From VU3WTI On Monitoring Mood

Date:March 13,2023

(WTI/MR/60/13-03-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb  feedpoint 33ft approx. above the ground

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)

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

> 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

7050kHz lsb

(The Hambel Belgaum Net..Warm Up/Prenet Session)

Noise Level:Little Noise,no digital QRM  or QRM of any type here

0622ist(0052utc)> VU3HQP(Agartala), VU2RTF (Coimbature) 43,

0625ist> VU2RTF calling 43

0626ist>VU2RZA(Chennai) 56-54,VU3HQP 59,

0630ist>VU3RZA 55,VU3HQP 59  slight QSB sometime,VU2RTF 43(0631ist)

0635ist>VU2RZA 55,VU3WJR no copy,

VU2RTF 43 calling(0637ist),VU2RZA 58 QSB,VU2JF(Rajkot) 43 QSB(0638ist),VU2RTF 33,

VU2RZA 55 QSB,VU3TBU(Bengalore) no copy,

0644ist>VU2JF 43,VU2RZA 55(0645ist),VU?SBU & VUVU?FFW no copy,VU2OBR(Salem) 43(0646ist),VU2RZA 58(0647ist>),VU?IUB(Rajkot) not heard,VU2RVE not heard

0650ist>no copy of VU2SMN(Kolhapur),VU2RVE no copy,

VU2EU(Monga) no copy,VU2RZA 55 QSB,VU2KOC(Belgaum) 33 22,

0658ist>VU2RZA 56,VU2KOC 43 QSB

0659ist> VU2JF 33,VU2RZA 56

More reports/observations etc soon.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Signal Report From Abhayapuri,The Debdaru Town

Date:March 12,2023

(WTI/MR/59/12-03-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb  feedpoint 33ft approx. above from the ground

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)

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

> 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:Partly cloudy sky,with thin clouds cover ,pale early morning shine,later bright sunshine.still cool 

7050kHz lsb

0630ist(0100utc)> VU3HQP(Agartala) 58,VU3INI(Guwahati) 59,

0632ist>VU2KOC(Belgaum) 33 QSB,VU3HQP 58 to 54

except VU2KOC 22 to 33 none could be audible or heard after 0634ist(0104utc) for sometime,heard VU2KOC calling just heard a few expressions sometime ..very weak signal,VU2RZA from Chennai even not heard,

0638ist(0108utc)>VU2DBE(Kolkata) 59,VU2KOC 22

VU2KOC in QSO with other stations,but very weak here & difficult to copy

0639ist>VU2RZA(Chennai) 55 QSB,VU2KOC 22,

0643ist>VU2OBR (Salem) 54 breaking,VU2KOC 22

0644ist>VU2OBR 54,VU2KOC 22,VU2RZA 54 QSB,

0645ist> VU2KOC 22,two breaking calls heard ..VU3INI 59 & VU2DBE 59

0648ist>VU2RZA 56,VU2DBE 59 breaking call heard again,

0649ist>VU2RZA 55,VU2DBE 59 & VU3INI's breaking calls heard both 59,

0650ist> again breaking calls of VU2DBE heard 59,VU2JF(Rajkot) 33,...

0651ist>VU3HQP 59,VU2RZA 54 QSB,VU2RVE etc not heard,

0655ist>VU3EEX (Patna) breaking 54,,VU2RZA 54

0656ist>VU3EEX 54,VU2DBE too breaking again 59,VU2RZA 54,VU23MES no copy()657ist),

VU2RZA 54,VU2KOC 22(0659ist)

0702ist> VU2RZA 53,VU3HQP 59,

0703ist(0133utc)> VU3EEX 56,VU2RZA 53

7070kHz lsb

0810-0837ist(0240-0307utc)

0810ist>

VU3INI 55 QSB,VU3OKB 59,VU2YPB 59(0811ist>)

All stations operating from Guwahati

0829ist(0259utc)>VU3HQP(Agarlata) 53,VU2YPB 59

VU3OKB 59 ..VU3HQP QSY,VU3INI went QRX earlier 

I ended monitoring this frequecny at 0837ist(0307utc)

7145kHz lsb

0838-0846ist(0308-0316utc)

0838ist>VU3ZHD (Dumka,Jharkand) 55,VU2OQB 54(Khaspur,West Bengal),

0839ist>VU2ATN PO(Kolkata,Salt Lake) 56,VU3BTP(Bokaro Steel City) 54,

VU2ATN 59 QSB (0841ist),VU3ZHD 56,

0842ist>VU2ATN 59 slight QSB,VU2OWB 56(0843ist) QSB,VU3ZHD 55 slight QSB,

0845ist>VU3YDA(Kolkata) 59 

Monitor's Note:There might be slight errors here and there in mentioning callsigns & time etc.I apologise for those and I will try to improve.

