Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Early Morning 7s Log From Abhayapuri

RIG: Yaesu FT891
External Antenna:40mb inverted v dipole centre feed, 
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N
Longitude:090° 39' 34" E
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Monitor's QSD Notes:
All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist) & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch on some cases)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in QRZ.COM & as heard on air etc in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale plus report by ear(in RST Scale), ? sign has been put on info with doubt, 
There may be some errors here & there in reporting time & callsigns etc, I hope it will be taken in amateur spirits.I am working on consistently in improving my reports & posts.
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Date:11/10/26
7145kHz lsb
0800ist>VU2FRD (Bhubuneswar) S9, VU2OWB (Khaspur,Tahatta-WB) S9-S8 Slight QSB, S21RW (Khulna) S9 5dB, S21HA (Ishwarde) S9 10-15dB, 
0806ist>VU2OWB S9 QSB, noise level S4, S21RW S9, breaking call of VU3HZW heard around 0807ist, 
0808ist>VU3HZW (Guwahati) S9 QSB slight, VU2FRD not heard, VU2OWB S9, VU2TKC (Uttarpara,Kolkata) S9 5dB, around 0815ist VU2UWO heard in the back ground with weak signal slightly rough not tuned to frequency type audio, 
0817ist>VU2TKC S9 QSB, VU2OWB S9, S21RW S9 QSB, VU3HZW S9 QSB, 
0820ist>noise level S3, S21RW S9 QSB, VU2OWB S9-S7 QSB, 
Monitoring ended around 0822ist.
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Date:10/01/26
7145kHz lsb
0802ist>S21HA (Ishwarde) S7, VU2TKC (Uttarpara, Kolkata) S9, VU2ZOC (New Barrackpore, Kolkata) S9 5dB, (around 0804ist breaking call of VU2OWB heard), VU2OWB (Khaspur, Tahatta-WB) S7-S8, 
0805ist>VU2ZOC S9 slight QSB, VU2OWB S9-S7, S21HA S7-S8 QSB, VU2TKC S9, 
0809ist>VU2ZOC S9, VU2OWB S9 QSB, S21HA S7-S9, noise level S4,
0815ist>VU2TKC S9, VU2ZOC S9(around 0819ist  VU3YSU breaking), 
0820ist>VU3YSU Robertganj,UP) S9, VU2TKC S9, VU2OWB S9, VU2ZOC S8-S9 slight QSB, 
0823ist>S21HA S9 10dB, VU3YSU S9 slight QSB, VU2TKC S9, VU2OWB S9 QSB, (heard breaking call of S21IR around 0827ist), VU2ZOC S9, ( around 0828ist breaking call of 9N1CA heard), 
0828ist>S21IR (Chattogram) S9 5dB, S21HA S7-S8 QSB, another breaking call of 9N1CA heard, VU3YSU S9,
0830-0835ist:
S21HA S9 5dB, 9N1CA S9 10dB, VU3YSU S9 slight QSB, S21IR S9 10dB, VU2ZOC S9,
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Date:09/01/26
WX:No Fog, early morning sunshine , almost clear blue sky, chilly cool
7150kHz lsb
0628ist>VU3KBU (Vadodara?)S7 QSB, VU2RZA (Chennai) S9 15dB,
Noise level S5 & slightly higher sometimes, 
0633ist>VU3PSF S5-S7, VU2RZA S9 15dB, 
0636ist>VU2PNU (BELGAUM) S5-S7, VU2RZA S9 10dB, VU3PSF S5-S7, VU2DED breaking around 0639ist, 
0640ist>VU2RZA S9 20dB ,VU2DED(Greater Noida) S8 QSB, heard too breaking call VU2KOC,
0642ist>VU3PSF S5-S6, VU2DED S5-S7, VU2KOC (Belgaum)S6-S7, VU2PNU S7 QSB, VU3MES (Chennai) S9 QSB, around 0644ist heard a few breakers call,
VU3IZH S8 QSB, a few stations very weak below noise level & a few with noise level- difficult copy, VU2DED controlling the proceedings , VU2DED S8, VU2TE?S7 QSB, VU2BRT no copy here, 0647ist>VU2RZA S9 10dB, VU2OGO (around 0648ist) & VU2TKC breaking, VU2OO (Guna) S7 QSB, VU3FGP VERY WEAK, VU2TKC breaking again around 0650ist, 
0650ist> VU2TKC (Uttarpara,Kolkata) S9 5dB, VU3KDS very weak, VU2RZA S9 (0651ist>), VU2JF (Rajkot) S9 QSB, VU2RVE S7 QSB, VU2EHR no copy
Monitoring ended around 0653ist..
7145kHz lsb
0801ist>VU2TKC (Uttarpara, Kolkata) S9 5dB, VU2DLU (New Barrackpore, Kolkata) S9 QSB, VU2OWB breaking around 0804ist, 
0804ist>VU2ATN (Salt Lake, Kolkata) S9 QSB slight later, VU2OWB S9 slight QSB, S3-S4 Noise Level, VU2TKC S9 
Monitoring ended around 0809ist
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Date:08/01/26
7145kHz lsb
0759ist>VU2OWB  (Khaspur, Tahatta-WB)QRP 5W RiG used by him Icom IC 703 with inverted V dipole, S9 slight QSB, VU2DLU (New Barrackpore, Kolkata) S7-S8, 
0804ist>VU2ATN (Salt Lake, Kolkata) S9 QSB slight, VU2OWB S7-S9, VU2DLU S9 QSB, noise level S5, 
0812ist>VU2ATN S9, VU2OWB S7-S9,
0815ist>VU2ATN S9, VU2OWB S9-S8 NOISE LEVEL S3-S4, 

More reports ,amateur radio related news etc etc coming up..
And its just for the sake of amateur radio hobby with out any pecuniary interest.
73 
DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Greetings & Best Wishes

