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Unity Is The Motto The Is Unity el. : 25682361. Editor - Ms. Sarla Sharma. Sarla Ms. - Editor 25682361. : el. T 080. 400 - Mumbai , Mulund (W), Mulund , Nahur Apt., Gaurav 7, At Published & Email:[email protected] 55993659, : elefax T . Graphics, 2/100, Bhandup Indl. Estate, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup (W), Mumbai - 78. 78. - Mumbai (W), Bhandup Marg, L.B.S. Estate, Indl. Bhandup 2/100, Graphics, . P J. at Printed Amateur Radio Society of India & & India of Society Radio Amateur of behalf on Sharma Sarla Ms. by Published and Printed SWLs VU3RRU VU2FBI THAPURAM RAMANA QUILON VU3NSH VU2SYB VU2KGN VU2GMN V VU2L T A VU2V T A S M A H Y A D O I D A R R U E T A M A D L R O W L I R P A H T 8 1 TIONAL RESOURCE” TIONAL NA A - RADIO TEUR AMA “ Price: Re.1 Price: Amateur Radio Society of India (Member of IARU) of (Member India of Society Radio Amateur of Journal The April - June 2005 June - April . 2 . No XI ol. V S W E N M A H Registered with the registrar of Newspapers under R. No. 59916 / 94. / 59916 No. R. under Newspapers of registrar the with Registered AMSAT INDIA Opening shortly at Cochin A retail outlet and service point for Amateur Radio Products Exclusive Distributors (India)for West Mountain Radio, Connecticut, USA. For complete range of products from West Mountain Radio, please visit http://www.westmountainradio.com VU2SWS To know more, please contact VU2IZO VU2NXM Sales Executive Amateur Radio Products Thana Amateur Radio Association Class & EchoStar Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Picnic Amateur Radio Sales & Service Division XL/248 Kalathil Buildings, M G Road, Cochin 682 011, India. http://www.echostar.co.in VU2IZO e-mail: [email protected] Telephone/Fax: 91 484 252 3285 GWALIOR AMATEUR RADIO CLUB HAM NEWS The Journal of Amateur Radio Society of India (Member of IARU) PRESIDENT’S REPORT THE EDITOR SPEAKS: Tsunami came and went. Many Hams in India and from This issue of HRN will be posted in my absence. By the South Asia spontaneously volunteered to set up time you receive it, I will be in W land visiting my son and emergency. It made all of us Hams proud to be part of daughter in law who live in Texas. I hope to be back such community. ARSI honored all hams who before the next issue, the planning of which is being done participated in emergency communication with along with the present issue. The wonderful world of certificates of appreciation. internet connectivity lets you work from any corner of the Gopal VU2GMN, Ajoy VU2JHM and my self attended world!! the seminar held in Chennai on emergency The World Amateur Radio Day was celebrated in India communication and Ham contribution. The Honorable and all over the world, in its usual fashion. This year is Minister of communication Dayanidhi Marran who was special for India as we have launched our own Ham to preside could not come. There were senior officers Satellite. It is indeed an achievement for us and has from the ministry and we were able to interact with them. created a new spurt of Hams working the satellite mode. We impressed on them that the Ham population in India May the tribe increase! can go up only if the rules governing licensing is Editing the HRN has its own highs and lows. One simplified and easy to get. They agreed that Hams were repeated problem is the lack of original articles from VU an asset to the country especially during times of hams. I have said it before and I repeat it now. The HRN emergency and so agreed to look in to the matter. is an Indian product. We need to showcase our talents, The idea of HAMSAT which started during the HAMFEST which are aplenty. In this connection, I must mention the of 1998 in Bangalore has become a reality. We immense support I have received from a few Hams and congratulate all the Hams who participated in this project SWLs. VU3NSH, Hari is one OM who is constantly in