WAG9H 31085 AJNI At AYU

My First Date With Electric Loco At AYU

Yesterday i.e. March 7,2022 Monday Late In The Morning 

 A Perfect Friendship Of Railman & Railfan Without Compromising Rules ,Safety etc & Respecting Each Other Sentiments For Nearly A Decade..

And Beginning A New Chapter With Electric Locomotives....In My Railway Picture Collection..

Thanks AYU...Will Never Forget You...

Will Be Always In My Mind..

73 & See You Again!!!

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Spring At Abhayapuri

With Advent Of Spring & Rongali Bihu..Romantic Spirit Revives In Every Assamese.....Wherever He Or She Is ,How He/She Is ...

73 & 88(Hi Hi)

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

A Monitoring Report on 7050kHz,7065kHz & 7145kHz (All in lsb )

Date:March 5,2022

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.

Band Condtion:Little Noise on 40mb in the morning

7050kHz lsb

The Hambel Belgaum Net

(With Present Session) 

0648ist 7050kHz lsb VU2RZA 59 with QSB..VU2RTF no copy VU3JNM no copy...

0651ist 7050kHz lsb VU2KOC 43 9N1CA QRP MO Portable  33

0653ist VU2JF 54  QSB  VU2RZA 59 QSB..others weak

0702ist VU3HZW breaking 58

0704ist  lsb VU2RZA 58 with QSB  QSA going down...VU2PNU ?22 

0706ist VU2OO 59 VU2PNU 22

VU2JF 43...

7145kHz lsb Morning

0846ist(0316utc) onwards upto 0911ist(0341utc)

VU2OWB 59 S21HA 33 VU3HZW 59

VU2AOR 55 56 with QSB  VU2DLU 54

0854ist onwards

9N1CA 33 VU2AOR 55 with QSB

VU2FRD 58 with QSB

Earlier might have heard VU2CSF ?difficult copy weak signal

0856ist onwards

VU2DLU 43 VU2OWB 59 S21HA 33..QSB there

0904ist(0334utc) VU2OWB 59 S21HA 54 53...

7065kHz lsb

0739ist VU3YMT On CQ Call 22 

7145kHz lsb Evening

Band Noise:noisy 

1753ist VU3BTP 58 VU2FRD 59 VU2OWB 59 VU2DLU 22 .
1756ist VU3ONX 33  VU2OWB 43(surprisingly)

1758ist VU2FRD 59 slight QSB

1759ist S21HA 33 (with 10W) VU2FRD 59 

1800ist VU3SXP 33 

1801ist onwards

VU2OWB 54..S21HA 33 

VU3SXP 33...(1802ist)

1803ist VU2FRD 55 VU2OWB 54 

1804ist 9N1CA 33
Monitor's QRN & QRM Note:
With noise & QRM (side band splatter)

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

7070 Weekend Report Part I

Date:March 5,2020

(Saturday)

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.

Band Noise:Little noise on 40mb band this morning

7070kHz lsb

0742ist(0222utc) for a few minutes 

VU2XBP 59 & beyond VU3HZW 59 with QSB 

0748ist(0218utc) onwards 

VU3BTP 59 VU2DBM 59 & beyond 

Monitor's Note:

VU2DBM was on air with..his 30  year old Yaesu FT 747 GX with sharp tone

0755ist VU3HZW 59 with QSB...9N1CA breaking 33

0756ist VU2XBP 59..

0800ist (0230utc) VU3BTP 56

0801ist VU3HZW 59 with slight QSB 

0804ist(0234utc) VU3WTS 59

0818ist VU3HZW 59

Last call Heard...

0819ist (0249utc) VUOIP calling 59

Monitor's Note✂✂✂✂

The rag chewing informal net on 7070kHz lsb , where mainly  amateurs of ARSA( Amateur Radio Society of Assam) plus other amateurs from Assam &  amateurs from other North Eastern states of India, .Eastern India , Nepal , Bangladesh also joins for rag chewing from time to time.The frequency 7070kHz lsb at first suggested by VU2RCH Late Ranjit Chaliha from Nagaon(He was the first Assamese amateur radio operator to be on air from Assam in 1983) for a common QSO point of amateurs of Amateur Radio Society Of Assam(ARSA).SK VU2RCH suggested another alternative frequency 7067kHz lsb in case of any QRM/QRN on this frequency of 7070kHz lsb for use.And it was also used on a few occasions as per my monitoring.Initially ,VU2RCH ,VU3XBP,VU3YPB ,VU3YPK & VU2XJT joined regularly on the QSO.Later VU2PTF from Tinsukia  & VU2DBM joined regularly.VU2TUO operating the APRO(Assam Police Radio Organisation) Club Amateur Radio Station  VU2VKP,the only club amateur radio station in Assam also joined 7070kHz lsb and added a new dimension to 7070kHz.And gradually many amateurs from Eastern India plus other parts of the North East  and  even Bangladesh & Nepal  has begun joining 7070kHz lsb and exchange reports with amateurs from Assam.And many has got licenses now from Assam  and a few of them has come on air and others are likely to join soon.I hope 7070kHz lsb will remain as the common meeting point of all.Now it is time for all to name this informal rag chewing net to a formal status by naming it RCH Net to honour the first Assamese  Amateur Radio Operator to be on air from Assam.I hope a decision will be taken on it soon.Let it be remained as rag chewing net with suitable arrangements and on special occasions, it can be break and check net with net controllers.

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

40 20 Monitoring For March 3rd

Date:March 3,2022

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.

