On The Morning With Rains & 7050kHz lsb

Date:February 21,2023

(WTI/MR/46/(21-02-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb (dual bander 40/20mb) on same feding cable 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.

WX:Cloudy,light to moderate rains,mild breeze blowing during the monitoring period,very cool

7050kHz lsb

(The Hambel Belgaum Net Warm Up Session)

0632ist(0102utc) onwards

 VU2RZA(Chennai) 59,VU2KOC(Belgaum) 43,VU2FRD (Bhubuneswar) 56

0637ist(0107utc) VU2FRD 58,VU2RZA 59,VU2RTF(Coimbature) 43 33,

0641ist VU2FRD 59 QSB,

0643ist onwards

VU3EEX(Patna) 54,VU2RZA 59,VU3XVX 33,

0645istVU3NVL(Kolkata) 58 with slight rough (distortion) but copying him during his overs mentioned,VU2RZA 59,

0646ist VU3NVL 58,VU2FRD 59,VU2KOC 33

0647ist VU3NVL 58,VU2RZA 59

More reports/observations etc soon.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

A Few Radio Log Entries From My Radio Account Book (Chitragupta's Radio Account Book..HI HI)

Date:February 19,2023

For all monitoring observations and logs 

Receiver:Grundig Yacht Boy 400

External Antenna:Long Wire multistranded Copper wire 79ft long 35ft height approx. RG6 coaxial cable feedline etc

Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) 

All time mentioned  in  Coordinated Universal Time(utc) 

Radio Thailand World Service  English 

0015-0029utc 13750kHz 

Good signal strength,overall reception was excellent,SINPO 45545

Global News-Taiwan related news,Myanmar related news

0020utc promos,0022utc Business news story

0500-0529utc 17640kHz

Good signal strength,no interference,no noise,no intereference,slight fading sometimes,SINPO 45545

Opening annoucement etc,Radio Thailand miday news hours-national news,international news,Business stories reports etc,promos aired in between the segements with station idd promos

Radio Japan NHK World Bengali

1506-1530utc 11610kHz Yamata(300kW)

Good signal strength,slight fading,overall reception good

News,sunday mailbag program-Katha O Sur

Adventist World Radio(AWR) English Wavescan International DX Program

1530-1559utc 15530kHz KSDA,Agat-Guam(100kW)

Good signal strength,slight fading,slight noise as such,overall good reception,SINPO 45445

opening music,Program Highlights,100 years of BBC special report,HFCC A23 meetingin Tunisia-three opening remark speeches,a few radio news items-beginning with Turkey's earthqauke & other news items,closing usual contact infos plus program highlights of next editions,flok music of Tunisia,Greg Scott's announcement about end of transmission from KSDA

Radio Japan NHK World Urdu

1601-1619utc 11620kHz Yamata(300kW)

Good reception overall

Sunday Mailbag Program-Dewankhana

Heard about QSL Cards being now sent from Radio Japan again,it was stopped for sometime due Covid 19 epidemic worldwide

A few general entries..i.e.general observations on a few radio stations

Radio Romania International(RRI) English 

0630-0656utc 17780kHz 21470kHz Towards Australia 

17780kHz a strong signal of a different Station is audible here in place of regular RRI-English (latest check on February 19th),No trace of any signal of RRI English.

21470kHz very weak signal of RRI-English,very  noisy reception,difficult to copy the audio contents(latest check on February 19th)

0100-0156utc 7325kHz To North America East Coast

Nothing audible here as such now,only noise most of the time
The transmission was well heard for several seasons in the winter here too,but this B22 season,it has been a disappointing.

Voice Of Mongolia(VOM) English
 0900-0930utc 12085kHz 

Same old problem...severe to moderate interference usually from a broadcasting station on 12080kHz ,completely blocking the signal of VOM English on 12085kHz.It is on rare occasion you can hear the signal clean.So, the problem remains the same.

Station KNLS Alaska English via Madagascar World Voice(MWV)

0200-0256utc 13760kHz 

This transmission is now not audible here for a a few days here.Though 0300-0356utc transmission in English on the same frequency i.e.13760kHz is audible.

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation(SLBC) External Service Hindi 

(Aap Ka Purana Sathi Radio Ceylone)

No transmission heard  still durng 0030-0100utc on 11905kHz of SLBC Hindi.But as usual the 2nd part of the transmission is audible here with good overall reception during 0200-0230utc.