and thank ISRO for making it possible. touch with me and keeps the flow of articles coming. Six of our members have agreed to act as coordinators Then there is SWL Virendra Battu, and VU3ORN, Ray, for ARSI We thank them and request more volunteers who keep me informed through email about so many from other places. technical topics and other happenings in Hamdom. The ARSI has reactivated its Call sign VU2ZH. WE have various e groups of Indian Hams are another good requested WPC to change it to VU2ARS and it is being source of information. Thank you my friends. And once processed. again I appeal to all of you to contribute good articles for SEANET is to take place on 7th ,8th .and 9th of Oct. this year. publication in the HRN. Though this is not a ARSI program it will be nice if Hams Things seem to be moving at a regular pace at the WPC can join in the festivities. office in New Delhi. Mr Ahmed is trying his best to issue as many licences as possible every day. The new website is an interesting development, but the data is still to be fed for it to work. The new buzz is that there will be a World Bank funded, 4 ultra modern monitoring stations in India, which would take care of all aspects of hamradio, including licence issues. If this happens then waiting The International YL Meet period for licences may reduce a great deal. Though this news has not been confirmed by New Delhi, we should all will be held in Mumbai pray that it happens. In October 2006. I wish you all good health and happiness and many Please visit the website happy hours of hamming. 73 www.geocities.com/ mumbaiylmeet 1 OFFICE BEARERS Contents : Club News 3/15 President : R. Ramchandra VU2RCR ( Chandru ) 488, 14th Main, 3rd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560034 / Homebrew LL (080) 2553 6853 /Cell (080) 31820213 Email:[email protected] Digital LC Meter 4/5/6 Vice President: Ms Sarla Sharma, 7,Gaurav Apts, Behind Happy Halfsquare 12 Ashok Nagar, Nahur, Mulund (West) Mumbai 400080 Multi purpose VFO 13 New Weapon for Fox Hunting 14 LL, (022) 25682361 / 98211 66411 E.Mail:[email protected] or [email protected] On a Lighter Vein 7 General Secretary: G. Govind VU2GGM 406, VFO for BEL GE 524 7 Padmanabha Nagar, Bangalore- 560070, LL, (080) 2669 2465 Treasurer: K.. Ravindran VU2RC (Ravi) 95, Rainbow Drive, Cover Story 8/9/10/11 Sarjapur Road, Bangalore - 560035. LL,(( 080)) 28441588 / International News 15/16 Cell 09886228800 /Email : [email protected] Editor: Ms. Sarla Sharma Ragchewing with VU2MKP 16 QSL Manager: D.P.De, VU2DPD, 45/5 Moore Avenue, Kudos Korner 6 Kolkata-700040 LL (033) 24114719. QSL Bureau: P.O.Box 17116, Kolkata -700033. 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Rs.1500 (B & W) Mr.Irshad Ahmed is the Engineer looking after (Add 4000 for 4 col) Amateur Radio matters. Inside Full Page.......................... Rs.1200 (B & W) Ph. : 011-23355441. Fax : 011-2371 6111 Inside Half Page ........................ Rs. 700 (B & W) 2 HOMEBREW A New weapon for Fox Hunting - By VU3NSH N.S.Harishankar Ham clubs all over the world conduct Foxhunts, also mixer with a level control. If we are selecting a LO known as Transmitter Hunting(T Hunt), or Treasure frequency of 2 Mhz and the Fox Howl frequency is 145 Hunting, this being a very interesting game in the Ham Mhz, then the output from the circuit can be at 147 or at world. This game of Radio Direction Finding(RDF) helps 143 Mhz.. Hams and SWLs to learn about radio signals, attenuation This circuit, assembled by Pre College Science Academy techniques and associated things like direct and students of NASA at Pasadena city College in California, reflected signal detection, orientation etc. built 20 attenuators and steel tape yagis during the When a hidden transmitter(FOX) is at a distance of 30 Saturday morning session for their spring 2001 radio kms, it is possible to find its direction by using a 2 element orienteering project in August.