As usual, having a qso with VU2PJM on Mumbai repeater in the morning, we had a small qso with VU2TOO at around 7.20 am on Matheran repeater (VU2BBB_http://vu2bbb.blogspot.com). Further we copied VU3JPD OM Vinu from Gujarat and had a comfortable qso with him. It seems the VHF Band condition is favorable because VU3JPD located around 500Km away from the repeater and putting 5W of power with his directional Antenna. After the QSO, I continued with the Echolink and checked in to VU2PUM, VU2TCD and VU2HEN nets. Then as usual become busy with my harmonic to send him to school.
I had kept my radio on on 145.000 + (VU2BBB) with a low volume because the fishermen pirates are regular. Suddenly I copied some DX station on air coming through the repeater. Due to the morning QRL I cant able to closely monitor the frequency so I called my SWL friend Bijoy and asked to monitor the repeater.
Before reaching to QTH after dropping my harmonic to school, Bijoy provided the info that he copied and understand that it is A47RS Repeater and thought that some one patching the Echolink to the repeater.
As my Echolink station was on, I checked that any station from near by and patching.. Nothing noticed, then I connected to A47RS-R and gave a call......... I heard my own voice at my 2M rig which was coming through A47RS -and-VU2BBB Repeater. ( It was at 08.05 am to 08.45 am local time )
The info provided in A47RS-R in Echolink cleared my doubts as A47RS having the frequency with 145.600 with negative shift and 145.600 is the input for VU2BBB.