More monitoring observations/reports etc soon.

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Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

Monitoring 7050 & 7145kHz lsb In The Morning Today

 Date:February 20,2023

(WTI/MR/45/(20-02-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb (dual bander 40/20mb) on same feding cable 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.

WX:Cloudy,slightly misty,mild wind blowing sometimes,very cool still

7050kHz lsb

0640ist(0110utc) onwards VU2RZA(Chennai) 59,VU3FTP(Hyderabad) no copy,VU2JF(Rajkot) no copy,VU2RTF (Coimbature) 43,perhaps VU3EEX(Patna) breaking,no copy of VU3WJR

0643ist onwards

VU2RZA 59,VU3EEX 54,distorted audio of a breaking station heard-strong signal but total distortion,VU2?SBU 22,VU2EDH 33(@0645ist,VU2RZA 56-59,VU2KOC(Belgaum) 43 QSB,heard someone breaking with distorted signal,VU2PNU(Belgaum) 22(0647ist),VU2KOC33,VU2RZA 59

0650ist VU2RVE?33,VU2KOC 33,VU3EEX 54

0651ist VU2OOG 55,VU2KOC 33,VU2RZA 58(0652ist),

VU2OOG 43....

0653ist(0123utc) onwards

 VU2RTF 33, VU2OOG 43 33,VU2KOC 33,VU2RZA 55

7145kHz lsb

0735ist(0205utc) onwards

S21HA(Isharde,Bangladesh) 56 QSB,9N1CA (Nepal)58-55

0739ist VU3HQP(Agartala) 59

0743ist onwards 

S21HA 53 to 55 QSB,9N1CA 59 .VU3HQP 59

0748ist onwards VU2FRD 54,9N1CA 59,VU3HQP 59

More such reports/observations/interesting informations etc from time to time.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Sunday Morning Monitoring The Three 7MHzs..

Date:February 19,2023

(WTI/MR/44/(19-02-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb (dual bander 40/20mb) on same feding cable 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.

7050kHz lsb

0628 to 0630ist(0058-0100utc)

VU2RTF(Coimbature) calling 43 & also later VU2RZA(Chennai) calling 59,but no copy of each other,in skip

0631ist VU3BTP(Bokaro Stell City) 55,VU2JF(Rajkot) 43 to 53 QSB, VU2RZA 59 QSB(0632ist),

0633ist onwards VU3BTP 56 QSB,VU2KOC(Belgaum) 43(0634ist),VU2RZA 56 to 58,

heard VU2RFT calling

0637ist VU2JF 54,VU2RTF calling 43,VU2KOC 43,VU2RZA 59..all calling separately..perhaps for sometime no copy of each other,again in skip

0643ist onwards VU3FBT(Kolkata) 56 to 58,VU2RZA 56 to 58 HI HI,VU2RTF ? 22

0648ist onwards VU2RTF call 53,VU2RZA 55,VU3OKT (Kolkata) breaking call heard 43 first time,he called several times later

cross qsos heard around 0649ist no copy of each other again..

0650ist VU2RZA 56

0652ist VU2RZA 59,VU2KOC 22,no copy of VU2?ACK

0653ist onwards VU3LGT(Asanchol) 56 breaking,VU2RZA 59 QSB,VU3FBT 59

then VU3LGT 58 in QSO with VU2RZA 56

0655ist VU2RTF 53,VU3LGT 58,VU3OKT again heard breaking 43,VU3FBT 59,VU2RZA 55 to 59(0656ist),VU2KOC 33,VU2JF 43 QSB,VU3OKT breaking 43

0658ist VU2KOC 43 QSB,VU3FBT 56,VU2RZA 59

VU3OKB heard breaking with his callsigns trice around 0659ist(0129utc)

7145kHz lsb

0800(0230utc) onwards

S21HA (Isharde-Bangladesh) 56,VU2ATN(portable-Kolkata,Salt Lake) 59,VU3EEX(Patna) 59(0802ist) audio slightly muffled type but no problem in copying,9N1CA 59(Nepal),VU2MNX(Noida) not heard),

0806ist VU3EEX 59,9N1CA 59,VU3BTP(Bokaro Steel City) 56

7070kHz lsb

0718ist(0148utc)