 


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

From Abhayapuri With Report On 7150 & 7145kHz Plus Much More

RIG: Yaesu FT891
External Antenna:40mb inverted v dipole centre feed
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N
Longitude:090° 39' 34" E
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Monitor's QSD Notes:
All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist) & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch on some cases)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in QRZ.COM & as heard on air etc in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale plus report by ear(in RST Scale), ? sign has been put on info with doubt, 
There may be some errors here & there in reporting time & callsigns etc, I hope it will be taken in amateur spirits.I am working on consistently in improving my reports & posts.
Date:07/01/26
WX:Dense fog, misty, chilly cool
7150kHz lsb
0647ist>VU2RZA(Chennai) S9 5dB, VU2DED (Greater Noida) S7,
0648ist>VU2KOC(Belgaum) S7 QSB, VU2RZA S9 15dB, VU2DED S8-S9, 
breaking call of VU3MES heard, also heard breaking call of VU3IZH &
 later also heard his breaking call, VU2BRT no copy here, 
VU3MES (Chennai) S8, VU2PNU (Belgaum) S7 QSB, lots of cross QSOs heard, 
VU2SMN (Kolhapur) poor, many breaking calls heard & Cross QSOs.., 
VU2RVE? POOR, VU3TBU, VU3PSF ? NOT COPIED HERE,
0653ist> VU2OO breaking call heard, VU3KET ? POOR, VU2RZA S9,
 VU2OO(Guna) S9, VU2DED S9 slight QSB, later VU2RZA S9 15dB, 
0654ist>VU3PSF POOR, VU2KOC S7 QSB, more cross QSOs , heard VU3MES again,
 VU2RZA S9, VU2OO S9, VU2UCR S8, 
0656ist>VU2RZA S9 15dB, VU2EU?? NOT SURE POOR, VU3IZH?S8-S7, 
VU2KOC poor, VU2SMN poor, VU2ACC breaking heard(0658ist>), 
VU3KET? poor, noise level S5-S4, VU2EHR? Poor, 
0700-0701ist:
VU2RZA S9 10dB, VU2KOC S5-S7 QSB moderate, 
0704ist>VU2RZA S9 10dB, VU2SMN poor, VU2DED S7-S9, 
VU2PNU S5-S7 QSB, VU2OO S9, VU3TBU no copy, VU2RVE S5-S6 , 
Monitoring ended around 0707ist
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7145kHz lsb
0801ist>VU2RRC(Howrah) S9, VU2DLU (New Barrackpore, Kolkata) S9, VU2TKC (Uttarpara, Kolkata) S9 5dB, S21HA (Ishwarde) S9, VU2OWB BREAKING CALL heard, 
0805ist>VU2RRC S9, VU2OWB (Khaspur Tahatta-WB) S9 slight QSB, 
0807ist>VU3SXP (Sonarpur, Kolkata) S5-S7 ),Noise level S5-S4, S21HA S7-S8 QSB, VU2TKC S9 5dB, VU2OWB not heard, VU2RRC S9, 
0811ist>S21HA S9, VU2RRC S9, VU2OWB S7 QSB, 
0814ist>VU2RRC S7-S9, VU2TKC S9, VU2OWB S7-S9,
 9N1CA breaking call heard around 0819ist, 
0820ist>VU2RRC S7-S9, 9N1CA S9 10dB maximum ,
 VU2TKC S9 (going QRT)(around 0821ist), VU2OWB S7-S9, 
0823ist>9N1CA S9 10dB, VU2OWB S7-S9, 
VU2RRC S9-S7 around 0828ist , 
0828-0831ist:
S21HA S7 QSB, VU2OWB S9 QSB 
both went QRT due to higher noise level etc

Some news item related to amateur radio in India as received  here..
The last date of Migration to digital via Saralsanchar website  of Government of India Ministry Of Communication & Department Of Telecommunication(DoT) i.e. https://saralsanchar.gov.in , for all amateur radio license holders who got their licenses by manual method prior to 2020, has been extended further upto June 15,2026. And it is to be noted by all Amateur  Station Operator Certificate(ASO) holders "that ASO license/certicate issued through Saral Sanchar portal of DoT will be preferred for grant of any associated  permissions, e.g. Special Call Sign, Amateur Society etc".
Latest Callsign Received From Guwahati & Much More:
Mr.Samiron Das of Jalukbari, Guwahati has got his Restricted Grade Amateur Radio callsign as VU33QB.
Congratulation  OB VU33QB!!!
Thanks OM VU22AR from Guwahati for sharing the information with us.
It is to be noted that from the end of  May,2025 onwards Amateur Radio Operators in India are being issued following  blocks of callsign types by Wireless Planning & Coordination(WPC)
For Restricted Garde, VU31 to VU39 series followed by two letters
For General Grade, VU21 to VU29 series followed by two letters
Thanks for the background information posted by OM VU2JOS,Hyderabad last year.
Please check OM OM VU2JOS's website for detail information on broadcasting in India(Akashvani etc) & amateur radio related information at
https://qsl.net/vu2jos/
OM VU2JOS wrote an interesting & informative article on Latest Amateur Radio Callsign Issued in India plus its background etc that appeared in Hamfest India 2025, Goa Magazine.
I think in Assam VU22AR OM Dr.Abhijit Rabha a retired Indian Forest Service Officer has created a history of sort as during mid 2025 he upgraded his Restricted grade Amateur Radio , VU3DUK and received the first callsign in Assam under the latest callsign blocks..viz. VU22AR.
Congraluation VU22AR ex VU3DUK !!!
But I am not sure about who got the first restricted grade callsign under the new policy.
NFAP 2025 Release:
The National Frequency Allocation Plan 2025(effective from December 30,2025) of Department Of Telecommunication(DOT) is in at 
https://dot.gov.in/whatsnew/national-frequency-allocation-plan-2025

More reports ,amateur radio related news etc etc coming up..
And its just for the sake of amateur radio hobby with out any pecuniary interest.
73 
DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Wondering With Camera The Hill & The Beel

 



With Best Wishes
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

On The Morning Of 6th & 5th Of The Instant on Two 7s...

