Hamfest India 2010 HF Contest :

The 19th Hamfest of India is to be held at Pollachi in Tamilnadu during November 13-14, 2010. On this occasion, the Organizing Committee of Hamfest India 2010 has the pleasure in inviting all VU Hams to participate in the HF Contest whose details are as follows:

Phone Contest:
Start Date & Time: Saturday October 2, 2010, 0600 Hrs IST.
End Date & Time: Sunday October 3, 2010, 1800 Hrs IST.

CW Contest:
Start Date & Time: Saturday October 9, 2010, 0600 Hrs IST.
End Date & Time: Sunday October 10, 2010, 1800 Hrs IST.

Bands: 7 & 14 MHz.

Category: Single Operator.

Exchange: RST plus Serial numbers.

The contest is open to and among VU Hams only. Contacts with Dx hams by VU hams are invalid. The same station can be contacted once per band.

Points: Each QSO carries one point.

Multiplier: 10 Point for each station contacted from Pollachi, irrespective of bands.

Total Score: No.of QSO points x No. of Multipliers.

Log: Entries to reach on or before Wednesday, 25 October 2010 by post / courier to:

Hamfest India 2010 HF Contest
c/o Mr.S.Vijayan, VU2WDP
2 / 140 Raju Nagar,
Chinnampalayam, Pollachi - 642 001
Tamilnadu

Or by email to hamfestindia2010@gmail.com with the subject line "HFI 2010 Phone Contest" or HFI 2010 CW Contest".

A Committee shall evaluate the entries received. The decision of the Judges will be final and binding in declaring the results & contest winners.

All those who send their logs will be given "Participation Certificate".

The Contest Winners will be awarded Mementos & Certificates during the HFI-2010 function.

Courtesy : OM Vijayan, VU2WDP

Hamfest 2010 Pollachi :

The 19th Hamfest in India, HamfestIndia 2010 is being conducted in Pollachi city, Tamilnadu, on November 13th and 14th.

The venue is P.A. College of Engineering and Technology, Palladam Road, Pollachi, Coimbatore - 642 002.

For more info : http://www.hamfestindia.com

Ham Radio Classes In Bangalore :

Location : Indian Institute of Hams, Sree Kanteerava outdoor Stadium 2nd Floor.

Duration : 6 Weeks.

Contact person : Om Satyapal, VU2FY on Cell : 94483 02677.

Courtesy : VU3ITI, OM Varadan

DXpedition To Vanuatu 2010 :

A team of 4 Australian amateur radio operators will be activating YJ0VK from near Port Vila on Efate Island, Vanuatu, from the 27th of August to the 2nd of September 2010.

For more details : http://yj0vk.vkham.com/

53rd JOTA :

The 53rd Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) will take place on 16th and 17th October 2010.

New Amateur Amendment For VU :

Guidelines and clarification in the context of Indian wireless Telegraph (Amateur Service) Amendment Rules, 2009 dated 1st April, 2010 and Indian Wireless Telegraphs (Amateur Service) Amendment Rules, 2005 dated 9th June 2005 are published in the website given below:

http://www.wpc.dot.gov.in/

Radio Amateur : Guidelines for Amateur in the light of Amendment rules,2009 including revised syllabus and authorised emission for Amateur in India (New)

40th Anniversary of SARTG :

The Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group (SARTG) celebrates their 40th anniversary this year and the 40th SARTG WW RTTY-Contest.

To commemorate this anniversary, on August 21 - 22, SARTG plans tooperate from OJØ Market Reef. The callsign is OJØ/SARTG.

Courtesy : SM4RGD, OM Charlie
Source : OM Ganesh, VU2TS

APDXC 2010 :

The 3rd Asia Pacific DX Convention (APDXC) will be held at Osaka International House in Osaka, Japan, between November 5-7th, 2010.

There will be presentations (conducted in English!) on some of the recent DXpeditions, technical sessions, DX dinners banquet, as well as the usual convention stuff. Also, there will be an opportunity to join a tour to visit the Icom factory, and participate in a technical session led by the Icom HF radio design team, and more.

Program details and updates will be announced at :
http://www.apdxc.org

Courtesy : OPDX bulletin
Source : OM Ganesh, VU2TS

Link On Vintage Ham gear :

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Courtesy : VU2PEP, OM Paddy