VU3OKB on CQ call 59

0811ist(0241utc) onwards

VU2YPB 59+,VU3INI 59 QSB,

0814ist onwards VU3OKB 59,VU3INI 56 QSB,VU2YPB 59+

0825ist onwards 

VU2DBM 59++,VU2YPB 59+,VU3OKB 59,VU3INI 56 to 55 QSB

All stations mentioned so far operating from Guwahati

0850ist onwards

VU3OKB 59,VU3INI 56,VU2YPB 59+,VU2DBM 59++(0854ist)

signal strength (QSA) of VU2YPB going down dramtically to 56  with QSB,

0907ist onwards VU2XBP(Guwahati) heard breaking 53 several times perhaps no one copied him,VU2YPB 55, VU3INI 55 QSB,VU2DBM 59++ still,

0916ist again VU2XBP heard breaking 53,VU3ZRI (Guwahati)55,VU2DBM 59++

0917ist VU2YPB 58 to 59,VU3ZRI 55

0918ist VU2XBP 56,VU2DBM 59++ slight QSB,

0920ist onwards

VU2XBP 56 QSB,VU3INI I 54,VU3ZRI 55,VU2YPB 55,

VU2EII(Naharlagun) breaking 59(0924ist),

0927ist VU2EII 59,VU3INI 54,VU2DBM 59++(0929ist)

Monitoring session ended by me @0930ist

More such reports/observations/interesting informations etc from time to time.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Morning Report On Three 7s...On 40

Date:February 18,2023

(WTI/MR/43/(18-02-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb (dual bander 40/20mb) on same feding cable 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.

7050kHz lsb

0615ist(0045utc) onwards

VU2RZA(Chennai) 59,9N1CA(Nepal) 59 with slight QSB,

(weak QRM digital type/morse? heard),VU2RTF(Coimbature) 43 33((@0620ist),

 0623ist onwards ,VU2JF(Rajkot) 43 QSB,VU2RTF 43,9N1CA 55 QSB,

VU2HW(NCR?) 33,VU2RZA 59,9N1CA 59 @0625ist,

0627ist onwards

VU2JF 59..sudden brust of signal ..,VU2HW 33,VU2PNU(Belgaum) 33 @0628ist,VU2RTF 43@0629ist,VU2HW 22,

0630ist(0100utc)onwards

  9N1CA 59 slight QSB later,VU2JF 53,VU2RTF 58..sudden brust of signal,

VU2RZA 59,VU2PNU 33(0632ist),VU2JF 53,VU2HW 33(0633ist),9N1CA 59

0634ist VU2HW 22,VU2RZA 59,VU2KOC(Belgaum) 33,call of VU2RTF 43 heard  around 0635ist & also later ,

0637ist (0107utc) onwards VU2RZA 59,EY7SK? 22 33,VU2KOC 33,VU2RZA(0638ist),VU3JTZ(Hyderabad) not heard,VU3EEX(Patna) breaking call heard

0640ist VU2YK(New Delhi) 33,VU2RZA 59

0641ist VU3WJR no copy,

0642ist(0112utc) onwards 

VU2RZA 59, breaking calls of VU2MTW,VU3EEX,VU3WCI? heard

0643ist 9N1CA 59,VU3EEX 54,VU2RZA 59 QSB

0644ist VU3EEX 54, VU2RZA 59 QSB, VU2MTW 33,VU2RTF 53,VU3MES 22

0645ist onwards VU2KOC 33,VU2RZA 59,VU2JF 33,very very weak signals heard..no readibility for a few minutes

0648ist onwards 

VU2RZA 59,9N1CA 59,VU3EEX 54(0649ist),VU2RTF 33,digital/morse? QRM again heard),

0651ist onwards VU2JF 54,VU2YK? 22,VU2RTF 22,

0652ist VU2RZA 55 QSB,9N1CA 59,VU3XVX 22,others very very weak

0655ist onwards VU2KOC 33,VU2YK 33 22,9N1CA 59

0657ist(0127utc) VU2KOC ?22,VU2RZA 43

signals going down even VU2RZA's QSA going down to 43..

