BROADCAST DXING -A Scientific Hobby – OM. M.Sanil Deep – VU3SIO, Calicut
BROADCAST DXING -A Scientific Hobby – OM. M.Sanil Deep – VU3SIO, Calicut The fascinating and scientific hobby of radio listening is entirely different from other hobbies and it requires a lot of patience. Perhaps everybody knows that dxers are famous for their patience. But what is dxing? Who is a dxer? Nowadays it is observed […]
HAM Communications During Disasters
HAM Communications During Disasters HAM Communications During Disasters – OM. S.Sathyapal – VU2FI Director, Indian Institute of Hams, Bangalore Indian Institute of Hams, VU2IIH, is a registered trust affiliated to the National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, and an institutional member of Amateur Radio Society of India. IIH is located in the heart of Bangalore […]
Grounding: Must For Safety – OM. Ankit Patel – VU3NMQ & Ronak Thaker (SWL)
Grounding: Must For Safety – OM. Ankit Patel – VU3NMQ & Ronak Thaker (SWL) When the safety of any device is concerned, two words come to one’s mind: earthing and grounding. What are they? What is their importance? Are they the same? What is their significance from a ham’s point of view? Grounding/Earthing: From a […]
Amateur Radio – The Next Gen Hobby – OM. Nasser, VU2DUB
Amateur Radio – The Next Gen Hobby – OM. Nasser, VU2DUB I have been fortunate to follow my passion of communications through radio, which I have relished for more than 35 years. As an avid shortwave (SW) listener for many years and having enjoyed the excitement of fiddling with my old two-band Phillips radio, I […]
Scouts & ARISS – HAM Activities – Surya, VU3JAA
Scouts & ARISS – HAM Activities – Surya, VU3JAA Every year, two days a year are set apart for Scouts and Guides to use amateur radio for exchanging greetings with their counterparts all over the world. This is called ‘Jamboree on the Air. Scout and Guide associations request a local ham to set up a […]
HAM Radio
What is HAM Radio? “Ham: a poor operator. A ‘plug’.” That’s the definition of the word given in G. M. Dodge’s The Telegraph Instructor even before radio. The definition has never changed in wire telegraphy. The first wireless operators were landline telegraphers who left their offices to go to sea or to man the coastal […]