weak,VU2MNX (NOIDA?) no copy,VU2TUM 43,
0633ist>VU2RZA 59,VU3MES 53,VU2TUM 43,
0634ist>VU2TBU no copy,slight increase of noise level observed,VU2RZA 59,VU2TUM 53,VU3MES 53,VU?FKV no copy,
0638ist>noise level decreased,VU2RZA still 59,VU3LGT(Asansol) 56,others not copied
0643ist>VU2JFA 53 with breaking of signal
0644ist>VU2KOC 33 QSB,VU2RZA 59,VU3ANY? no copy,
0647ist>VU3BTP(Bokaro Steel City) breaking 59,VU2RZA 59 QSB,VU3BTP 59 QSB,4S6RAV no copy,
0651ist>VU?SBU 33,VU2SMN (Kolhapur) 22,VU2RZA 59,others no copy,
VU2KOC (Belgaum) 22(0654ist),
0656ist>VU3BTP 59,VU2RZA 59 QSB,VU2ACK(Belgaum) no copy,VU2JF 54,VU2RCT(Mangalore?) 22,
0658ist>VU2KOC 33 QSB
0700ist> VU3BTP 59,VU2RZA 59 QSB..
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Friday, November 17, 2023
From Abhayapuri With Monitoring Reports...
(WTI/MR/B23/5/16-11-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Ext Antenna:Inverted V Dipole Centre Feed 40mb
WX:Clear sky,bright sunshine,getting cooler & cooler,slight to moderate wind
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale etc.
Inverted V 40/20mb Centre Feed Dipole(From Front)
One Side(Northern)
The other Side(Southern)
Date:November 16,2023
7050kHz lsb
(The Hambel Belgaum Net Warm Up Session)
(The Hambel Belgaum Net Warm Up Session)
0634ist(0104utc) > VU2RZA 59,VU2RTF 43 QSB,another ham heard 43,VU3LGT(Asansol) 59 breaking, no copy of 4S6CPT,VU?MMX no copy,other stations heard,
0638ist>VU2PNU(Belgaum) 33,
0639ist>VU2JF(Rajkot) 33,VU2RZA 59,VU2PNU 33 43(@0640ist),VU2RZA 59 QSB,no copy of VU3TBU ,VU?KDS,4S6CPT..VU?GUM..etc
0644ist>VU2RZA 59,VU3UCR 33 22
0646ist>VU2RZA 59+,VU2FFU(Vishakhapattanam) 53 QSB,VU2KOC(Belgaum) 33 43,VU2?EFN(@0650ist> 53 54,VU2RZA 59+,others no copy viz VU2EHR from Hyderabad,VU2SMN(Kolhapur),VU?MDO(?) no copy
0653ist>VU3DVA 22,VU2RZA 59,VU2SPF 22
0655ist>VU2RZA 59 QSB,no copy of VU2GNL,VU2MTW(?),VU2RVE(?) etc
0658ist>VU2KOC 33
7145kHz lsb
0801ist(0231utc) upto 0803ist(0233utc)>VU2EII(PO from Seppa,Arunachal Pradesh) 59,VU2OWB(Khaspur,West Bengal) 53
7070kHz lsb
0805ist>VU2EII 59 ,VU2DBM(Guwahati) 59 both stations heard with slight QSB from time to time,but perfect copy
0834ist>VU2EII 59 (QSB),VU2DBM 59 slight occasional QSB
0840ist>VU2EII 59 QSB ,VU2DBM 59 with QSB slight
QSO ended around 0843ist(0313utc)
Monitor's Note:
Besides all the stations mentioned in the report,there might be a few stations,I forgot to mention & also a few stations I could not copy at all,all these logs were a rough diary of what I heard.There might be some errors here and there.
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
BC Band Monitoring Flash
Date:November 15,2023
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation(SLBC) External Service Hindi was off the air this morning during its schedule shortwave transmission on 11905kHz during 0200-0230utc transmission.The weak signal of a co-channel station perhaps in Chinese along with moderate to weak sideband splatter of a near by station was heard instead.