7145kHz lsb

0714ist(0144utc) onwards

9N1CA(Nepal) 59,VU3EEX(Patna) 54,VU3OKB(Guwahati) breaking

0716ist VU3OKB 59 QSB slight rough audio but no problem in reading,9N1CA 59

0718ist VU3EEX 54,9N1CA 59

0728(0158utc) 9N1CA 59 his last call before going QRT

0804-0810ist(0234-0240utc)

0804ist onwards 

S21HA(Isharde-Bangladesh) 56,VU2ATN(portable-Kolkata,Salt Lake) 59 ,

0807istonwards

 S21HA 56-55,VU3HQP(Agartala) 59,VU3YDA(Kolkata) 55(0810ist)

0830ist(0300utc) onwards upto 0839ist(0309utc)

VU3YDA 59,VU2ATN 59,

0831is tonwards

 VU2ZOC(Kolkata) 43-53,(0833ist strong tuning signal heard),VU2ATN 56-58,VU3BTP(Bokaro Steel City) 56,VU3YDA 55-59

0836ist VU2ZOC 43,VU2ATN 58,S21HA55-53 QSB

7070kHz lsb

0748ist(0218utc) onwards for a few minutes

VU3OKB 59,VU3INI 59

0800ist onwards for a few minutes

VU3INI 59,VU3OKB 59

Both stations operating  from Guwahati

0810-0819ist(0240-0249utc)

VU3OKB 59,VU2YPB 59

0819ist VU3INI 59

VU2YPB also operating from Guwahati

0840-0851ist(0310-0321utc)

0840ist VU3ZRI 56 to 54 QSB,VU2YPB 59+

VU3ZRI also operating from Guwahati

0842ist VU3OIP(Barpeta) 59 with slight QSB aerially 33km away approx, from my location,my nearest active amateur  station

0843ist onwards 

VU3ZRI 56 to 54 QSB ,VU2YPB 59+,VU3OIP 59

0849ist VU3ZRI 55,VU3OIP 59(0850ist)

0851ist VU3ZRI 54

More such reports/observations/monitoring notes etc from time to time.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Latest From Debdaru Town On 7050 & 7145

 Date:February 17,2023

(WTI/MR/42/(17-02-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb (dual bander 40/20mb) on same feding cable 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.

WX:Clear sky,morning sunshine,mild cool breeze,very cool

Newly Installed Inverted V 40/20 MB Dual Band

At Present For Receiving Amateurs Signal

7050kHz lsb

0615ist(0045utc) VU2RZA(Chennai) calling 59

0616ist VU2RTF(Coimbature) 53 calling

0617ist VU2RZA 59 calling 9N1CA , no response heard

0619ist VU3BTP(Bokaro Steel City) 58,VU2RTF 53,VU2RZA 59,VU2JF 53 also heard

0622ist(0052utc) onwards

VU2RZA 59 QSB,VU2JF 43 to 33 ,

0624ist onwards  VU3BTP 58 QSB,VU2RTF 54 QSB,VU2RZA 59 QSB(@0625ist),

VU3BTP 58-56,VU2JF 33(@)0628ist),

0629ist onwards VU2RZA 59 QSB,VU3BTP 56(@0630ist),VU2RTF 43,

0632ist VU2RZA 59,VU3EEX(Patna) 43 breaking call heard 

0633ist(0103utc)onwards  VU2CCK(Chennai) 54,VU2RZA 56-59,VU3EEX 53,

VU2RTF 53 calling

0635ist onwards

VU3EEX 53, VU2RZA 59 QSB,VU2CCK 55 QSB,VU2RTF also heard calling

0641ist onwards

 VU2CCK 55 QSB,VU2RZA 59 QSB,heard VU2RTF again weak

0643ist onwards  VU2EII(Naharlagun) 59++,VU2RZA 56-58,VU2KOC(Belgaum) 33

0647ist VU2RZA 59,VU2KOC 33,VU2CCK 54

0648ist onwards VU2RZA 56,VU2EII 59++(0649ist),VU2KOC 33,

VU2JTZ(Hyderabad) 53,VU2RTF(@0652ist) 33,

0653ist onwards

VU3WCI 22,VU2RZA 56(0654ist),VU2RVE 22,VU3WJR no copy,VU2RZA 59(@0656ist),

VU3MES 22,VU3XVX 33

0657ist(0127utc) VU2RZA 59,VU3UKN(Chennai) 43,VU3FTP(Hyderabad?) 33,

0659ist VU2KOC? 33

Monitor's Note:Took a short break from monitoring for 10 minutes for some daily routine works