RIG: Yaesu FT891
External Antenna:40mb inverted v dipole centre feed
Place Of Reception: Abhayapuri, NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N
Longitude:090° 39' 34" E
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Monitor's QSD Notes:
All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist) & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch on some cases)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in QRZ.COM & as heard on air etc in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale plus report by ear(in RST Scale), ? has been put on info with doubt, 
There may be some errors here & there in reporting time & callsigns etc, I hope it will be taken in amateur spirits.I am working on consistently in improving my reports & posts.
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Date:06/01/26
7145kHz lsb
0755ist>9N1CA (Nepal) S9, VU2RRC (Howrah) S9,around 0801ist heard breaking call of S21IR ),
0802ist>9N1CA S9 5dB, S21IR (Chattogram) S9 10dB, noise level S3-S4,
 heard breaking call of VU2ATN once around 0804ist & 
also S21BDK's breaking call heard, strong S9,
0805ist>S21BDK (Dhaka) S9 10dB, 9N1CA S9-S7, (Breaking call of VU2TKC heard), 
0806ist>VU2TKC (Uttarpara, Kolkata) S9 5dB, 9N1CA S9 5dB, 
S21BDK not heard again, also VU2ATN did not repeat breaking call, 
0809ist>9N1CA S9, VU2TKC S9,
Monitoring ended around 0810ist on that frequency

7090kHz lsb
0811ist> VU3NYV (Shillong) calling CQ S9 
For a few moments break with repeat
0815ist>VU3WTS (Titabar) on CQ call S9 with slight QSB 
0816-0827ist:
VU3WTS S9 slight QSB, VU3NYV S9 15dB, noise level  S3 
Prof. Hajong, OM VU3NYV from Shillong recently  shared with me the photograph of all his active antennas( dipole & VHF antenna) on the sides  of the Pine Trees ..


Shillong, the Scotland of The East was dazzling after a overnight rain on a lovely sunny morning .Thanks OM VU3NYV for sharing the lovely picture.
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Date:05/01/26
WX:Chilly cool, cloudy, no sunshine,no fog as such, hazy slightly 
7145kHz lsb
0812ist>VU2ATN (Salt Lake, Kolkata PO) S5-S7 moderate QSB, S21PL S7-S9 
0815ist>VU3MDL breaking call,VU2ATN poor difficult copy,
0818ist>VU3MDL (Kharagpur) on CQ call S9, 
0821ist>VU3MDL S9, VU2ATN S5 QSB 45 in RST with noise level S3-S4, 
0823ist>VU2OWB (Khaspur,Tahatta-WB) S7-S8, VU3MDL S9  QSB(fading), 
VU2ATN S5-S7 QSB ,S21AF breaking call heard  around 0829ist, VU2OWB S7, 
S21AF not heard again, VU2ATN S5 QSB, noise level S3-S2,
Monitoring ended around 0831ist, 
Monitor's Note:
As heard on air VU2ATN operated with uBITX 10W maximum with EFHW, VU3MDL with his Icom IC703 with linear 40W with his G5RV antenna, VU2OWB with his Icom IC 703 with 4W maximum with 40mb inverted v dipole.
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More reports etc coming up..
And its just for the sake of amateur radio hobby with out any pecuniary interest.
73 
DE VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Wondering With Camera

 


WILD FLOWER 

With Best Wishes
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

7150 & 7145kHz lsb From Abhayapuri Under Thick Blanket Of Fog

RIG: Yaesu FT891
External Antenna:40mb inverted v dipole centre feed, 
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N
Longitude:090° 39' 34" E
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Monitor's QSD Notes:
All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist) & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch on some cases)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in QRZ.COM & as heard on air etc in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale plus report by ear(in RST Scale), ? has been put on info with doubt, 
There may be some errors here & there in reporting time & callsigns etc, I hope it will be taken in amateur spirits.I am working on consistently in improving my reports & posts.
Date:04/01/26
WX:Dense Fog/misty, very cool
Report No: 1
7150kHz lsb
0634ist>VU2RZA (Chennai) S9 15dB, calling, noise level S5, in background heard voices weak not sure any amateurs'QSOs, 
0634ist>VU3DVA (Gandhinagar) weak just heard some portions with QSO 45 46 in RST scale, VU2RZA S9 10dB, breaking call of VU2OB heard(0636ist), 
0638ist> VU3MES (Chennai) 57, VU2RZA S9 10dB, breaking call of VU2OB (0639ist) & VU2DED heard,  cross QSOs heard, 
0640ist>VU2DED(Greater Noida) S 6-S7, VU2RZA S9 5dB,( breaking call of VU2JF heard), VU2JF (Rajkot) S8, again cross QSOs...VU3MES, VU2DED etc etc heard, 
0643ist> VU2KOC (Belgaum) S6-S7, VU2DED S7-S9 slight QSB,  Cross QSOs heard,
0650ist>VU2RZA S9  5dB, VU2KOC S6-S7, VU3MES S8 QSB, again cross QSOs heard, 
0651ist>VU2RZA S9 10dB, VU2DOS S7, VU2DCG S6-S5, VU2OGO very weak, 
0656-0659ist:
VU2ACC S5-S6, VU2RZA S9 5dB, no copy  OF VU2EHR, VU2BRT?, VU3PQR S5-S6,
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Report No:2
7145kHz lsb
0807ist>VU2DLU(New Barrackpore) S8, VU3LGT (Asansol)S9, noise level S3, VU3MDL (Kharagpur) S9, VU2OWB ( Khaspur, Tahatta-WB) S7-S9, 
0818ist>VU2DLU S8 QSB, VU3MDL S9, VU3LGT S9, (S21RW & S21IR breaking around 0819ist), 0820ist>S21RW (Khulna) S9 5dB, S21IR (Chattogram) S9 5dB, VU3MDL S9, (VU2FRD BREAKING) , 
0823ist>VU2FRD (Bhubaneswar) S5-S7, VU3MDL S9, VU3DLU S7, VU3LGT S7-S9 QSB, 
S21IR S9, S21RW S9,
0829ist>VU2FRD S7 QSB, VU2DLU S8, VU3LGT S9 QSB, S21RW S9,
 (VU3BXI breaking around 0831ist), VU3BXI (Bardhaman PO) S9 QSB, 
(VU2TKC breaking around 0835ist), 
0836ist>VU3LGT S9, VU3BXI S9, VU2TKC Uttarpara, Kolkata) S9, all three noted with QSB S21RW S9, VU2FRD S3-S5 QSB, S21RW S9, S21IR S9, 
0841ist>VU3LGT S9, VU2DLU S8, VU3BXI S9, S21RW S9, VU2FRD S3-S5 QSB,
0846ist>S21IR S9, VU3BXI S9, VU2ATN(Salt Lake, Kolkata PO) S8-S9, 
VU3LGT S9, VU2TKC S9, 
0850-0855istist:
VU2ATN S9 QSB, S21RW S9, VU3BXI S9, VU3LGT S9, 