More reports/observations etc soon.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Signal Report From Abhayapuri

Date:March 11,2023
(WTI/MR/58/11-03-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb  feed point 33ft approx. above from the ground

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)

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

> 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:Almost Clear sky,with thin clouds cover on the western-northern side,pale early morning shine,later bright sunshine.still cool but intensity gone gradually

7050kHz lsb
(The warm up session upto starting of The Hambel Belgaum Net at 0700ist/0130utc)

0644ist(0114utc)>VU3HQP(Agartala) 59,9N1CA(Nepal) 56 to 54,VU2RZA 54,

0646ist> VU2OBR (Salem?)53,VU2RZA 54 53(0647ist>),VU3MES no copy,

0648ist>VU2FRD(Bhubuneswar) breaking 53,VU2RZA 54,VU2EU (Monga)22(0649ist approx.),

VU2RZA 53,and no copy of other stations for a few moments ,

0651ist>VU3PMY 11,VU2RZA 53,VU2FRD 54 QSB,VU3TBU(Bengaluru?) no copy)

for sometimes no stations heard,very very weak signals sometimes heard, except VU2RZA 55 once,VU2RVE no copy,

0655ist>VU2KOC(Belgaum) 33 QSB,VU2RZA 54 QSB,

0657ist>VU2KOC 22

0659ist(0129utc)>VU2PNU?(Belgaum) 33

 7145kHz lsb

0800ist(0230utc) >

VU2PGS(Bhubuneswar) 43  QSB,VU2ZOC(Kolkata) 56(0801ist>),

0803ist>VU2PQS 54 QSB,VU2DLU(Kolkata) 43 QSB(0804ist>),

0805ist>VU3SXP?  (Kolkata) 33 to 43..but not could not copy callsign correctly..

0806ist>VU2ZOC 55 QSB

0808ist>VU2PQS 53 to 43,VU2DLU 43,VU2ZOC 55 QSB,

0811ist>VU3HQP (Agartala) heard calling 59,VU3SXP?? 43 33

0812ist>VU2AES(Kolkata) 59 joining

0813ist> VU2AES 59,VU2ZOC 55,VU2DLU 43 to 33,

VU2SYD(Kolkata) 43 sometimes QSB

0821ist> heard strong breaking call of VU3YDA (Kolkata),

0822ist>VU3YDA 59,VU2SYD 53,VU2AES 59,VU2ZOC 55

0824ist>VU3YDA 59,VU2ZOC 43 to 55

0826ist>VU2ATN(Kolkata,Salt Lake) PO 55,VU3YDA 59

0828ist>VUZOC 54 QSB

Monitoring ended around 0829ist(0259utc)

More reports/observations etc soon.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

SSB Signal Report For March 10,2023

Date:March 10,2023

(WTI/MR/57/10-03-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb  feedpoint 33ft approx.

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)

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

> 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:Almost clear sky,early morning pale sunshine,cool

7050kHz lsb
(The Warm up session of The Hambel Belgaum Net)

0607ist(0037utc)> 9N1CA(Nepal) 54,VU2RZA(Chennai) 58,VU2EII PO(Near Shillong,NL55WR) breaking 56,ankother breaking call heard around 0609ist of VU2EII 56,