0710ist(0140utc) VU2JF(Rajkot) 43

0711ist(0141utc) VU2PNU(Belgaum) 43,VU2CCK 55,

VU2WCI 22(0712ist),VU2PNU 43(0713ist),VU3JTZ 33

7145kHz lsb

0826-0904ist(0256-0334utc)

VU2OWB 54 QSB,VU2ATN(portable,Kolkata Salt Lake) 56-58 QSB sometimes 

0836ist VU3BTP weak,VU2ATN 59 QSB

0841ist VU2DBM(Guwahati) 59++ breaking

0842ist VU2ATN 59 QSB,VU2DBM 59++

Monitor's Note:

Here is a audio recorded around 0845ist on 7145kHz lsb VU2DBM on air

https://app.box.com/s/b89x6lqw8p51mt7uchz1u9b9tgiigu7d

0847ist VU3BTP 55,VU2ATN 56-58,

0848ist VU2DBM 59++

0850ist(0320utc)onwards  VU3HQP(Agartala) 54 QSB,VU2ATN 56 QSB,VU2DBM 59+ QSB slight,

0854ist VU2DBM 59++,VU2ATN 55 QSB,

0900ist(0330utc) onwards 

VU2DBM 59++,VU2ATN 59 QSB,VU3HQP 55 QSB(@0901ist)

More reports etc soon.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

7145kHz lsb In The Morning As Well As In The Evening

 Date:February 16,2023

(WTI/MR/41/(16-02-23)

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

RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 80

External Antenna: 

Inverted V 40mb (dual bander 40/20mb) on same feding cable 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.

WX:Clear sky,morning sunshine,mild cool breeze,very cool

7145kHz lsb

0835-0853ist(0305-0323utc)

VU2OWB(Khaspur,Tahatta) 54 QSB,VU3LGT 59 slight QSB,

VU2ATN(Portable-Salt Lake,Kolkata) 59-56,VU3IBO(OM RID from Maldah) 56 QSB,

from 0845ist(0315utc) VU2AES(Kolkata) 59

all were from West Bengal State of India..

In the evening again...

on 7145kHz lsb

from 1758-1850ist approx(I forgot to note down & might be longer)

VU3FBT(Kolkata) 53 to 58(QSB) ,VU3LGT(Asansol) 56 54,as far as I could recall ,VU3BTP from Bakaro Steel City also joined but relatively weak signal,VU2DBM 59++(with slight QSB occasionally) from Guwahati,a station from South East Asia broke too but very weak,could not copy anything,

Monitor's Notes:

VU3FBT & VU2DBM had a long one to one QSO on many topics.VU2DBM also explained to VU3FBT working of his tri bander(10-15-20mb) Yagi(six elements) where two of the radiating elements were capacitively coupled(with one coaxial cable as feeding line..)-  and one can check VU2DBM's Yagi antenna on his QRZ.COM page.

Here is VU2DBM's explanation on his working of his yagi antenna ..some portion recorded

on 7145kHz lsb 1822ist:

https://app.box.com/s/fevnehtnaqo1qo1x0imxd1h7tzvoy877
VU2DBM also became nostalgic recollecting his amateur radio activities in 1990s from Pathsala beginning with NR60 homebrewed transreceiver and then a  Yaesu commercial transreceiver  & his big loop antenna on four bambo posts in the four corners around a big pond in his residential  campus...and he made QSOs with not only with Indian amateur stations as far away as in Nagpur -VU2AU, in Pune-VU2DK but also DX stations as far  as United States.

Here is the link to the audio file recorded around 1848ist on 7145kHz:VU2DBM's nostalgic recollection of his loop antenna at Pathsala wayback in 1990s..

https://app.box.com/s/d0nnznbshb2d7k3dym9lzqtygwrfccv5

VU2DBM also homebrewed a power supply unit & manual antenna tuner as per circuit diagrams that appeared in ARRL Handbooks and he is still using the power supply unit and the manual antenna tuner sometime with his sentimenal Yaesu transreceiver.Now he is using Icom IC 300 with Furuno linear amplifier regularly with his 40mb delta loop and for DXING he is using his Yagi for 20mb/15mb/10mb.And he is the first amateur radio station to be operated from Pathsala Town,his home town wayback in 1990s.Later  he has shifted his station to Guwahati city.

More such reports/observations/interesting informations etc from time to time.

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

Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)