Myanmar Radio was heard with English teaching program perhaps from BBC with illustration in local language was heard on 9730kHz around 0228utc with good signal.
All monitoring was done at my location at Abhayapuri and the receiver was Grundig YB 400 with inverted V 40mb centre feed dipole
More observations/monitoring reports etc from time to time.
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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)
Monitoring 40mb First Time This Winter With Inverted V Dipole Centre Feed
(WTI/MR/B23/4/15-11-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Ext Antenna:Inverted V Dipole Centre Feed 40mb
WX:Clear sky,bright sunshine,cool
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale etc.
Date:November 15,2023
7050kHz lsb
(The Hambel Belgaum Net Warm Up Session)
(The Hambel Belgaum Net Warm Up Session)
0629ist>VU2RZA(Chennai) 59,VU2KTW(Mumbai) 33 22,VU2JF(Rajkot) 55,VU2OBR 53
0633ist>VU2KTW 33,VU2RZA 59,VU2OBR 53,No copy of VU2JCH of Hyderabad,VU2S?SBU 22,no copy of VU?XUY,
0637ist>VU2JF 55 QSB,VU2RZA 59,VU2PNU(Belgaum) 33(@0638ist)
many stations not copied here
0641ist>9N1CA (Nepal) breaking twice 59,VU2RZA 56 55 QSB
0644ist>9N1CA 59,VU2RZA 56,others too weak to copy,VU2JF 43,
0645ist>VU2RZA 59,VU3BTP(Bokaro Steel City) 55 to 58,9N1CA 59,
VU2JF 54,VU2OO(Guna) 59,no copy of VU2JFM,VU3UCR? 22(@0651ist>),VU3LGT(Asansol) breaking 59,VU2SMN(Kolhapur) 22,
0653ist>VU3LGT 56,VU2KTW 22,VU2RZA 59 QSB
7070kHz lsb
0814ist> VU3INI(Guwahati) 56,9N1CA (Nepal) 59 to 56 QSB,
VU2DBM(Guwahati) 59
0832ist>VU3INI 56 QSB,VU2DBM 59+,9N1CA 56 QSB(0834ist>)
0838ist>VU3INI 54,VU2DBM 59,9N1CA 55
0839ist>9N1CA 59-56,VU2DBM 59 QSB
0859ist>9N1CA 56-59,VU2DBM 59
QSO ended around 0904ist.
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Monitoring My Three 7s..7050,7070 & 7145kHz In J3E
(WTI/MR/B23/3/12-11-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire End Feed etc
WX:Clear sky,bright sunshine,cool
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale etc.
Date:November 12,2023
7050kHz lsb
0621ist(0051utc)> VU2RZA(Chennai) 59,VU3INI(From Guwahati) breaking 59,VU2FFU (Vishakhapattanam?)53,VU3INI 59 breaking again(0623ist),VU2RZA 59,
0624ist>VU3INI 59,VU2RZA 59 QSB,
0628ist>VU3MES 53,VU2RZA 59 QSB,others no copy,VU3WCI no copy
0632ist>VU2TUM(New Delhi?) 54,VU2RZA 59, digital signal QRM heard
0634ist>VU2JF 53 54 ,VU2RZA 59 QSB,VU2RTF(0636ist) 22 33
VU2RTF 43 QSB @0638ist approx,VU2FFU 43@0641ist,
VU2RZA 59 ..some stations copied very weak,I could not note down all
0649ist>VU2RZA 59 QSB calling stations
0652ist>VU3LGT breaking 59
0653ist>VU2RZA 59 to 55 QSB,VU2KOC 22
VU2OO(Guna) 56(@0656ist),VU2JF 43
0658ist>VU3LGT breaking call heard again 59,
7145kHz
0749 to 0752ist(0219-0222utc)
VU3HQP(Agartala) 59,S21HA(Ishwarde,Bangladesh) 56 to 59,VU3JXF(Chinsurah,WB) 58
7070kHz lsb
0753ist(0223utc)>VU2DBM(Guwahati) 59 on CQ Call
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Monitoring Report From VU3WTI
(WTI/MR/B23/2/11-11-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire End Feed etc
WX:Clear sky,bright sunshine,cool
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale etc.
