Night owls net Mumbai

The year of 2019 was a very tough one for me. It was very very topsy turvey , I saw lots of up down.  Finally found the windows of 10 days at the year end. Where to go ? The great Mumbai.

Here I come to you Mumbai. It is a city which amazes me whenever I visit.  It gives me wine women and wireless the three words of bliss WWW. In my state of Gujarat due to the pitrudosham of naked old man with stick we do not get wine.  Mumbai women’s are more friendly then anything else. The inherent culture of Mumbai makes them efficient. They are equal bread winners. They work round the day.  Appreciate them. (my host)

Go to any shop and you will get desiwine.  I do not drink . But there should be freedom to do so. I love this concept of freedom.

Recently I got the BAOFENG from lovely china. It’s uhf vhf handy with 1watt or 8 watt power levels. This gave me freedom to move and make a possible call on the band . I chose the standard 145.500 MHz VHF fm . This frequently used all over the Gujarat. During my travel put the handy on the squelch mode. When AMDAVAD was coming gave a cq call. No reply . Then once again called up. There was no hope as Rajkot city did not reply my call. It was around 23.00 ist night. But suddenly the reply came. Hello 3inj de vu2mau.
I was just surprised and so much happy to hear the voice of my big guruji that was amazing . Fact is he was my first qso on vhf after many years and first on handy. I thought I got a good starting . My radio is blessed. We had a long chat . Around 15 minutes. I was on a running bus. He has a setup which enables him 35 km radius. We both were on vhf handy.  I was elated and do not know whether I spoke rationally or not. I share a special likings for adhirs family’s. In early years of my ham starting they accepted my gate-crashing. Thanks. Lastly I met SK-vu3mau at Rajkot . Feel bit sad. Ok.

I moved on .  Found the 7388 number bus which I took as a present to vu2mau. Moved on
Connected with a ham friend VU2KWJ but he was on my hometown itself to climb the mount Girnar. Took another’s friend numbers. VU2WSM .!

Then heard about the Mumbai Night owls net on 145.000 but was not able to connect. I am on 11 floor  but no way . Lost two days . Then moved to terrace. Calling a cq on 145.000 and got the reply from net control vu2pjm. The station is near the Haji Ali the highestpoint , the oldest and expensive area.

So first they were amazed to hear me . Then I made it clear it call was on vhf . I felt happy and included when they put my name on roll call. It was little hard to explain handle finally I said I am good at qrz.com . Then I asked wsm to introduce me to 2wll and 2pjm. Next day was easy for me. Then day after day I am checking in . Two more days to do it. Then back to hometown.  Hope to establish a repeater there .

73 bombay. You always give me www.

On road found a Number 7388 loved by OM Adhir, this is gift to you dear. First top most foto is my baofeng courtesy VU2RTG i recomend him. He was kind enough to put me on air. Thanks dear. Last is my QTH at mumbai. Its a tall building of Santa Crazy. i am back on my qth at gujarat on30 dec 2019.