New Weekly Amateur Radio 20m Net: Akash Bandhan: Bangladesh and India

New Weekly Amateur Radio 20m Net: Akash Bandhan: Bangladesh and India 17:00 IST (UTC+5.30) on 14.195 MHz. Debut net yesterday had 25 check ins from VU, S21 and 4S6. Net controllers were S21HA from Bangladesh and VU3JXF from Kolkatha, India. Technical support was by S21AF and co-net controllers were VU3JOJ, VU2LKE and S21PL.

I could hear many of the VU stations and 4S6CPT well. Copy was not good from S21 stations at my end, though I could hear S21PL fairly well. Though I tried to check in several times, I could not get through. On most days, I find it difficult to reach Eastern part of the country and Bangladesh with my setup.

 

You are really awesome Johnson garu. I really appreciate your efforts for make us know the updates and make people like me active in air.
Nice to hear VU2DBE Debasish Das ji on the video. He is seems really strong on your end.

 

What day of the week is this net scheduled for? 1700 ITC is 1130 UTC just to be clear. Thanks for the info!!

..............Bob

 

Thank you very much Shiva Sai. Actually I had recorded for about 30 minutes using an SD card in my F-710 radio. But as the noise level was high, I included only a short audio clip. I had also thought of live streaming the Akash Bandhan net using the OpenWebRX of @VU3WEW (http://vu3wew.ddns.net:8073/), which is located about 10 km from here. I was planning to use OBS software for that. Then I thought that it can be heard by anyone wishing to hear it online and there was no need for live streaming on YouTube!

On a side note we are testing out a Ham Radio Technical Discussion Net on 7065 kHz, 1:45 am UTC (7.15 am IST) (https://johnsonstechworld.blogspot.com/2024/08/debut-ham-radio-technical-discussion.html). If you are free at that time, please do join, though propagation between us may not be that good on 40m.

 

17:00 IST. Every week on Saturday.

 

Yes Bob, 1700 IST will be 1130 UTC. I am sure you will be able to join with your SteppIR beam on that tower. You could also listen on OpenWebRX of @VU3WEW (http://vu3wew.ddns.net:8073/), which is located about 10 km from here. Being a weekly net, do listen in on the coming Saturday if your time schedule permits. As it is almost the time of Grey Line Propagation between VU and W, I will also listen for you. One of the net controls is @VU3JOJ, from the Eastern side of VU, while I am at the South West.

73 de Jon, VU2JO

 

Great information Jon, keep us posted and Best Wishes! Gene

 

Thanks a lot Gene. Please do try to join with your nice beam on that tower!

73 de Jon, VU2JO.

 

I will do that Jon! 73's Gene

 

Thank you. 73

 

Thanks, Jon. In FL we have very good openings to VU long path that time of day. I am currently at the 2nd home in South Dakota (see W4PG/0) where the path is a little more difficult but possible that time of day. I shall give it a try. Thanks again!

...............Bob

 

You have a wonderful location with zero RF noise. Noise level for me is typically S9 and sometimes S9+10 to 15 dB (even today morning on 40m).

73

 

Cool Beans on the net, I will have to see if contact can be made from my meager station in the gold country of California...

 

Jeffrey,
Thank you for your interest. May be some of the strong VU stations with beams might be able to pick you up. Hope that some of them will join as net controls as the net continues.
73, de Jon, VU2JO

 

Sure Johnson garu. Will try to join based on availability.