More reports etc coming up..
And its just for the sake of amateur radio hobby with out any pecuniary interest.
73 
DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

On A Misty 3rd Morning Of The Year & 7145kHz

RIG: Yaesu FT891
External Antenna:40mb inverted v dipole centre feed, 
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N
Longitude:090° 39' 34" E
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Monitor's QSD Notes:
All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist) & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch on some cases)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in QRZ.COM & as heard on air etc in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale plus report by ear(in RST Scale), ? has been put on info with doubt, 
There may be some errors here & there in reporting time & callsigns etc, I hope it will be taken in amateur spirits.I am working on consistently in improving my reports & posts.

Date:03/01/26
WX:Dense fog, misty, no sunshine

Dense Fog At Abhayapuri
7145kHz lsb
0742ist>9N1CA (Nepal portable) on rotary dipole 40mb from a stationary car, VU3BXI (Bardhaman PO) S9, NOISE LEVEL S7 
0746ist>9N1CA QSY BUT CALLED A FEW TIMES QRZ BEFORE GOING QRT ,
0747ist> VU2RRC calling weak , no one heard for a few minutes
0750ist>VU2RRC (Howrah) S7-S9, VU2FRD (Bhubuneswar) S8, 
0752ist><VU2RRC S9, VU2FRD S7-S9, noise level S3-S2, 
0756ist>VU2FRD S7-S8, VU2ATN (Salt Lake, Kolkata) S7-S9, breaking call of VU2OWB around 0805ist & 9N1CA around 0806ist heard, 
0806ist>VU2ATN S9, VU2OWB (Khaspur, Tahatta-WB) S8, 9N1CA S9, VU2FRD S7 QSB slight, 0811ist>VU2ATN S9 slight QSB, 9N1CA S7-S9, VU2FRD S7-S9, 
0813ist>9N1CA S5-S7, breaking call of VU3YSU heard, VU3YSU (Robertganj,UP) S7 slight QSB, VU2FRD S7-S8, 
0817ist>9N1CA S7-S9, VU3YSU S9 slight QSB,heard again breaking call of VU2OWB around 0819ist, 
0819ist>VU3YSU S7-S9, VU2OWB S7, VU2DLU & 9N1CA breaking around 0821ist , 9N1CA S7-S9, 0822ist>VU2DLU (New Barrackpore, Kolkata) S7, 9N2WF breaking around 0824ist,
0824ist>9N2WF (Lalitpur, Nepal) S5-S7, 9N1CA S7 slight QSB, VU3YSU S9-S7, 
0827-0839ist:
9N2WF S7-S9, 9N1CA S9, VU2DLU S7-S5, VU3YSU S9-S7, VU2OWB S9-S7, 
0837ist>9N2WF S7-S8, 9N1CA S7 QSB, VU3YSU S8 
Monitoring ended around 0839ist

More reports etc coming up..
73 
DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Morning Two 7s viz. 7150 & 7145kHz lsb On 2nd January

RIG: Yaesu FT891
External Antenna:40mb inverted v dipole centre feed, 
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N
Longitude:090° 39' 34" E
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Monitor's QSD Notes:
All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist) & all reports scale as per RST scale parameters(with human touch on some cases)
> indicating onwards ,amateur station's location mentioned as per info available in QRZ.COM & as heard on air etc in first bracket after callsign as far as possible followed by Signal Report in RST scale plus report by ear(in RST Scale), ? has been put on info with doubt, 
There may be some errors here & there in reporting time & callsigns etc, I hope it will be taken in amateur spirits.I am working on consistently in improving my reports & posts.
Date:02/01/26
7150kHz lsb
(The Hambel Belgaum Net Warm Up Session)
0639ist>VU2RZA (Chennai) S9 5dB-10dB, NOISE LEVEL S6-S7, VU2DCG & 0thers were below/with  noise level  no copy/difficult to copy, 
VU2RTC no copy to poor(0641ist>), VU3MES, Chennai) & VU2UZ(Bengaluru) below noise level 0643ist>VU2JF(Rajkot) S9, VU2RZA S9 5dB-10dB, VU2UZ below noise level. No Copy, many breakers could not copy at all OR POOR  viz VU2OGO,VU2TE?, VU2CMN?, VU3TBU ,VU3KDS , VU2RMS, VU2SMN(Kolhapur) DIFFICULT COPY SOME PARTS COULD COPY..,.
0650ist>VU2RZA S9 5dB touching, VU2YE ? No Copy, VU2OO with breaking call heard (0652ist>),
0653ist>VU2RZA S9 10dB, VU2OO (Guna) S7-S8, heard another ham with just above noise level but could not copy properly his Callsign though VU2RZA mentioned, heard also VU2KOC (Belgaum) WITH NOISE SOME PORTION JUST  heard , others not copied at all,
0658ist>VU2RZA S9 5dB..
Ended monitored at around 0659ist.

