Press Release
At the initiative of VU2IIT (Ham Radio Club IIT Kanpur) a Hamfest
was organized from February 4 - 6.2005. at Kanpur IIT campus which
coincided with International Conference & Exposition on
Communications & Computing. During this event seminars and practical
workshop on Ham Radio communications and Foxhunt was held under the
leadership of OM Rahul Srivastava VU3WJM.
VU2UKR OM Sunil UK (moderator and owner of CQ_VU groups and
www.cqindia.com ) VU3FUN OM Rajesh Bakshi (Owner of
www.indiahams.com portal) and OM Jyoti Chakravartty VU3BGI (Founder
and moderator of VUQRP Amature Radio Group) assisted OM Rahul VU3WJM
in various capacities.
Some of the highlights during this event was
The first VUQRP core group met together and several important
decisions were made TO Promote VUQRP group and qrp activities in
Indian subcontinent.
Lectures on Ham Radio Communications were well attended by the
students as well as few staffs.
a practical workshop and hands on event was also part of this
programme. Where low cost 25 PIXIE transreciver were assembled by
the participants in three hours suprisingly all 25 of them were
working.
Several participants took a keen interest to appear in the ASOC exam
to become Ham Radio operator. There are already several students who
have already appeared in the ASOC exam and waiting for the results.
Mr. Abhinav Agarwal Co ordinator VU2IIT did an excllent job in
arranging this event.
Photogaraphs of this event can be seen at various websites like
(please click section "I" at the top and go
to IIT Kanpur photos)
Also at the photo section of CQ_VU yahoo groups and VUQRP YAHOO
GROUP.
Jyoti P. Chakravartty VU3BGI
HANDEL - JOE