Date:November 11,2023
7050kHz lsb
(The Hambel Belgaum Net Warm Up Session)
(The Hambel Belgaum Net Warm Up Session)
0626ist(0056utc)> VU2RZA(Chennai) 59,VU2PNU (Belgaum)very very weak,VU3TBU no copy,VU2OBR no copy,VU2JF(Rajkot) 33(@0631ist),others no copy,VU2RZA 59,VU2RTF breaking call 33,heard also breaking call of VU3LGT(Asansol)(@0635ist) 56,VU2RZA 59,others no copy,also heard digital signal QRM on the band,heard VU3LGT 59..
0639ist>VU2JF 53,VU2RZA 59,VU2RTF 22,VU3HQP(Agartala) 59,VU2RZA 59,9N1CA (Nepal)also breaking 59 twice heard his breaking call,
0642ist>9N1CA 59,VU2RTF 22 to 33,VU2RZA 59...VU2JF 53
no copy of VU3DEE(?), strong digital QRM around 0648ist approx.
0650ist>VU2RZA 59 QSB,very very weak copy to no copy of others
0656ist>VU2RZA 59,no copy of VU2KTW(Mumbai) & VU3DVA(Gujraat)
0659ist>VU2RZA 56 QSB,VU2KOC(Belgaum) 22
7145kHz lsb
0801ist>VU3LGT 56,VU2PQS(Bhubaneswar) 54
0802ist>VU3LGT 59,VU3BTP (Bokaro Steel City) 59,VU2OWB(Khaspur) 54 QSB(@0804ist),VU3BTP 59...VU3LGT 59(@0806ist),S21HA(Ishwarde,Bangladesh)59
0807ist>VU3LGT 59,VU3BTP 59,VU2OWB 54 to 55,S21HA 59...
QSO ended around 0814ist
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
B23 Reception First Update
Here is a few brief initial B23 general reception updates from the very first day of B23 season i.e.October 29th to the first week of November.
Receiver:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
External Antenna:Long Wire( multistranded Copper wire 79ft long 33ft height approx. )RG6 coaxial cable end feed type
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
(For all cases)
All time mentioned in Coordinated Universal Time(utc)
A Recent Morning At Our Garden
Radio Romania International (RRI) English:
0630-0658utc 21470kHz To Australia Not audible here at my location at all
*0100-0158utc 7325kHz to North America East Coast Very very noisy,jamming like noise,nothng audible as such
*This transmission for several winter seasons,I used to receive with good signal but from last winter,severe noise etc came on this frequency,now very difficult to copy rather impossible to copy.
Now In place during day hours no chance to listen to RRI English on analog mood on shortwave.
Radio Thailand World Service English:
So far, from October 30th, I monitored the station with good signal as follows
0000-0029utc 13750kHz
0200-0229utc 13750kHz
0500-0529utc 17640kHz
The reception has been good overall on frequencies.
Radio Philipinas WorldWide English
From October 30th, the station has been heard during 0200-0330utc on 17820kHz,15640kHz & 9475kHz.The reception overall is excellent on 17820kHz,on 15640kHz good signal but sometimes noisy, and on 9475kHz ,the signal sometimes audible with weak signal and sometimes nothing audible i.e.not reliable here.
Station KNLS Alkaska English Via MWV(Madagascar World Voice),Madagascar:
From October 29th too,KNLS English on 13760kHz on both 0200-0256utc & 0300-0356utc and the reception is good overall.
BBC World Service English:
Here is my so far monitored schedule of BBC for South Asia in the morning.
0000-0100utc 5980kHz(via OMAN) 5875kHz (Uzbekistan)
0100-0200utc 5875kHz (Uzbekistan) 7430kHz(via OMAN)
In the evening so far..