VU2RZA 59,also heard call of VU3INI(Guwahati), strong

0617ist>VU2YYE(Padong) 33,VU2EII PO 59

0620ist>VU2RTF(Coimbature) 43 calling heard

0622ist>VU3HQP(Agartala) 54-59,VU2RZA 56,weak signal of VU2RTF calling heard

0625ist>VU2RZA 56-59,VU3BTP(Bokaro Steel City) 55-58,VU2RTF 43,

0628ist>VU3HQP 58,VU3BTP 56,

0633ist>VU3PNU(Belgaum) 33,VU3BTP 54,VU2RZA 56 QSB

0637ist>VU2RZA 55 QSB,VU2OBR(Salem?) 43,VU2RTF 33,

0638ist>VU2JF(Rajkot) 33,VU2RZA 55,

0639ist>VU3FTP(Hyderabad) 22,(VU2EDC? breaking 33),

0641ist>VU2YC(Ahmedabad?),VU2?SBU 33,VU2RZA 58 QSB,VU2KOC 33,

0644ist.VU2EII PO 59,VU2RZA 55,VU3HQP 59

0645ist>VU2IUB?(Rajkot) no copy,VU2RZA 58,

0646ist>VU2RZA 56,VU2RRX? 22(0647ist),VU2MLA (Bengaluru?) no copy,VU2MNX(NOIDA) 54 breaking call heard(0649ist),VU2RZA 55,

0650ist>VU?TPW no copy,VU2RZA 55,VU2MNX 58 with QSB(0651ist),VU2RZA 55

More reports/observations etc soon.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

On March 9th Morning On 7050,7145 & 7070..At Abhayapuri

Date:March 9,2023

(WTI/MR/56/09-03-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb  feed point 33ft approx.from the ground

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)

WX:Cloudy,thunderings heard from distance from West-North sky earlier,no rains,cool,mild breeze,later thunders not heard & sun could be seen like a Yellowish light amidst clouds..just like a railway signal post yellowish light ..to go slow..under caution..HI HI

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

> 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:Almost clear sky,pale early morning sunshine,cool

This Morning ..Early...One Side Of My Inverted V Dipole 40/20MB  (With Centre Feed)

7050kHz lsb
(The Hambel Belgaum Net Warming Up Session)

0602is(0032utc)t> VU2RZA (Chennai) 59,VU2DBE(Kolkata) 59

audio of VU2DBE noted with slight muffled audio but no problem in readibility 

0606ist>silence for sometime

0607ist>VU2RZA calling 59 

0608ist>VU2RZA 59 VU2DBE intitally noted with total distortion.no readibilty...in a few overs but later 59 ..readibilty became perfect..might be some problems in VU2DBE's transreceiver or mic..loose connection etc,

0615ist VU2RZA 59 calling again silence for some time

VU2DBE too gave two directional calls to VU2RZA..around 0618ist & 0620ist ..59

but no response from VU2RZA..perhaps went in skip,no copy of other stations

later around perhaps 0638ist onwards heard 

VU2RZA 56 QSB,VU2JF(Rajkot) 43,later VU2RZA 56-58,no copy of other stations

VU3MMX no copy(0644ist),might have heard breaking call of VU2EEX(Patna) 43 around 0646ist(0116utc), no copy of any stations as such further

7145kHz lsb 0830-0841ist (0300-0311utc)

VU2DLU 53 to 43(Kolkata) ,VU2EII PO 59 with slight QSB  (NL55WR) near Shillong  on an adventure training course in deep jungle camping near a river, ..with Icom IC7300..EFHW (long wire end fed)antenna  ..90W approx..,VU2SYD(Kolkata) 54 QSB, VU3HQP (Agartala) 59..slight QSB

Then on 7070kHz lsb 

0842-0853ist(0312-0323utc) 

VU2EII PO 59 slight QSB sometimes.., VU3HQP 59

Monitor's Note:
VU2EII usually operates from his QTH at Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh.He also participates in paragliding ,rafting etc as parts of his adventure sports activities from time to time.He also likes to operate amateur radio outdoor with portable set up and has already done so several times.It is all alone for him as far as amateur radio activities in Arunachal Pradesh concerned,the only active HF amateur radio operator in Arunachal Pradesh,the land of rising sun of India.

More reports/observations etc soon.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Three 7s ..7050..7145 7070..At Abhayapuri On The Morning of 8th..Holi Day

 Date:March 8,2023

(WTI/MR/55/08-03-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb  fedpoint 33ft approx.from the ground

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)

WX:Cloudy,thundering heard from distance from West-North sky earlier,no rains,cool,mild breeze,later thunders not heard & sun could be seen like a Yellowish light amidst clouds..just like a railway signal post yellowish light ..to go slow..under caution..HI HI

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

> 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

7050kHz lsb
(Warming up Session Of The Hambel Belgaum Net)

