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Calling HAMs in Mysore
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 Blogger Madhukar Konanur talks HAM, calls his bog - Mysore HAM- VU2MUD. 


Says Madhukar, in his post:  Mysore City is among the top 20 in India by the number of HAMs licenced from the city. But the level of activity is quite low compared to many other cities with lesser number of HAMs. The two main Engineering Colleges - SJCE and NIE have taken active interest in the promotion of the hobby by encouraging their students to take up the hobby. They have imported wireless equipment for the use of their licenced students by setting up Club Stations.
I am one such who benefitted from the SJCE club station and later was involved in the setting up of the NIE club station. HAM radio has still a long way to go in future years - Click on for MORE.



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shankar prasad

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Dear Friends,


I agree with madhu on the interest for armature radio in Mysore. Being a HAM myself (vu2spk), excepting the two engineering colleges no other college seems to be interested in encouraging ANY hobby be it Stamp collection, Coin collection, Armature Radio, etc.,


The reason those days especially for HAM radio was that the issue of licence by the WPC wing of the Ministry of Communication. It used to take more than half a decade in many cases. But thanks to change in law, now if you apply for ANY licence/permission and if we do not get any reply contrary to the request it is deemed to accepted after a certain period of time.


Other reason then was the cost of the equipment. But now the cost have come down but procedure to import is slightly tough due to disturbances in our country and the kind of havoc a communication set can create.


Nevertheless bet me and I can bet a fortune on it, it is the most exciting hobby by all counts.


There is a VHF repeater operational now from Chamundi Hills. We have a satellite now to experiment (AMSAT - Launched for us by ISRO). Regularly we have the astronauts/cosmonauts from space station talking to us.


Should any of you are interested to get a licence, which is after one passes an examination, we, a small group of HAM's would be too eager to coach and see to it you pass the examination.


shanks



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Madhukar

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Thanks Shanks, for joining the topic.
Yes, the procedures are simplified. But who has the time now for any hobby? (Going by the respose to any topic where individuals have to physically paricipate). We have enjoyed the hobby inculding its intricacies. We know the fun and thrill of talking to an unknown person and getting to know him better. As you are aware, we know quite a bit of a lot of Hams - most of whom we have never met in person.
I will shortly be putting in some posts on my blog page giving details of the basic requirements to become a Ham operator and other details.
Hope you join the bandwagon there also.

Madhu

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