Monitor's Note:
As per info posted ..read .. The Hambel Belgaum Net is on 7150kHz lsb ex 7050kHz lsb  permanently  effective 01-01-26 
Time:0700-0830 IST(0130-0300 UTC) written by VU2PNU ,ONE OF THE NET  CONTROLLER  BELGAUM NET....posted by different person in a amateur radio whatsapp group. .
I thought it is a temporary step in view  of recent QRM on 7050kHz lsb ...many told me about it's permanent  shift to 7150kHz lsb , but no formal post was found by me, now it's official ..as per the latest post . One of amateur radio operator from West Bengal has expressed his fear of possible interference(QRM) on 7145kHz lsb (the informal Eastern India Ham Net)( used by Eastern Indian Hams viz West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkand, Odisha, also from North East India, also from Nepal & Bangladesh) for QSOs, from 7150kHz lsb.So far, no such reports of QRM atleast here in Assam on 7145kHz from 7150kHz as per my monitoring at my location Abhayapuri in Western Assam & other regions.Lets hope for the best.
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7145kHz lsb
0757ist>VU3SAQ(Kakarguchi,Kolkata) S9-S8, VU2DLU (New Barrackpore, Kolkata) S8-S9 , VU2ATN breaking call heard(0802ist), noise level S3-S4, 
0803ist>VU2ATN Salt Lake ,Kolkata PO) S9, breaking call of VU2OWB heard, VU3SAQ S9,
0804ist>VU2OWB (Khaspur, Tahatta-WB) S9-S7 with 4W via Icom IC 703 on inverted v 40mb dipole centre feed, VU2DLU S8, VU3SAQ S9 QSB, VU2ATN S9 slight QSB, heard breaking call of VU3HZW around 0810 ist, 0811ist>VU2ATN S9 slight QSB, VU3SAQ S9, VU2DLU S9 QSB, VU3HZW S7-S9, VU2OWB S7-S8, 
0820-0822ist:
VU3SAQ S9, VU2TKC (Uttarpara, Kolkata) S9, 
0822-0839ist:
9N1CA (Nepal) S9, VU2DED (Greater Noida) S7-S6, VU2HW (Greater Noida) S4 S3-Just heard him in RST scale 44 43, 
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More reports etc coming up..
73 
DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

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Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)


Thursday, January 1, 2026

On New Year Day Morning on 7145kHz lsb At Abhayapuri

RIG: Yaesu FT891
External Antenna:40mb inverted v dipole centre feed, 
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri,NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N
Longitude:090° 39' 34" E
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Monitor's QSD Notes:
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 on some cases)
> 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 plus report by ear(in RST Scale) .
There may be some errors here & there in reporting time & callsigns etc, I hope it will be taken in amateur spirits.I am working on consistently in improving my reports & posts.

Date:01/01/26
WX:Initially clear sky , good sunshine & later Slightly cloudy ..pale sunshine, later again bright sunshine & clear sky..
7145kHz lsb
0815ist>VU2RRC (Howrah) S8, VU2ATN (Salt Lake, Kolkata PO) S7, noise level S2-S3,
0817ist>VU3LGT (Asansol) S9, VU2ATN S7, VU2RRC S9,
0819ist>VU2DLU (New Barrackpore, Kolkata)  S7, S21IR (Chattogram) S9, VU2ATN S9-S7, 
0823ist>VU2RRC S8, VU3LGT S8-S9 slight QSB, S21RW (Khulna) S9, breaking call of VU2TKC heard, 
0825ist>VU3LGT S9 QSB, VU2TKC(Uttarpara, Kolkata )S9, VU2DLU S7-S9, VU2ATN S9, S21RW S9, breaking call of VU3HZW heard around 0830ist, 
0830ist>S21IR S9, VU2ATN S7 QSB, VU2DLU S7, VU2TKC S9 slight QSB, S21RW S9, noise level S2-S3, 
0838ist>VU2DLU S7 QSB, S21IR S9 slight QSB, VU3LGT S9, VU3HZW heard with breaking call around 0840ist, VU2TKC S9,
0842ist>VU3HZW (Guwahati) S9, VU2DLU S7, VU3LGT S8, VU3SXP (Sonarpur, Kolkata) S5, 
0845ist>VU3SXP S7-S5, VU3LGT S9, VU2DLU S7, VU2TKC S9, 
0848ist>VU2RRC S7, VU3HZW S9-S7, VU2RRC S8 slight QSB, VU3SXP S6 QSB, 
 VU2DLU S7 QSB, 
0853ist>VU3BXI (Bardhaman PO) S9, VU2RRC S8 slight QSB, VU2DLU S7 QSB, VU3SXP S5 QSB 
Monitor's Notes:
Monitoring ended around 0858ist..VU3BXI only heard once but not heard later, no response from him to the call given by VU2RRC & VU2DLU..

More Reports /amateur radio related news etc coming soon.
Happy New Year 2026
73 
DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Witness To Amateur Radio History in Assam By Listening Part I


.".....Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
   Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act,— act in the living Present!
   Heart within, and God o’erhead!