1200-1300utc 15295kHz(via OMAN)
1200-1400utc 11850kHz (via OMAN)
1300-1400utc 9410kHz(Uzbekistan) very noisy etc slightly difficult to copy
On other frequencies,good overall reception so far.
And need more monitoring on these frequencies or other frequencies of BBC World Service targetted to different areas.
Voice Of Turkey(VOT) Urdu:
On November 1st, I heard first time VOT Urdu from 1257utc onwards on 15390kHz with signing on annoucements with station idd with station music repeated several times,plus opening announcements,news etc etc with good signal strength and but audio sometimes slightly difficult to understand.
More observations/monitoring reports etc from time to time.
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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Monitoring My Three 7s ..
(WTI/MR/B23/1/29-10-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire End Feed etc
WX:Clear sky,bright sunshine,cool
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale.
Date:29/10/2023
7050kHz lsb
0621ist(0051utc)>
VU2RZA(Chennai) 59 VU2FRD(Bhubaneswar) 59
0624ist>VU2JF 33,VU2RZA 59 others not copied
0625ist>VU2RTF calling 33
0627ist>VU2FRD 59,VU2RZA 59
0629ist> VU2RTF very weak
0637ist>VU2RZA 59,very weak copy of VU3TBU (Malapuram),VU2FFU? breaking call very weak(0640ist approx.),
0641ist>VU2RZA 59,many stations broke but very very weak copy & no copy,but VU2RZA remained 59
0648ist>VU2FRD 59,VU2RZA 59
0651ist>VU2RZA 59
7145kHz lsb
0740ist(0210utc)>S21HA 58,VU3HQP(Agartala) 59
0742ist>VU2VFC(Patna) 54 slight noise,VU2PQS(Bhubuneswar) 33 43,
VU3YSU(Robertganj)? 33 43
0746ist>S21HA 58,VU2XBP(Guwahati) 53,VU3HQP 58,VU2PQS 53
0747ist>VU2XBP 54,S21HA 55 QSB,VU2PQS 43
0751ist(221utc)>S21HA,VU3HQP,VU2PQS,VU2XBP(Guwahati)
Noise gone suddenly
0753ist>VU3HQP 59,VU2XBP 54
0756ist>VU2PQS 54 ,VU3HQP 59,VU2XBP 54
VU3HQP & VU2XBP made QSY to 7070kHz lsb around 0759ist.
7070kHz lsb
0800ist> for a few seconds
VU2XBP 54 53,VU3HQP 59
Both went QRT due to noisy band conditions at their end
0829ist(0259utc)>VU2DBM(Guwahati) 59+ on CQ call
with slight QSB slight noise, he gave CQ Calls for more than 6 minutes with slight break,no response as per my monitoring
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
7050 & 7070kHz On The Morning October 28th At Abhayapuri
(WTI/MR/A23/14/28-10-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
Ext Antenna:Long Wire End Feed etc
WX:Clear sky,bright sunshine,cool
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale.