0621ist(0051utc)>9N1CA(Nepal) 59,VU2RZA (Chennai) 53-55,VU2DBE(Kolkata) 53

0623ist>VU2DBE 53,9N1CA 59,

VU3INI(Guwahati) 59(0624ist),9N1CA 59,

VU2RZA 54(0626ist),

0627ist >VU3BTP(Bakaro Steel City) 54 QSB,VU2RZA 54

0628ist>VU3BTP 54 QSB,VU2RZA 54

0629ist>9N1CA 59,VU3BTP 55 to 59,VU3INI 59,

VU2DBE 56 58,VU2RZA  53 54 

0632ist>VU2JF(Rajkot) 53,VU2RZA 53

0633ist>VU2JF 53-43,VU3INI 59,

0634ist>VU2RZA 53 54VU3BTP 54 QSB

0635ist>VU2RZA 54,VU2JF 43,VU2RTF 22,VU2PNU(Belgaum) no copy,

0642ist>9N1CA 59,VU2RZA 54,VU2DBE 55,VU2SMN(Kolhapur) 22

0643ist>VU3HQP 59,

0644ist>VU2RTF 33,VU3HQP 59,VU2RZA 54 QSB,

0647ist> VU2MTW 33 breaking call heard

0649ist>VU2RZA 54,VU3EEX(Patna) 54,VU2RTF 33(0650ist)

0651ist>VU2RZA 54,VU2TE no copy,

call of a breaking station heard very weak(0653ist).,not copying stations for sometime,

0657ist VU2RZA 54 QSB,other stations very weak,

0658ist(0128utc)> VU2KOC(Belgaum) 33

7145kHz lsb

0710-0728ist(0140-0158utc)

VU2SYD 53 to 43 QSB.,VU2DLU 43 to 33 

(both stations from Kolkata area)

someone broke 58(callsign not heard) around 0725ist,both VU2SYD & VU2DLU noted 

53 to 33, signal strength going down later further,no copy after 0729ist(0159utc).

7070kHz lsb

0832-0928ist(0302-0358utc)

0832ist>VU3INI 59,VU2YPB 59+

0845ist.VU2DBM 59+ with slight QSB sometimes,VU2YPB 59 slight QSB,
(VU2YPB went  QRX around 0900ist),

0901ist>VU3OKB 56-58(QSB),VU2DBM 59+,

(Brief call of VU2YPB 59 around 0907ist  rejoining the frequency)

0914ist> VU2YPB 59 VU3OKB 58 QSB,VU2DBM 59+

0920ist> VU3ZRI 55 QSB(breaking & joining the QSO),VU2YPB 59,VU3OKB 59 with QSB
Monitor's Note:

All stations mentioned operating from Guwahati,107km approx aerially towards South East direction for my place Abhayapuri

More reports/observations etc soon.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

7050kHz lsb On March 7th Morning At Abhayapuri

 Date:March 7,2023

(WTI/MR/54/07-03-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb  feedpoint 33ft approx.

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)

WX:Cloudy,thunderings heard from distance from West-North sky earlier,no rains,cool,mild breeze,later thunders not heard & sun could be seen like a Yellowish light amidst clouds..just like a railway signal post yellowish light ..to go slow..under caution..HI HI

Special Notes,symbols etc used for this report:

> 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

7050kHz lsb

0629ist(0059utc)> VU3HQP(Agartala) 59 QSB,VU2RTF(Coimbature) 54 QSB

0632ist>VU2RTF 55 call for other stations,another station heard very weak around 00634ist,could not copy the callsign(VU2KOC ?),VU2RTF heard calling

0638ist> VU2KOC(Belgaum) 33,VU2RTF 33 to 43,others too weak to copy

0642ist>VU2KOC 43,VU3INI(Guwahati) 59(0643ist) heard,VU2RTF ,VU2KOC heard to some extent from time to time,others very difficult to copy,VU2RZA(Chennai) not heard too,

0647ist > VU3INI 59+,VU2RTF 43 33 QSB,VU2JF(Rajkot) 43 With QSB heard,VU2KOC 43 QSB.

0651ist>VU3INI 59+,VU2RTF heard weak

 7070kHz lsb

0818ist(0248utc) onwards

VU3OKB 58,VU2YPB 59,VU3INI 54 to 56

All operating from Guwahati

0822ist VU3HQP(Agartala) joining fair signal strength(QSA),perfectly readable

0827ist onwards upto 0837ist(0307utc)

VU3HQP 54 QSB,VU3OKB 59,VU2YPB 59

More reports/observations etc soon.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)