40mb In The Morning Monitoring From Abhayapuri

 Date:January 29,2023

(WTI/MR/25/(29-01-23)

Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Long wire end feed antenna (79ft L 35ft H approx) .75sq mm Cu wire multistranded) RG6 cable with a splitter box circuit with balun at RX end 

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.

WX:Heavy Fog,very cool

7050kHz lsb

(The Hambel Belgaum Net With Warm up session)

 0632ist (0102utc)onwards...

VU2RZA(Chennai) 59, VU3EEX (Patna)56 ,VU3LGT (Asansol) 59 QSB sometimes, VU3BTP 59 QSB sometimes,VU2JF(Rajkot) 54 to 56, VU2RTF 43 to 33, VU2KOC 33..

No copy of VU3JTZ(Hyderabad)...

0647ist (0117utc) VU2KOC 43 33 VU2RZA 56..

0649ist (0119utc) VU3WCI 11,

 0650ist(0120utc) VU2RZA 58 QSB VU3?PSF 22 VU3UKN no copy

7130kHz lsb

0717ist(0147utc) onwards for a few moments

VU3INI(Guwahati) 59 ...

VU2JF(Rajkot) 33 22 ..VU2EII (Naharlagun,Arunachal Pradesh) 59+

No QSOs amongst them

7145kHz lsb
0741ist(0211utc) onwards

VU3BXI(Bardhaman) 54 QSB, VU3LGT 33, VU2EII 59 ++(Naharlagun,Arunachal Pradesh), VU3OKT not heard...might be on the frequency earlier?

7070kHz lsb
0737ist(0207utc) onwards

VU2XBP 59 QSB, VU3INI 59 

Both from Guwahati

0746ist(0216utc) onwards VU3INI 59 with QSB, VU2YPB 59++ , VU2XBP 59 QSB, all stations from Guwahati .

0751ist VU2XBP pumping 60W 59 with QSB,QRM  Weak Chinese(?) stations on the frequency not sure they were amateurs for sometime heard

0759ist VU2XBP on 70W approx. 59(QRM  there for sometime weak)

0811ist (0241utc) onwards VU2ZOC 53,VU2XBP 59,

VU2YPB 59++,VU3IBL 33(@0815ist)

(VU2ZOC & VU3IBL from Kolkata region)

0822ist onwards VU3IBL 53,VU2DBM 59++

0830ist(0300utc) onwards

VU2DBM 59++,VU3IBL 43,VU2YPB 59++

0836ist onwards

VU2XBP 56 to 59 (QSB),VU3INI 54 to 59(QSB),VU3IBL 43,breaking call of VU3ZRI- another Guwahati based amateur heard 55

0839ist(0309utc) VU2DBM 59+,VU3IBL 43,

0843ist(0313utc) VU2YPB 59++,VU2XBP 56 to 59 QSB,

0847ist(0317utc) onwards

VU3ZRI 55 ,VU2YPB 59+,VU2XBP 56 QSB,

VU2DBM 59++,VU3INI 56-58 QSB,

0859ist(0329utc) Onwards

 VU2YPB 59,VU3ZRI 56 QSB,VU3XBP 56 QSB,VU2DBM 59++

With Best Wishes 

73

DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma)(GK) on monitoring  mode, 

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Monitor's Notes From The Western Front (of The North East)

Better  Days  if not the best days  Of Monitoring DX Stations On 40mb In The Morning Are Back!!!

As we enter the winter season, the signals of the Hambel Belgaum Net on 7050kHz lsb specially the prenet session from 0620 to 0700ist and from 0700ist the Net itself  for 10 minutes or so  is now audible as per my monitoring observations for a week or so.I can now receive VU2RZA from Chennai the most consistent and reliable reception station on 40mb from Sothern India in recent times ,here in my place and as far as away in Eastern Assam and even in Naharlagun , Arunachal Pradesh.A few days back,senior ham VU3WTS,OM Bimal Chutia received excellent signal of VU2RZA 59 on his BITX 40 with inverted V dipole 40mb from his location at Titabar 18km away from Jorhat In Eastern Assam as per information received.

And this summer from last week of March upto September , the reception of 7050kHz lsb & on 40mb(7000-7200kHz) in general in the morning has not been good at all for DX receptions.There was heavy noise most of the time and difficult to copy DX Stations in the morning on 7145kHz lsb.And even VU2RZA's signal from Chennai was not audible and some occasions audible but very weak.And later , getting annoyed with poor reception on 40mb, a few hams perhaps dismantled their 40mb antenna system (for the time being measure HI HI) installed 20mb antenna and became on air on 20mb in the evening.And another thing I have observed many have opted for  multiband End Feed Half Wave(EFHW) Antenna during the summer.Earlier also , I heard many using this type of antenna.

