The Weekend 40mb Morning Monitoring Session Part II

Date:February 20,2022

(Sunday)

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:Partly cloudy earlier ,pale morning sunshine,later bright sunshine,almost clear sky

Monitor's QRN Note:

Noise is on higher side than normal  but still copy of stations possible,not on severe side

The Hambel Belgaum Net

(With Prenet Session)

7050kHz lsb

0640ist(0110utc)onwards

VU2RZA 55 VU2FRD 58

0644ist VU2FRD 59

0649ist VU2FRD 59 VU3JTZ No Copy

0650ist VU2RZA 56 with QSB

0652ist VU2KOC no copy VU2RZA 56

0657ist VU2RZA 59 VU2ACK 22

0659ist VU2JF 33 VU2RZA 53 

0700ist (0130utc) onwards

VU2JF 33 VU2FRD 59 VU2RZA 33

Monitor's Note:

VU2RZA's QSA (signal strength) fluctuating and surprisingly down to 33 level noise level also on rise

very very weak signals of the checking stations on the net,practically no copy

0708ist VU2RZA 53 with QSB(fading)

0709ist(0139utc) VU2ACK 22

7070kHz lsb

0738ist(0208utc) onwards

VU2YPB 59 VU2DBM 59

0744ist VU2INI 33

0749ist VU2YBP 59 with slight distortion in the audio

0753ist VU3XBP 55 with QSB 

0800ist (0230utc) VU3INI 33 VU2YPB 59( no such distortion now)

0804ist VU2DBM 59

0808ist VU3XBP 54 QSB

0811ist (0241utc) onwards 

VU3INI 43 QSB VU3HZT (0815ist onwards) 56 to 58 VU3XBP 58 VU2YPB 59

0819ist VU3HZT 59 VU2YPB 59

0821ist onwards

VU2DBM 59 VU3HZT 58 QSB(0822ist onwards), VU2DBM 59

Heard breaking call of VU3HZW 53 (around 0826ist)VU3INI 43(doubling with VU3HZW 33 ) etc

0829ist onwards

 U2YPB 59 VU3ZRI QSK Call  53

0830ist VU2ZRI 43  VU2YPB 59  VU3XBP 55 all with QSB

VU2DBM 59 QSB(0832ist) VU3ZRI 33

0834ist VU2DBM 59 QSB VU3HZW 22 11 practically no copy as such

0836ist VU2YPB 56 QSB VU3HZW 11

0838ist onwards

VU2YPB 59 QSB VU3HZT 59 QSB 

VU2DBM 59(0839ist) VU3INI 54 QSB,

0842ist(0312utc onwards) for three minutes or so

VU2YPB 59 VU3ZRI 43  VU3HZT 58 VU3HZW no copy

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

 

The Weekend 40mb Morning Monitoring Session Part I

Date:February 19,2022

(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.

WX:Almost clear ,thin white clouds cover,pale morning sunshine,later bright sunshine

Monitor's QRN Note:

Band noise on 40mb on slightly higher than normal

The Hambel Belgaum Net

(With Prenet Session)

7050kHz lsb

0647ist(0117utc) onwards

VU2RZA 55 VU2RTF no copy  VU2JF 55  VU3IZJ no copy

0652ist VU2JF 33 with QSB

0653ist VU2RZA 56 VU2JF 33 

0654ist VU2RZA 54 (Noise on the band slightly higher),hearing CW tone also weak

0655ist VU2RZA 56

No Copy  of VU2KDS,VU2?NGR VU?NDL? VU3JNM? VU2MTW  so far

0657ist(0127utc) VU2RZA 56

0658ist VU2JF 33 VU2RZA 56

0702ist(0132utc) VU2RZA 53 QSB VU2PNU No Copy

0704ist(0134utc) VU2RZA 54 VU3IZJ No copy VU2KDS No Copy

7070kHz lsb 

0748ist(0218utc) onwards for two minutes or so

VU3HZW 55 VU3EEE 54

MONITOR"S NOTE:

Heard both stations for a few minutes later signals not heard perhaps went below noise level.

VU3HZW was operating from Guwahati & VU3EEE,OB Bedanta Das operating from Barpeta , a new station, operating with uBITX v6 barefoot with inverted V dipole.it is the 2nd second active amateur station from Barpeta now after VU3OIP from the same town.It is to be noted Barpeta is approx. 33 km aways from my location.Congratulation to VU3EEE!!! Congratulation Barpeta!!!

7145kHz lsb

0824ist(0254utc) onwards 

VU2CSF 33 VU3SAQ 59

0827ist(0257utc) VU3JXF 59 

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

First Call Of Cuckoo..Kooo Kooo .The Advent Of Spring.. At Abhayapuri

I heard today morning  the first call of cuckoo around 0711 IST (0147 UTC) onwards for two or three minutes with slight break of several seconds on a cool morning with almost clear sky with thin white cloud cover ,pale sunshine at our Abhayapuri(NL56hi) residence.The Cuckoo call may have  come from the bamboo plantation of our our back store house and I tried to spot it but not successful.But later I found him silently sitting on a mango tree branch just opposite to the bamboo plantation..