Date:28/10/2023
7050kHz lsb
0615ist(0045utc)>VU2RZA(Chennai) 59, VU2EHD 33
0617ist>VU2RZA 59 on call to VU2RTF,VU2JF,no response
0618ist>VU3LGT(Asansol) breaking 59,
0619ist>VU3LGT 59 QSB & VU2RZA 59
0623ist>VU2RZA 59,VU2JF 53 43,VU3LGT 59,VU2RZA 59,others not copied
(noise higher )
0625ist>VU2RZA 59 56,VU3LGT 58,VU2JF(Rajkot) 33 43,other stations difficult to copy
from 0628ist to 0642ist,only VU2RZA 59 copied
7070kHz lsb
0753ist(0223utc)>S21HA 56 58,9N1CA(Nepal) 59,VU2DBM (Guwahati)59+
0758ist(0228utc)>S21HA 55 58,9N1CA 59 slight QSB
0759ist onwards VU2DBM 59++ & 9N1CA 59 on one to one QSO upto 0853ist(0323utc)
Monitor's Note:
The QSA(signal strength) of 9N1CA 56 to 54 from around 0823ist and later from around 0834ist 56 to 59,later also around 0851ist from 56 to 54..but VU2DBM 59 & beyond extremely strong with slight QSB(fading) observed sometimes
The QSA(signal strength) of 9N1CA 56 to 54 from around 0823ist and later from around 0834ist 56 to 59,later also around 0851ist from 56 to 54..but VU2DBM 59 & beyond extremely strong with slight QSB(fading) observed sometimes
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Special QSL Offer Of Adventist World Radio(AWR)
As per information via email received recently .... as a mark of courtesy to international radio world,, AWR is offering a limited time special offer of receiving QSL Cards of postal card style(left over stock of AWR QSL Cards of 200 different sizes) by postal system(as we refer to it as snail mail) to shortwave radio monitors around the world .The genuine reception reports on any AWR's transmissions on shortwave,medium wave & FM will be welcomed as per current AWR's current scheduling or earlier times.
The postal reception reports should be sent to Indiana postal address of AWR office and where possible as return postage in an international currency should be posted(No international reply coupon).Each reception report will be verified with a QSL Card and will be forwarded to listener by postal system.The sending of reception report electronically is discouraged.The reception report should be posted no later than 31st December of 2023.
The Postal address is
Adventist World Radio
International Relations
Dr. Adrian M. Peterson
2768 Morgan Trail
Martinsville
IN 46151 USA
I think IN stands for Indiana
More observations/reports plus updates etc etc from time to time.
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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)
First B23 Frequency Plus B23 Updates
The B23 season i.e. the winter season of international broadcasting is fast approaching.It will be as usual from last sunday of October i.e.October 29th of 2023 and will last upto last saturday of March i.e..March 30th with minor adjustments of a few hours in case of a few countries..
First B23 Frequency...I got..
It is KBS World Radio English to India on 9630kHz replacing 9785kHz at the start of B23 season(winter) i.e.from October 29th of 2023 during 1400-1600utc.This information was posted recently on KBS World Radio Website and forwarded by Alokesh Gupta(VU3BSE), my first radio pen friend from New Delhi on facebook.Thanks for the tip,
It has generated the necessary initial spark to light the B23 monitoring fire in me in big way.
Here are a few more B23 updates effective October,29,2023 To March 30,2023
Here are a few more B23 updates effective October,29,2023 To March 30,2023
Radio Japan NHKWorld
From October 29th,2023 to March 30th,2024
Via Yamata (300kW),Japan
Bengali
11610kHz 1500-1520utc
Hindi
11610kHz 1530-1550utc
Urdu
9440kHz 1600-1620utc
1251kHz 1700-1720utc
English
11815kHz 1400-1430utc
Adventist World Radio in Assamese B23
via Agat,Guam(100kW)
1330-1400utc 15550kHz Sunday & Wednesday
Radio Romania International English
After recent cut in transmission hours in Radio Romania International in all services,in their B23 season too for India on analog mood only one ..i.e.half hour slot..one frequency
0630-0658utc 21470kHz
though this transmission is targetted towards Australia can be well heard here
But transmission in DRM mood to India is there..
0400-0456utc 15260kHz
And another interesting point to be noted how will be reception on 7325kHz (anloag ) during 0100-0156utc here.Though this transmission is directed to North America East Coast, it was earlier for several winter seasons well heard here in my location in India.But during last winter seson B22,there was heavy noise and nothing audible as such.
Adventist World Radio(AWR) Wavescan
I think in B23 seaon only possible frequency of listening to AWR's Global DX Program on air in our region will be as follows..as usual on sundays
1530-1600utc on 15530kHz Via Agat,Guam(100kW)
More observations/reports,more updates etc from time to time.
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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)
New Horizon BCDX Bulletin Special Issue
(NHBCDXB/SP/06/A23/26-10-23)
Here is a few latest general monitoring observations from my location.
