High Voltage & High Impedance :

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Small, mobile antennas require some extraordinary care to get high efficiency and good radiations. Here is one way I use to increase the efficiency of my mobile whip...VU2RAK.

Courtesy : VU2RAK, OM Rakesh

MMTTY New Version v1.68 :

A new (FREE) version of MMTTY (v1.68) has been released today and is now available for download on the MMHamsoft website.

For information on what has been updated and to download the software visit:

http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/pages/mmtty.php

QSL Card Designed For VU2UBQ :

Designing QSL Card For OK4BX :

Thanks to Twitter, I came into contact with OM Tomas, OK4BX. Tomas does have a hobby of collecting HAM magazine from DX, luckily I was having one so I forwarded it to him. Then after few days, I got one tweet from him "I ran out of all my QSL cards and I am thinking what next..:)". I took the lead and asked him shall I design QSL card for him. Thats a roger was the answer from Tomas. Interesting part of Tomas is his grandfather and father too are hams they have web-page too http://web.bxhome.org/

And what a coincidence when I finished designing of his QSL card and forwarded him the soft copy it was his 33rd birthday and for him it was a special gift. In return Tomas did send me a beautiful cap with my callsign and handle. Which I would like to share with you all.

World Flora and Fauna :

As a part of Wildlife Week and Global Day for Protection of Animals - it is proposed to put up Amateur (Ham) Radio Special Event Station from 1st to 10th Oct 2010 as World Flora and Fauna event in Daroji Bear Sanctuary in Kamalapur-Hampi on the banks of Tungabhadra River in North Karnataka State.

VU2LCI - Lions Clubs International Amateur (Ham) Radio Club station invites serious operators to volunteer with their equipment to participate in this unique activity. They did similar activity at Bannerghatta National Park in 2008 with callsign AT8WFF details are on :

http://www.qrz.com/db/AT8WFF

Those who are interested have to send copy of their amateur radio licence and renewal slip, Covering letter addressed to Asst. Wireless Advisor to GOI. WPC expressing their willingness to participate, two passport sized photographs along with Advance fee for change of QTH of Rs. 250/- to be paid in cash/cheque payable at Bangalore where a consolidated demand draft will be bought by VU2LCI and sent together by 15th Sept.,2010. We anticipate the Permission from Karnataka State Forest Department and WPC at the earliest. The individual expenses as accommodation, travel, food has to be borne by individual participant and this is not a conducted tour or organized Field Day as very limited resources is available at these Sanctuaries.

More details please contact VU2UR - OM Manohar Arasu who is VUFF Co-Ordinator representing India.

Courtesy : OM Ajoy, VU2JHM

DX Recordings :

Came across this recently updated page-
http://dx-world.net/2010/can-you-help/#more-18123

More can be heard at-
http://hamgallery.com/dx2003/
(this one's been around a long time & has recordings from 1998 to 2010. Requires Real Player or VLC Player).

This site has some good dx recordings
http://www.on8ww.be.tt/

Courtesy : VU2CDP & VU2PEP

Quiz On Air-2010 :

“Quiz on Air” programme was organized in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hebbal, Bangalore by Indian Institute of Hams, VU2IIH in association with Hoopla Club on Friday, 3rd September 2010. The theme of the quiz was Road Safety through Amateur (HAM) Radio. Ten schools from the city participated in the quiz. The ham radio control station was from Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, Bangalore which was operated by Sh Shankar Satyapal, VU2FI and Dr. Venkatesh G, VU2COC.