Lives of great men all remind us
   We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
   Footprints on the sands of time;"
A Psalm of Life
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Some Historic Amateur Radio Audio Recordings etc... The beginning & much more:
The First Amateur Radio Operator  from my native state Assam whom I heard  on air..was none other than SK VU2RCH from Nagaon...in fact he was the first Assamese amateur radio operator to be on air from 1983.After winning  a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 as part of Deutsche Welle Radio( one of the major international radio broadcasters during that period)  as a part of their monthly draw of lotteries of Radio in early 2000s, and the gates open for me to tune into SSB reception exclusively amateur radio conversations.And this Grundig YB 400 has a ssb tuning facility with no option of lsb or usb selection, but just has a ssb fine tuning knob.And my radio friend , Arun Ray then as VU3ORN now VU2HO, my radio friend from Delhi, gave me valuable tips on tuning plus some interesting infos about frequencies  & amateur radio nets of India.And it was the small spark & gradually it has grown into massive fires of SSB monitoring by me.Though technically I am than far far away & still miles & miles to go but I have begun at least from negative to zero & then zero to...And still it is going on...as learning is continuous process. And I also got in touch with Amateur Radio Society Of Assam in 2016 & became a member for a few years.I also passed the ASOC Exam organised by the society in  restricted  grade  in 2019 & became amateur radio operator with callsign  VU3WTI.I got the habit of recordings of radio audio from my three radio friends viz now VU3BSE then OM Alokesh Gupta of New Delhi, VURVY then SWL/BCDXER OM Swopan Chakrovorty of Kolkata & then VU3ORN now VU2HO OM Arun Ray of Delhi,  and now I have huge collections of radio audios both from broadcasting & amateur radio transmissions.It has almost become a ritual to record radio audio while I am listening to radio...

But initially I could not able to listen any station of Assam though I heard many stations of West Bengal, Bihar ,Odisha & Bangladesh etc on 40mb and had to wait for a long time.In   2011, I once heard very faint signal of VU2RCH on 40mb in the morning.I could copy his callsign.But the first clear signal came in January 2012.I could record a few moments of the audio ...on 7145kHz lsb....On January 18th around 0731ist onwards..along with VU3SUY from West Bengal & VU2DPI (now Silent Key) from Sambalpur, Odisha.
The audio link here..:
Then again on October in 2012 I could listen to him on 7145kHz lsb perhaps on October 24th ...around 0710ist on 7145kHz lsb as far as I could recall.The audio was sharp due to some problem in ssb fine tuning knob which was not working at all.
The audio link:
Later I had to swtch to my another Grundig model which also won as prize from Deutsche Welle... Yacht Boy 80 receiver  ...less in quality parameters..to listen to ssb transmissions..
But ...
 WITNESS To Amateur Radio History In Assam is continuing..
On January 6th 2016...on 7145kHz lsb
After a gap several decades in 2016, finally three persons ,who are members of Amateur Radio Society(ARSA),Guwahati got the Amateur Radio License ..And I got this news on air while monitoring on 7145kHz lsb on my Grundig YB 400 receiver with a long wire ..in the morning of ..yes, its SK VU2RCH who disclosed this information on air. Then as per monitoring was  the only amateur radio operator I could hear on air & he was disclosing this breaking news to VU3SAQ OM Dr.Sagar Sanyal one of the senior most ham of Kolkata.
Please listen to the audio clip..recorded on 7145kHz lsb in the morning of January 6, 2016..the audio link...

Yes,, they were VU3ZRI OM Ritu Mahanta, VU3YPB OM Paresh Brahma now VU2YPB and VU3YPK OM Pranab Kumar Choudhury now VU2YPK.And all hails from Guwahati.Yes, on facebook ,perhaps OM Sandeep Baruah ,VU2MUE posted the informations in detail with callsign as far as I could recall.
 After a few months  OM Bhagaban Barman also from Guwahati  & secretary Of Amateur Radio Society of Assam also got his callsign as VU3XBP. And now he is also upgraded his license to general grade as VU2XBP.Perhaps OM VU2XBP is the only Assamese person to get a Short Wave Listener License(SWL) holder prior to his restricted grade license in 2016.Prior to 2010 perhaps there are four types of Amateur Radio Licenses for amateur radio operators(hams) in India viz.Advanced , Grade I, Grade II and Restricted and there is also a license for shortwave listeners who can monitor amateur shortwave bands without appearing for any written examination.
Later VU2TUO, OM Taheruddin Ahmed Of Guwahati  got his license.And again OM Satyajit Das from Gandhibasti locality of Guwahati, now resides in USA & also got his license after a long gap of a few years to three decades perhaps.And his callsign is VU2OFX..He has also  amateur radio callsign there from USA and it is KK4CCA.He might have created two history as far as amateur radio in Assam
1.Perhaps so far the longest wait of for a callsign in Assam
2..And the first Assamese ham to obtain US amateur radio callsign.
I heard him on air operating from the shack of then VU3YPB in Chandmari  and later  from his home in Gandhibasti locality in Guwahati.I have also recorded but the signal strength was weak and  recorded audio quality was poor.I will try to post in my blog in future.

On November 18th of 2018 on 7145kHz lsb,  I ,last lime heard VU2RCH on air before his passing away a few days later.I by chance recorded the audio & VU2NIL from Kharagpur, VU2AOR from Odisha & then VU3XBP(now VU2XBP) from Guwahati was on air that time.
The audio link:..

Memories fade away with time plus with wear & tear of daily life, I may have committed some errors here and there.Hope , all will be taken in the amateur spirit.It is the same amateur spirit without any pecuniary interest, I have decided to write down what I have in my mind and what I could remember ......

