Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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)

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