Yes,I was not very regular with my blog posting plus monitoring observations due to various reasons recently.I will try to be regular during this winter season.
First A Few Entries From My BC Monitoring Diary
1.Station KNLS Alaska In English via MWV(Madagascar Relay)
On October 5th morning,
I received an alert message from a radio monitor from Hyderabad as he heard KNLS English on 13760kHz around 0245utc.Yes,I also checked from time to time but not heard recently KNLS English during 0200-0258utc.Yes, from October 5th,I am listening to KNLS English via MWV on 13760kHz regularly upto today i.e.October 26th.But on October 14th,there was no audio (no modulation) only carrier was present during both 0200--0258utc & 0300-0358utc transmissionon 13760kHz Station KNLS English via MWV.But again On October 15th, the normal transmissions have on both transmissions.
It is interesting to note whether in B23 season from October 29th of 2023 to March 30th of 2024,both 0200-0258utc & 0300-0358utc continues or not.Earlier as my observation,usually 0300-0358utc transmission is regular and the 0200-0258utc transmission is only sometimes on air for a few days time to time.
2.Radio Thailand World Service English
Both transmissions i.e.0000-0030utc & 0200-0230utc on 15590kHz,Radio Thailand English is facing QRM i.e.jamming type noise as per my latest frequent monitoring observation..during 0000-0030utc, the noise usually comes around 0011utc onwards & its difficult to copy anything later.From 0200-0230utc, the noise is there right from the beginning, let wait for B23 season and as it is just a few days..beginning from October 29th,there may be frequency shift to 13750kHz.
Both transmissions i.e.0000-0030utc & 0200-0230utc on 15590kHz,Radio Thailand English is facing QRM i.e.jamming type noise as per my latest frequent monitoring observation..during 0000-0030utc, the noise usually comes around 0011utc onwards & its difficult to copy anything later.From 0200-0230utc, the noise is there right from the beginning, let wait for B23 season and as it is just a few days..beginning from October 29th,there may be frequency shift to 13750kHz.
On October 23rd...Radio Thailand WS English on 15590kHz 0014utc..
The link to the audio recorded:
and again on 15590kHz around 0208utc
the audio link
But no noise etc observed during its transmission to North Americas well heard here too,on 17640kHz during 0500-0530utc.
Here is the recorded audio link on 17640kHz around 0510utc of Radio Thailand WS English on October 23rd:
3.BBC World Service English
On 7425kHz during 0000-0200utc
The reception has been great here with slight noise sometimes.
Here is the audio link recorded around 0005utc on October 14th:
On 15295kHz replacing long standing once all season BBCWS frequency of 15310kHz
Recently I got the information of BBC's channge of frequency to 15295kHz ex 15310kHz 1200-1400utc via a facebook radio group post.
Lets check the audio recorded around 1219utc on 15295kHz on October 15th:
4.Myanmar Radio on 9730kHz
Myanmar Radio is now on air on 9730kHz from the morning hours(0200utc or so) but no English transmission from 0230-0330utc slot yet and their signal quality & signal strength not very good.Sometimes interference co-channel from a radio station can be observed i.e.VOIRI Pasthu from 0220utc onwards for one hour.Sometimes nothing is audble.
More observations/reports etc from time to time.
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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)
Latest Monitoring Report From VU3WTI
(WTI/MR/A23/13/26-10-23)
Let's share a few monitoring reports at the beginning of today's report.
Let's share a few monitoring reports at the beginning of today's report.
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
Ext Antenna:Long Wire End Feed etc
Near End Of My Long Wire End Feed Antenna
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale.