More of amareur radio in Assam by listening & in recorded audios  in the part II which is coming soon.
73 
DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Latest On 7070 & 7090kHz lsb

RIG: Yaesu FT891
External Antenna:40mb inverted v dipole centre feed, 
Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri, NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31" N
Longitude:090° 39' 34" E
Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Monitor's QSD Notes:
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 on some cases)
> 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 plus report by ear(in RST Scale) .
There may be some errors here & there in reporting time & callsigns etc, I hope it will be taken in amateur spirits.I am working on consistently in improving my reports & posts.

Date:31/12/25
WX:Dense fog,  , no sunshine hazy condition, less dew precipitation today less moist ..
7070kHz lsb
0738-0743ist:
VU3WTS (Titabar) S9, VU3HZW  (Guwahati )S7-S9, Vu3FHG(Guwahati )S7 QSB noise level S3-S4, 
0743ist >VU3WTS ON CQ CALL S9 for  sometime
0746ist>VU3WTS S9, VU3HZW S7-S9 slight QSB, VU3HZW went to QRX,
0749ist>VU3WTS  S9 on CQ call again for a few seconds,
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Date:30/12/25
WX:Cloudy, gloomy, moist, misty ..chilly cool .
7070kHz lsb
0836-0846ist:
VU3BXI (Bardhaman PO) S9 5 to 15dB, VU3HZW S9 slight QSB, 
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Date:28/12/25
7090kHz lsb
0824ist>VU3FHG (Guwahati) S5-S7, VU3HZW (Guwahati) S9, VU3INI (Guwahati) S9 with 5W slight QSB,
0828-0830ist:
VU3INI S9, VU3HZW S9,
0832ist>VU3HZW S9, VU3FHG S7-S8, noise level S4-S5,
0834-0836ist:
VU3FHG S5-S7, VU3HZW S9 
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Date:27/12/25
7090kHz lsb
0805ist>VU2DBM (Guwahati) S9 5dB, VU3WTS (Titabar) S9 QSB, Noise Level S5-S6, 0809ist>VU2DBM S9 20dB to 5dB, VU3WTS S7-S9 , VU3INI (Guwahati) (0812ist>), S7 QSB with  audio distorion later Monitoring ended around  0812 ist past a few seconds...
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Date:26/12/25
7090kHz lsb
0754ist(approx.)>VU2DBM (Guwahati) S9 15dB, VU3FEW (Makum) S9-S7 Moderate QSB, VU3WTS (Titabar) S9-S7, Noise Level S4-S5, 
0756ist>VU2DBM S9 15dB, VU3WTS S9 slight QSB, VU3FEW S7-S5 QSB, 
0758-0805ist:
VU2DBM S9 20dB, VU3WTS S7-S9 S9, VU3FEW S5-S7..moderate QSB,
Some parts of the signal of VU3FEW went down with noise/below noise level difficult to copy, but copied most parts...he is using Icom IC 7300 with EFHW external antenna.
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Date:22/12/25
7090kHz lsb
0812-0829ist:
VU3NYV (Shillong) S9 5-10dB, VU2XBP (Guwahati) S9 10-15dB, 
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Date:21/12/25
7090kHz lsb
0755ist>VU2XBP(Guwahati) S9 10dB, VU3WTS (Titabar) S9 QSB, heard breaking call of S21SDR around 0756ist onwards, 
0757ist>VU2XBP S9 15dB, S21SDR (Dhaka) S9 slight QSB ..slightly heavier voice, VU3WTS S7-S9 0800ist>VU2XBP S9 15dB, QRM on the frequency ..a few amateurs QSO heard ..for short duration, S21SDR stopped transmission..,he might have difficulty in copying. ..,
0801-0806ist:
VU3FHG (Guwahati) S7, VU2XBP S9 15dB 
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Date:20/12/25
7090kHz lsb
0812-0818ist:
VU3NYV (Shillong) S9 QSB slight , VU22AR(Guwahati) S7 -S8 slight QSB,
VU3NYV operating on his XIEGU G90 transreceiver with 20W approx with inverted v dipole 40mb , 
Monitoring ended around 0818ist & later again did monitored 7090kHz lsb during 0831-0837ist.
0831-0837ist:
VU3NYV S9 QSB, VU3WTS (Titabar) S7-S9,noise level S2-S3 
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Date:19/12/25
7090kHz lsb
0809ist>VU3NYV (Shillong) S9 15dB, VU2XBP (Guwahati) S9-S7 QSB, 
0817ist>VU22AR breaking call, VU3NYV S9 15dB, VU22AR (Guwahati) S7-S9 , noise level touching S3, 
0821ist>VU22AR S7 QSB, VU3NYV S9 15dB,
Monitoring ended around 0822ist

More Reports /amateur radio related news etc coming soon.
73 
DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) 
Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Report on 7145 With Recently Installed Inverted V

A 40mb inverted V 40mb centre feed dipole was installed on December 18th(2025) afternoon at my location.Here is the first a few days of reception reports on 7145kHz lsb.

RIG Used :Yaesu FT891
External Antenna:Inverted V, Centre Feed 40mb dipole
Place of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi
Latitude: 26° 20' 31"N
Longitude:090° 39' 34"E

Monitor's QSD Notes:
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 on some cases)
> 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 plus report by ear(in RST Scale) .
There may be some errors here & there in reporting time & callsigns etc, I hope it will be taken in amateur spirits.I am working on consistently in improving my reports & posts.