Another information to share..now we have a new ward no ....it is no longer Ward No 3.....we have doubled it...now we are in Ward No.6...i.e.QSY to 6..Hi Hi But no QSY of QTH...Hi Hi..no change of location..

After Abhayapuri Town Committee has been reorganised as Municipal Board, now we have 11 wards...!!!

More updates on me & around me with no limit( As Asrani wanted it in his Hera Pheri Casino soon.Before leaving just click at the link to the listen to the First Recorded Cuckoo call around 0713ist(0143utc) this morning..
https://app.box.com/s/dx751ihedytvn8t1bpqmgg7f3e4j7qwn
73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri...Ward No 6....

(Near Police Station)...Assam India

PS.I like to assure you all as David Page ..former host of Radio France International(RFI) English Club 9516 (sunday mailbag)used to express his witty apprehension..."...hope nothing to be afraid.." while reading my email for Newsquiz entry. ....about my address..Hi Hi I assure you all...nothing to afraid. about my address..Hi Hi Hi I LIKE IT!!!( as  Saxenaji of  Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai ..of &TV )..and slightly on Club 9516 spirit .I LIKE DAVID PAGE!!! I LOVE DAVID PAGE!!!

From Scotland Of East With A3E signal ....

Today(February 18th) while scanning the medium wave band around 0532utc (1102 ist) I found surprisingly good signal of All India Radio(AIR) Shillong on 864kHz and Western Music was on air.It was back to back Western Music  with announcement by lady about songs on air etc once or twice .The program ended around 0700utc with Eagles's number" Love Will Keep Us Alive" and it was followed by another program in Hindi called Umang perhaps relayed from AIR Delhi.

It was pleasant experience to listen to AIR Shillong on 864kHz(100kW) during late morning no noise at all on this particular frequency during 0532 to 0601utc onwards.

The signal strength was good no fading as such,noise level was minimum. Shillong is nearly 148.37km away aerially from my place and it is called also called the Scotland of the East. I have used my Grundig Yacht Boy 400 receiver with 75 Feet Length  33 ft Feet Height 

Long Wire Multistranded Cu .75sq mm Wire(Approx) end feeded with RG 6 coaxial cable

Here are links to the audio files I have recorded..Of AIR Shillong

at 0537utc:

https://app.box.com/s/lrtmxysephwiuf7rthgvo9lsou5tvdhc

and around 0600utc:

https://app.box.com/s/b99z0jttv3y32jtzh5z0f9bbot5ylzjp

More monitoring observations etc soon.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

FM BEAT THIS MORNING AT ABHAYAPURI

It is after a long time I have listened this morning(February 18th) several FM broadcasting stations together during  0330-0402utc on my Grundig Yacht Boy 400 receiver with my Telescopic antenna fully extended.Most of radio stations heard were All India Radio(AIR) stations, three private commercial stations from Guwahati and one from Bhutan.

AIR Guwahati Vividh Bharati 100.8MHz(10kW) 0331utc 

The recorded audio file link:

https://app.box.com/s/8hb03evac08hey8sxjtf8rwr76lxml5n

AIR Guwahati  Mahabahu FM 101.6MHz(10kW) 00332utc

Strong signal,Morning regional news in Assamese 

The recorded audio file link:

https://app.box.com/s/ro7zp6gktp4r5x42asjt923ybisbp496

AIR Goalpara 102.6MHz(1kW) 0333utc

Relaying AIR Mumbai's Vividh Bharati programs same feed as aired by AIR Guwahati 100.8MHz

Extremely Strong Signal

The recorded audio file link:

https://app.box.com/s/pm05er6290knr2iuc7cve79tqlw8sipu

BIG FM 92.7MHz  Guwahati 0337utc 

Good signal,slightly noisy 

Only commercial FM Station I could hear this monitoring period was from Guwahati with good signal was Big FM.

Here is the audio file link recorded:

https://app.box.com/s/es3nutcmwlbkijzoxbpshac7znabg3en

Other privately owned commercial stations like Radio Mirchi 95.0MHz  & Red FM 93.5MHz from Guwahati was too weak here during the mornitoring period.

Bhutan Broadcasting Service(BBS) Thimphu 96.0MHz 0359utc

Good signal, end of local language transmission with music,beginning of Nepali Service annoucements etc

The audio file link recorded:
https://app.box.com/s/lcrn2omtiou2qhh21zzoecqr2cc61y1q

From my place Abhayapuri, Guwahati is around 107km away aerially,Goalpara is around 30km  away aerially,aerial distance of Thimpu  around 163.93 km with my place.

