VU2SGW: April 2008

Monday, April 28, 2008

My article on HAM RADIO NEWS :

(Jan - Mar 2008)

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

My very first QSO (vhf) :

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Friday, April 25, 2008

I want to share my first DX QSO contact. On 9th.Oct 2006 it was on SSB and the band was 20m, the time was 19.11 IST and the frequency was 14.245. Pumping out 80 watts of power through inverted vee. DX station was AH2J, OM Akira from Gaum Island. I was copying him 59+ blasting signals and in return I got signal report as 53. I managed to complete and from the one got addicted to this most wonderful hobby.

Even if you are new to the hobby, you can work DX almost as easily as a seasoned HAM. Pick the right frequency bands at the right time of day (or night) and the DX stations will be there - ready to rag chew.

Be courteous and fair to all hams on frequency, using good operating procedures is every bit as important as logging that DX.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

What Is Ham Radio All About?

Ham radio is many different things to many different people. But even if you already have some idea already of what it's about, you may not have the "big picture." That's because ham radio is actually several different hobbies folded into one.
There's the "talking with people in faraway places" hobby; the "keep me company while I'm commuting" hobby; the "put your computer on the air" hobby; the "public service and emergency communications" hobby; the television hobby, the satellite hobby and so on. What all of these hobbies-within-a-hobby share is that, for all of its technical trappings, ham radio is basically about people -- people using technology to make contact with other people. One other basic: it's a LOT of fun!

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Why Do They Call Themselves "Hams?"

You'll hear lots of stories about why amateur radio operators are called "hams," but there is no proof for any of the competing claims, and the simple truth is that no one knows for sure. What we do know is this: regardless of its source, the "ham" label is worn with pride by radio amateurs around the world.Although the origin of the word "ham" is obscure, every ham has his or her own pet theory. One holds that early amateurs were called hams because they liked to perform, or "ham it up" on the air. Another proposes that the name came from the "ham-fisted" way some early amateurs handled their code keys. One of the most exotic holds that "ham" is an acronym from the initials of three college students who were among the first radio amateurs. Perhaps the easiest to accept is that "ham" is derived from "Am," a contraction of "Amateur."
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What Are the Amateur Radio Bands?

Amateurs are allocated nine basic "bands" (i.e. groups of frequencies) in the High Frequency (HF) range between 1800 and 29,700 kilohertz, and another seven bands in the Very High Frequency (VHF) bands and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) ranges, as well as Super High Frequency (SHF) bands. Even though many Amateur Radio conversations may be heard around the world, given the right frequency and propagation conditions, Amateur Radio is basically two-way communication.

A little something about my shack :

My shack consist of equipments as follows :

ICOM IC-718 with DSP (HF ALL BANDER)

ICOM IC-2200H (VHF BASE)

YAESU FT-60R DUAL BANDER HANDY

YAESU VX3R DUAL BANDER HANDY

MFJ 901B (ANTENNA TUNER)

DIAMOND SX200 (SWR METER)

Thursday, April 17, 2008

My QSL Cards Collection :

Z36A

YA/OZ2JBC

XU7DXX

VU2RBI

UV5U

US-R-100 (SWL)

US5IFA

SM6LIF

RK3DXW

RD3A

PA6ZST

PA6Z

OE3GCU

LZ1MS

LA9Z

LA4UOA

IZ2DPX

IK4LAI

EX7MK

EN62EN

DU1/RK3DT

DK0DJF

DH2DAM

DF2UU

BG7IXG

BG6IQD/7

AH2J

9VIUV

9V1AL

9M6XRO

8Q7GL

8Q7AK

4XX-2238 (SWL)

4S7HIG

ES5TV

V8FZA

YL2KO

EP3PK

JY4NE

AB2ST

OE4A

EW6GF