The reception on 7145kHz lsb in the morning where usually amateur radio operators of Eastern India (also from other parts of India) ,from the North East and Bangladesh joins, has improved and listening many stations on air specially on weekends & holidays.

Let share me share a few recent morning logs on 40mb.

Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(in Western Assam)(India) NL56hi

RX:Grundig YB 80

External Antenna:

Long wire end feed antenna (75ft L 33ft H..75sqmm Cu wire multistranded) RG6 cable ..with a balun at RX end

Monitored Mode:J3E Class of emission(Amateur Stations)

Noise Level:Minimum

All time mentioned  in Indian Standard Time(ist)

Date:November 10,2022

7145kHz lsb 0803ist 

VU2OWB 55 VU3EEX 54 

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Date:November 9,2022

Frequency:7050kHz lsb

0635ist VU2RZA 59 VU2RTF 33 VU2XVX 22

0647ist  VU2RZA 59 VU2MTW 33 VU2RTF 33 

0652ist onwards  VU2YK 43 VU2RZA 56 VU2PEP 22

0655ist onwards VU2JF 53 VU2YK 55 to 33

0657ist VU2RZA 59 VU?RVE 22 11

0658ist VU2KOC 43 33 

0702ist VU2XTO breaking 43

0704ist VU2YK 53

0707ist VU2XTO 43

0708ist VU2RZA 55

0709ist VU2JF 53 VU2PNU 33

And I also copied VU2SMN 43 VU3FTP 22 earlier forgot to note down the time.

Frequency:7130kHz lsb

0732ist onwards VU2JGI 55 VU2JF 22 33 VU2YC no copy

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More reports,observations etc soon.

DE VU3WTI (Gautam Kumar Sharma).on monitoring  mode, 

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Monitoring Report On 40mb Amateur Band From Abhayapuri

Date:February 15,2022

Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) NL56hi

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

Long wire end feed antenna (75ft L 33ft H..75sqmm Cu wire multistranded) RG6 cable ..with a splitter box circuit with T50-6 toroid at RX end 

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.

WX:Clear sky,sunshine, but very cool

The Belgaum Net (With Prenet session)

On 7050kHz lsb

0648ist (0148utc) VU3VBN? 33 

0706ist 7050kHz lsb VU2RZA...VU3PNU no copy

0652ist 7050kHz lsb onwards .VU2RZA 59 with slight QSB sometime ..weaker signals..heard...of others 

 0657ist.. VU2JF 43 

VU2KOC 33 32 copy..0700ist..as noise is minimum...

Very weak but copy a few words ..copied today strong VU2RZA 59 sometime with QSB ...VU3JF 22 once 33..VU3FTP 43...33 VU2MTW 33 0705ist VU2RZA 59 QSK call VU3FTP 43

0706ist 7050kHz lsb VU2RZA...VU3PNU no copy

 0725ist VU2RZA 59 with QSB....some disturbance going on this frequency...

No problem in copying...a weak noise with audio going up & down rapidly

The Celestial Net/Rajkot Net
7130kHz lsb 

0731ist

Heard breaking call of VU2JF 53..then AR ....43..now 55..@0732ist ...VU2SMN 22 33...

0734ist VU2JF 54 with QSB VU2PEP no copy  VU2SMN 33 with QSB...

0735ist onwards VU2JF 56 QSB...VU2SMN 33 with QSB..

no copy of .VU2DED, A41LD &  VU2OO

0746ist onwards

VU2JF 55 to 53 with QSB VU2DED 33 43 53....VU2SMN 33 22...

0748ist VU2MNX 54...

7070kHz lsb

0807ist onwards VU3WTS. VU3XBP both  59.....& blasting here

VU3OKB 0811ist 56...with QSB...

0812ist all QRX..

0833ist(0303utc onwards)

VU3YSU 43 53 9N1CA 58 with occasional QSB 

0835ist onwards

VU3JXF 56 VU3OWB weak signal but copied

VU2YVK 33 22

0838ist VU3JFX 58 VU2YVK 22 VU3YSU 43 9N1CA 53 with QSB 

0840ist 9N1CA 58 VU3YSU 33

0841ist onwards

VU2OWB 59 VU2CSF 43 with QSB

0846ist onwards

VU3ZHD 55 VU2AOR 55 with QSB (audio slightly rough )

0847ist (0317utc) VU2OWB 59 with slight QSB  VU2AOR 56  9N1CA 58 with QSB

0849ist VU3ZHD 58  VU3YSU 33 (breaking call heard )

0854ist VU3ZHD 58 (slight QSB) VU3BTP 58  VU2NDZ 33 43 

0908 to 0915ist(0338 to 0345utc)

VU2NIL 56 with QSB VU3ZHD 58 

VU2NDZ 22(@0912ist)

0915ist(0345utc) VU2DLU22

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)