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(VU3WTI)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

This Morning On 40mb Amateur Band With Noise

Date:February 18,2022

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:partly cloudy sky,no sunshine initially, light fog ,cool morning

later sky cleared up & pale morning sunshine visible ,sky also cleared up

Monitor's QRN Note :

Band noise is on the higher level than past two days ..the rainfall noise plus burning noise type

Copied a few stations over the noise & with noise somehow

Monitoring discontinued later on 7145kHz lsb after weak signal & noise.

The Hambel Belgaum Net 

(With prenet session)

7050kHz lsb 

0649ist (0119utc) VU2RZA 55 VU2JF 43 

0650ist VU2DED 33 43

0653ist onwards 

VU2OO 55 VU2DED 53

VU2RZA 56 (noise level higher than beginning)  VU2OO 55 

 no copy of VU2RTF & VU2SMN

0656ist VU2FRD breaking

0657ist(0127utc) 

VU2FRD 59 VU2RZA 56 VU2DED 33

The recorded audio file link around 0657ist:

https://app.box.com/s/6diunxowv25eirejziz684yxyipmtl3i

0658ist VU2OO 58 VU2KOC no copy

0659ist VU2RZA 58 VU2KTW? no copy

0701ist VU2FRD 59

0702ist VU2RZA 58

0705ist VU2RZA 58

7145kHz lsb

0731ist (0201utc )VU2NIL CQ Call 33

0753ist(0223utc) onwards for a few minutes

9N1CA 43 53  VU2NIL? 33 VU3BTP 33

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

40mb Amateur Band Monitoring

 Date:February 17,2022

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 cool morning

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 cool morning

Band Noise:Minimum,little noise

The Hambel Belgaum Net (With Prenet session)

On 7050kHz lsb

0649ist(0119utc)VU2RZA 59 VU2JF 53 

0651ist VU2JF 56  VU2RTF No Copy

0652ist VU2YC 43 with QSB

0656ist VU2MTW  33 VU2JF 53 

0659ist VU2MTW 33 VU2KOC ?22

very very weak signals heard could not copy as such

0702ist(0132utc) VU2PNU ?22

0705ist onwards VU2SMS? 33

VU2RZA gave breaking call twice(0706ist)

0707ist VU2RZA 59 with QSB VU2PNU 33 with QSB

checkings going on very weak signals could note down a few checkers/breakers's callsigns properly

0716ist (0146utc) VU2PNU 33 with QSB a breaker heard with callsign VMS suffix..43 not copied the callsign.

The Celestial /Rajkot Net

7130kHz lsb

0722ist(0152utc) onwards

VU2DED 56 to 58 with QSB VU2JF 54 with QSB VU2SMS 33 22

0727ist VU3MME? 22

0734ist onwards

VU2SMN 33 VU2JF 55 VU2DED 53 with QSB

0739ist(0209utc) onwards

9N1CA 59 with QSB VU2SMN 22 VU2JF 54 with QSB

0741ist(0211utc) onwards for 3/4 minutes

9N1CA 59 VU2BRT?no copy VU2JF 59 with QSB VU2SMN 22

7070kHz lsb

0832 to 0842 ist(0302-0312utc)

VU3WTS 59 VU3OIP 59 VU3ZRI 53 with slight QSB

0835ist onwards 

VU3OKB breaking (QSK) 56 later during overs (AR) 56 with QSB

VU3OKB & VU3ZRI were from Guwahati,VU3OIP from Barpeta & VU3WTS from Titabar,all were from Assam.

7145kHz lsb

0753ist(0223utc) onwards VU3BZW(?) CQ Call 59

& again repeated the CQ call again after two minutes

0758ist VU3XSP CQ Call 56

0800ist(0230utc) VU2FRD CQ Call 59

Monito'rs Note:

Three CQ calls separately one by one within short intervals...but no QSO perhaps they were not copying one another

0809 to 0811ist(0239-0241utc)

VU3JXF 59 VU2EVN 59 & beyond  extremely strong signal ..slightly off frequency at the beginning but later on perfectly tune to monitored frequency as I heard VU2EVN from Agartala in normal tone.

0812ist onwards

VU3SXP 56 to 53 VU3JFX 59 with QSB 

0815ist 9N1CA 59 breaking

0816ist onwards for a few minutes

9N1CA 59 VU3SXP 56 with QSB 

0822ist VU2FRD CQ Call 59

0823ist VU3JXF 54 VU2FRD 59 VU3KNB no copy

0824-0832ist  (0254-0302utc)

VU2FRD 59

0827ist VU2OWB 59

0829ist VU3YSU 53 with QSB 

0842ist onwards for 3 minutes or so

VU3BTP 56 VU2FRD 59 9N1CA 58 with QSB VU3YSU 43 with QSB

I might have heard VU3JXF 55 also

More reports,observations etc soon.

73

VU3WTI(Gautam Kumar Sharma)

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)