Date:October 22,2023
7145kHHz lsb
0758ist(0228utc)> VU2FRD(Bhubuneswar) VU2XH(Patna) comfortable copy of the both stations here,QSA of VU2FRD better,VU2XH went QRT
0801ist.> VU2FRD on CQ Call,VU2OWB(Kaspur,Nadia,WB) broke and joined for a short QSO 59,the Signal report of VU2FRD 59 to 56,QSO ended around 0804ist(0234utc)
Date:October 23,2023
7145kHz lsb
0739ist(0209utc) onwards VU2FRD(Bhubuneswar) 59,VU3ZBG(Barasat,Kolkata) 59
0741ist> S21HA(Ishawarde,Bangladesh) 59 QSB joining with VU2FRD for a QSO
0746ist>S21HA 59 to 56 with QSB,VU2FRD 59
QSO monitired upto 0747ist
Now let's share a few amateur radio news/information.
1]There is now a newly installed kiwiwebsdr in Kathamandu,Nepal and the link is
http://ktm.twrmon.net:8073/
The information received via 9N1CA on a whatsapp group.
And On October 8th via mobile I checked ..on 7145kHz lsb
from 0823ist(0253utc) approx via Kathamandu kiwiwebsdr..noise level S5 to 6..heard 9N1CA 56 to 58 VU3LGT (Asansol) 45..46 ..S21HA(Ishawarde,Bangladesh) difficult copy ..
2] A special callsign AT50JOS has been allotted by the WPC Wing, DOT, Govt. of India to noted BCDXER cum amateur radio operator,Jose Jacob,VU2JOS(at present working as Asst, Director,NIAR,Hyderabad ) to mark his 50 years of radio activities.And his first QSL Card was received by him from FEBC Radio International,Philipines for his reception report dated November 23rd,1973.The special callsign ie.AT50JOS will be valid during October 1-December 31,2023.
You can get more information about his works by visiting the following link :
More reports/observations plus more amateur radio related news etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Saturday, October 21, 2023
From VU3WTI Latest To Past Monitoring Reports
(WTI/MR/A23/12/21-10-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale.
Date:October 21,2023
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
Ext Antenna:Long Wire End Feed etc
WX:Clear Blue sky,bight sunshine,slightly cooler
7145kHz lsb
0838-0852ist(0308-0322utc)
VU2FRD(Bhubuneswar) 59 to 55,VU2DLU(Kolkata Region) 59 to 56,VU2OWB (Khaspur,WB) 59,VU2PQS (Bhubuneswar) difficult copy 33 to 22,
Date:October 10,2023
7145kHz lsb from 1729ist onwards for a few minutes
VU2EII Portable operation from Seppa Arunachal Pradesh on test with his Alinco transreceiver with End Feed Half Wave Multiband..59..
Date:October 8,2023
7070kHz lsb
WX:cloudy ..
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
EXT ANT:Same as mentioned above
With Little Noise
from 0801ist..VU2YPB 59 VU2YUK (Aizawl)59 QSB, VU3INI 59 slight QSB
0807ist>VU3INI 59,VU2YUK 58 QSB,VU2YPB 59
0843 to 0900utc
VU2YPB 59+,VU3OKB 59 to 59+,VU2XBP 59 to 59+,VU3ZRI 55 to 56 slight QSB(from 0848ist)
All stations other than VU2YUK operating from different parts of Guwahati City...
WX:light clouds cover in the sky cool
More reports/observations etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Report From Western Front
(WTI/MR/A23/11/21-10-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale.
Date:October 15,2023
7145kHz lsb
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
0731ist(0201utc)>
VU2FRD(Bhubaneswar) 59 to 55,VU3EEX(Patna) 56,
0735ist(00205utc) onwards VU3EEX 59,VU2FRD 56 55 QSB,
QSO ended around 0736ist(0206utc)
0746ist onwards
Heard in QSO..VU2FRD,VU3JXF(Chinsura?,Kolkata Region),VU2AES(Kolkata),VU3BTP(Bokaro Steel City),VU2OWB(Khaspur,West Bengal) joined around 0751ist ,monitored upto 0759ist
7070kHz lsb
With Little Noise
0707ist (0137utc)>
VU3INI 56 on CQ Call
0712ist(0142utc) > VU3INI 55 on CQ Call
again on 0832ist(0302utc) onwards
VU3ZRI 56 to 54 QSB,VU2DBM 59+..someone breaking
VU2YPB 59@0835ist all stations from different parts of Guwahati City
0848ist > VU2DBM 59+
0850ist > VU2DBM 59+,VU3ZRI 54,VU2YPB@0853ist onwards 59
0907ist>VU3OKB 58 59 ,VU2DBM 59+,VU3ZRI 54 55
0910ist > VU3OKB 59
VU2OKB also operating from Guwahati
Monitoring ended after a while as QSO ended
More reports/observations etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
The Weekend Monitoring Report From Debdaru Town
(WTI/MR/A23/10/27-09-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
External Antenna:
Long Wire multistranded Copper wire 79ft approx. long 33ft height approx. End Feed With RG6 coaxial cable type..with Splitter Balun circuit at RX end
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
(for all cases)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale.