                                            My Recntly Installed 40mb Inverted V

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Date:19/12/25
7145kHz lsb
0744ist>S21HA (Ishwarde) S9, VU2DLU (New Barrackpore, Kolkata) S7-S9, band is noisy noise level touching S4, 
0749ist>VU3SXP(Sonarpur,Kolkata) S7-S5, VU2DLU S8 QSB, S21HA S9 QSB slight, 
0755ist>S21HA S9 5dB(75W), VU3SXP S8-S7 slight QSB, VU2DLU S7 -S8, 
0800ist>VU3SXP S5-S7 QSB, VU2DLU S7 -S8 QSB , 
0804-0809ist:
VU3UEP(Kolkata) S5 QSB JUST HEARD 45 IN RST REPORT SCALE, VU2DLU S7-S8, VU3SXP S7-S5, VU2DLU S7-S5 QSB, 
Monitoring ended around 0809ist & later again I did monitor on 7145kHz lsb from 0823ist onwards.
0823ist>S21RW(Khulna) S9 QSB, VU2TKC(Uttarpara,Kolkata) S9 QSB, 
0831ist>VU3LGT(Asansol) S9 -S7, VU2TKC S9, S21RW S9-S7 QSB SLIGHT, 
0839ist>VU3LGT S9 S21RW S9 -S7,
Monitoring ended around 0841ist
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Date:20/12/25
7145kHz lsb
0801ist>VU2ZOC (New Barrackpore, Kolkata)S9, S21ALT (Jessore) S8, S21RW (Khulna) S7-S9 (0803ist>), 
0806ist>S21HA( Ishwarde) S9 5dB, heard breaking call of VU2OWB, VU2ZOC S9 (0807ist>), VU2ZOC at 10W at 0808ist S7 QSB , S21HA S9 5dB, VU2OWB (Khaspur) S7 ,
0810-0812ist:
VU2DLU (New Barrackpore) S7-S8, VU2ZOC S9 
Report No.3
7145kHz lsb
0818ist>S21RW S9, S21HA S9 5dB, VU2OWB S9, 
0822ist>VU2ZOC S9
0826ist>VU3MDL (Kharagpur) S7, VU2ZOC S9, VU2DLU S7, S21RW S9,
0831ist>S21HA S9 
Monitoring ended on this frequency at 0831ist
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Date:21/12/25
7145kHz lsb
0806ist>VU2ZOC (New Barrackpore, Kolkata) S9 slight QSB, VU2RRC (Howrah) S7-S9 QSB, S21ALT(Jessore) S8 QSB, S21RW (Khulna) S7-S9, S21IR(Chattogram) S9 10dB, VU2TKC BREAKING (0814ist)
0815ist>S21HA (Ishwarde) S9 QSB, S21RW S9 QSB, VU2TKC (Uttarpara, Kolkata) S9 QSB, S21ALT S9 QSB, S21IR S9 5dB, VU2ZOC S9,
0824ist>VU2ZOC S9 QSB, S21RW S9, S21ALT S9 -S8, VU2TKC S9 QSB slight, S21HA S9,
0833i-0846ist:
VU2FRD (Bhubuneswar) S5-S7 QSB, VU2ZOC S9, VU3UEP (Kolkata) S7-S8, VU2TKC S9, S21IR S9, ẞ21ALT S9(0839ist>),
VU2FRD S5-S7, VU3UEP S7 QSB, VU2ZOC S9 QSB ,
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Date:22/12/25
7145kHz lsb
0801ist>VU2OWB (Khaspur) S9 QSB, VU2FRD (Bhubuneswar) S7-S9, VU3YSU (Robertganj) S9, noise level S3-S4, S21HA S7 QSB moderate, VU3LGT not heard, 
0807-0812ist:
VU2OWB S7-S8, VU2FRD S7-S9, S21HA S9 5dB, VU3LGT not heard, 
VU3YSU (0811ist>) S8 QSB, VU2OWB S8,

0832ist>VU2TKC S9, S21RW S9 5dB, breaking call of S21IR, VU3LGT & S21HA heard, 
0833ist>S21IR S9 15dB, S21HA S7 QSB, S21RW S9 QSB, VU3LGT (Asansol) S9(0835ist>), VU2OWB S9, S21RW S9 slight QSB, S21IR S9 15dB, VU2TKC S9 QSB slight, noise level S3,
0840-0847ist:
S21HA S7 QSB, S21RW S9, VU3LGT S9 QSB, S21IR S9 5dB, VU2TKC S7-S9 
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Date:23/12/25
7145kHz lsb
0756ist>S21RW (Khulna) S9, VU2KFR (Ballygangue,Kolkata) S9 -S7 QSB, VU2FRD (Bhububaneswar) S8  QSB(0800ist>), VU2RRC (Howrah) S7 -S9, 
0806-0811ist:
VU2KFR S7-S9, S21RW S9, VU2RRC S9 QSB, 
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Date:24/12/25
7145kHz lsb
0737ist>NOISE LEVEL S5-S7,
S21RW (Khulna) S9, VU2FRD (Bhubuneswar) S8-S9, 
0740ist>S21HA (Ishwarde) S9 5dB QSB, S21RW S9, VU2FRD S8-S9, 
0743ist>S21HA S7-S9, S21RW S9, VU2FRD S7 -S9, 
0745ist>VU2FRD S7-S9, S21RW S9 QSB,
0747ist>VU2FRD on low power  difficult to copy as noise level S5-S7 & 33 44 in RST , heard VU2ZOC breaking , S21RW S9, 
0748ist>VU2ZOC (New Barrackpore, Kolkata) S9, S21RW S9, VU2FRD back on QRO S8-S9, VU2OWB breaking, 
0753ist>S21RW S9, S21HA S9 slight QSB, VU2OWB poor, VU3LGT breaking , 
VU2ZOC (0755ist>) S9, S21HA S8-S9 slight QSB, VU3LGT (Asansol) S9 QSB slight, 
0758-0800ist:
VU2FRD S9 QSB, VU3LGT S9, VU2OWB S8 QSB for a few moments ...otherwise with noise difficult to read, 
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More monitoring reporsts plus amateur radio news etc soon.
73
VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK)
Abhayapuri,Assam,India