7050kHz lsb
Relatively noisy 0652ist onwards but copied VU2JF...VU2RZA  9N1CA VU2OO...VU2RZA's  signal strength highest around 0704ist..58 with noise..around  0707ist weak...53 43 level....

VU2OO was heard giving CQ call on 7145kHz lsb 0702ist...58...with noise..

7070kHz lsb

 0753ist (0223utc) onwards

VU3OIP 59 VU3OKB...32...

0758ist  VU2XBP 59 with QSB....VU3OKB 33 32 ...difficult copy

0801ist VU3OKB 22

0802ist VU3OIP 32 via magnetic loop as antenna

0803ist VU2XBP 59

0813ist  VU3OIP 59..& beyond .VU2XBP 58 with QSB...

VU3XBP signal going down....with QSB...VU3HZT...54 0817ist with QSB

0828ist...VU3OIP 59...with slight QSB...0829ist VU3HZT 54....

0831ist VU2DBM 59..breaking

0833ist onwards 7070kHz lsb VU2DBM 59...with QSB...0835ist VU2XBP 55...with QSB...earlier...VU3HZT 54...VU3OIP 59 with QSB...

0843ist onwards little noise on the band

VU3OIP 59 VU2DBM 59 

0846ist VU3HZT 54

Monitor's Summary:✂✂✂

The overall summary as I monitored 7070kHz lsb from 0755 to 0901ist..
.Good Copy All Around ...except VU3OKB 33 to 22...& VU3OIP (when he used the magnetic loop antenna) 33 to 32But VU3OIP 59 with slight occasional QSB with his W721 diamond inverted V....VU2XBP 59 to 55...QSB...made QRT earlier ..for MQTH.The noise was on higher level but later ..Minimum noise..VU2DBM.59 with QSB..breaking @0831ist & joining after a while remained till end..0901ist  with VU3HZT 54 to 58,his signal strength(QSA) improved significantly later.

Another news of new license cum callsign  from Assam,I like to share with all, VU3INL OB Anoop Kumar Prasad,a student of Royal Global University of Guwahati from Barpeta Road .Congratulation VU3INL!!!

And now my adjoining district Barpeta has three amateur radio license holders and other two..VU3OIP & VU3EEE are from Barpeta town.

14200kHz  usb 

1728ist(1158utc) onwards VU2RBI 59 VU3YSU 56...

1732ist (1202utc) onwards 

VU2RBI 59 with QSB  YB4PE  33 22 

later VU2RBI on CQ call on 14200kHz usb..

14215kHz usb 

1738ist (1208utc) VU3BTP 59 VU2LB 33...with QSB..

14200kHz usb 

1741ist (1211utc) onwards VU3BTP 59 VU2RBI 33

1745ist VU2RBI 59  on CQ call with slight QSB

14215kHz usb

1746ist(1216utc) onwards for a few minutes

VU3YSU 56 with slight QSB VU2LB 43 with QSB

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

With Noisy 40mb In The Morning

Date:March 2,2022

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.

Band Noise:Noise level higher than yesterday morning's little noise

Rough Reception Summary on

7050kHz lsb 

from 0646ist (0116utc)onwards

VU2FRD 59, the strongest signal heard,VU2RZA 54 to 58,VU2JF 33 once heard...no copy of 4S6RYD..VU2RTF..VU2KOC..VU2PNU..etc 

0706ist(0136utc) VU2RZA 54 VU2XBP breaking twice 59..

7145kHz lsb :

0736ist (0206utc) onwards VU2FRD 9N1CA..

Signal Strength (QSA) of VU2FRD is stronger ...than 9N1CA here.

Noise is higher on 40mb today than  little noise on  yesterday morning...but copying both VU2FRD & 9N1CA..

7145kHz lsb 0752ist(0222utc)

VU2FRD  58  9N1CA  54  with QSB ...copying  though noisy...VU3YSU..22....

0804ist(0234utc)

Signal strength going up & down..but what is important copying..VU2NL56hiFRD without difficulty but 9N1CA copying with slight difficulty now on 7145kHz lsb

7070kHz lsb

0750ist(0220utc) VU3HZT 56...going on QRX..

perhaps VU2XBP on the other side.

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

My J3E Date In An Evening On 20mb At Abhayapuri

Date:February 24,2022

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.

Band Noise:Minimum noise 

14205usb

1737ist(1207utc) onwards

VU2NDZ 59 VU3UEL OM Dilip Bapat from Alibag 43 33 

1740ist VU2MYL 33

1741ist VU2NDZ 59 with 50W VU3IBU no copy VU2MYL 33

1747ist VU2HW 33

1750ist VU2OO 58 VU3UEL 43 VU3IBU no copy 

1752ist(1222utc)VU2HW 43 VU3UEL  55 VU2OO 58

1757ist VU2JRT 58 ...VU3UEL 55 VU3IBU no copy 

1801ist (1231utc) VU2JRT 59 VU3UEL 53 QSB 

1803ist onwards VU3EQF Breaking....33 VU3JXF no copy....

1806ist VU2JRT 59 VU3EQF 53 with QSB...

1807ist VU2HW...joining ..also VU3YSU..also joined

14145kHz usb
1834ist (1304utc)onwards

YC2DBW on CQ DX call 55 QSB ...

1836(1306utc) VU2DBM  no copy

Monitor's Note:

VU2DBM from Guwahati.usually operates on 20, 15 &  10mb with Icom IC 7300 with furuno linear amp & pushing his J3E signal three bander Yagi( not sure about the no of  elements in his Yagi antenna)

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)