...............................................................
Date:September 24,2023
(Sunday)
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
WX:Cloudy,light rains,mild cool breeze blowing
7070kHz lsb
0834ist(0304utc)> VU2DBM 55 VU2YPB 59
0835ist>VU2DBM 59+ on QRO(approx.200W),VU2YPB 59(went to QRX around( 0844ist for sometime)
0844ist(0314utc)>VU2DBM 59+,VU3OKB 54 with QSB
0908ist(0338utc)>VU2DBM 59+,VU3OKB 54 55,VU2YPB 56 to 58
0917ist)0347utc)>VU2DBM 59+,VU2YPB 58 QSB,
0918ist> VU3OKB 54,VU2DBM 59,VU2YPB 59
QSO ended around 0920ist(0340utc)
Monitor's Note:
All stations were operating from different parts of Guwahati City.
Date:23/09/23
(Saturday)
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
7145kHz lsb...
0810 to 0826ist(0240-0256utc)
S21HA(Ishwarde,Bangladesh) 55 to 58..59 sometimes,VU2OWB(Khaspur,West Bengal) 56 to 59,VU2FRD (Bhubuneswar) 54 from 0821ist
Again @0826ist..S21HA 58,VU2OWB 59.
WX:light rains,mild cool breeze blowing
14210kHz usb
1724ist(1124utc)>VU2FRD(Bhubuneswar) 59+..VU2TOH 43 33..
1728ist >VU2FRD CQ Call 59+
1730ist >VU2FRD 56 to 54 QSB..VU2GGM 33
1733ist(1203utc>VU2FRD 56 CQ Call
More reports/observations etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
Sunday, August 6, 2023
Sunday Morning On Monitoring My Two 7s viz 7070 & 7145kHz lsb
Date:August 6,2023
(Sunday)
(WTI/MR/A23/9/06-08-23)
Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80
External Antenna:
Long Wire multistranded Copper wire 79ft long 33ft height approx. End Fed With RG6 coaxial cable type..with Splitter Balun circuit at RX end
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)
Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:
All time mentioned in Indian Standard Time(ist) and where possible in Coordinated Universal Time(utc) also & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch only)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale.
WX:Cloudy,wet,light to moderate rains sometimes
Noise Level:Little Noise
7070kHz lsb
0821ist(0251utc) to 0824ist(0256utc)
VU2XBP(Guwahati) 59 VU2EII(Naharlagun) 59
7145kHz lsb
0826ist(0256utc) to 0828ist(0258utc)
VU3ZBG(Barasat-Kolkata Region) 56 to 58 with QSB,VU3JXF(Chinsura?,Kolkata region) 55 54
0829ist(0259utc)>VU3LGT (Asansol) on CQ call 54
0830ist>VU3LGT 54,VU3JXF joining 54 QSB
0832ist>VU3LGT on CQ Call 54 ,VU2AES(Kolkata) breaking & joining the QSO 55 to 58 QSB..QSO going on upto 0835ist approx.VU2AES
Later VU2DLU(Kolkata) 54 joined for short QSO with VU3LGT still 54
0838ist>VU3LGT 54 to 55 on CQ call for several minutes (upto 0844ist) as monitored by me
More reports/observations etc soon.
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DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring mode,
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)
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