Due to the untiring efforts & commitment of a team of Chennai Hams, the third and highest point repeater in Chennai range has been re-activated at Swamimalai/Yelagiri Hills . Yelagiri is a hill-station on midway between Chennai and Bangalore located at an altitude of 1,050 metres (3,500 ft). Distance : 258 + km from Chennai, 150 km from Bangalore.

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The weekly BCDX Net operating on the 40 Meter Amateur Band in South India is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. This Net was started on Sunday November 27, 1988 by a small group of Amateurs viz. ShanmughasundaramVU 2FOT, Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK, Jose Jacob VU2JOS and some SWLs.

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The 18th Hamfest India event is being conducted in Bengaluru city, Karnataka, on 7 & 8 November 2009. The venue for this gala event is none other than the same place where the biggest Hamfest event in India happened in the year 1998 bringing more than 800 delegates from all over the country.

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I am Sangeeth (SAN) VU2CEO A45WH, along with my friends (Manoj VU2MCJ, SWL Renosh and SWL Safeer).

I will be operating from Masirah Island Oman IOTA AS-014 Location: 17.93N - 23.00N / 56.33E - 59.92E on 22ND to 24TH of September 2009.

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Amateur Radio in Cyclone Aila : NIAR Report is available in
www.niar.org/Aila Report.pdf
Press Reports :
www.niar.org/press.pdf

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