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HAM Radio

The world is full of barriers - political, cultural and ideological. Barriers are products of distrust and Distrust is a result of lack of understanding. Barriers drop when we get to know each other, when we are able to reach into each other's world. But to make acquaintances, break the ice - and in the long run build trust, there is need for communication.

Hams have always been at the forefront of technology. Radio Amateurs have had the privilege of global communication for a long time. We have been citizens of the world ever since Amateur Radio came about. It is our legacy to the world that we are the pioneers in bringing people together. Amateur Radio serves the community by providing communications during Emergencies and Natural Disasters.

I had always liked to make friends - everywhere. I come across the Amateur Radio,, and discovered it is a good way to make friends. I talk to people in the remotest parts of the world and exchange messages with other Ham friends. I have made friends in all corners of the globe. I have been on air since 13 Dec 1994. I am active on almost all the bands on 40M, 20M, 15M, 10M & VHF.

I have participated in the 24th International SEANET(South East Asia Amateur Radio Network) convention held in 1996 at Madras and I had also participated in All India HAMFESTin 1997 at Cochin , in 1998 at Bangalore, in 1999 at Mysore, in 2000 at Hyderabad, in 2002 at Chennai, in 2006 at Kollam and in 2009 at Bengaluru.

Information Regarding My Shack

Radio HF	Yaesu FT 840 (HF Base)
Radio VHF	Yaesu FT 2400H and Yaesu FT 10R (VHF Handheld)
Bands	40, 20, 10, 15, 2 Meters
Antenna (HF)	Diamond Multi Band (80, 40, 20, 10, 15 & 6 Meters)- vertical (CP-6) Antenna Homebrew Dual Band (40 & 20 M) Dipole Antenna
Antenna (2M)	Vertical (Slimjim) Antenna
Antenna Height	All Antennas are 60ft above the ground level
Antenna Tuner	Yaesu FC 700 Manual Antenna Tuner
Antenna Rotator	Channel Master Antenna Rotator for V.H.F Beam Antenna
SWR Meter	Diamond SX-200 SWR & Power Meter
Power Supply	Diamond GSV3000 Power Supply for HF / VHF
Coax Antenna Switch	MFJ - 1702B Two Position Coaxial Switch for HF
Computer System	Pentium IV / 3.6 GHz Processor / 512 MB RAM 17" Digital Colour Monitor & ADSL Internet Modem
QTH (location)	Chennai, Tamil Nadu State, India
Grid Square	NK03cb
Radio Interests	HF & VHF Contesting DXing on HF / VHF (Looking for new country) Particpating Hamfest and Club Meeting

Here you see amateur radio operators doing what they enjoy most, making contacts with other radio amateurs around the world. I have worked 170 countries on SSB (10m / 15m / 20m / 40m band) - out of which 134 countries is confirmed. My first DX QSO (Foreign contact) with OM. Nick (RV6 BW) from Russia on 2nd December 1996.

I have sent QSL Card (Acknowledgement Card) to all my contacts. I received first QSL card from OM. Tex (9M2 TO) from Malaysia.

On June 17, 2003, I achieved one of my long-cherished goals - when the American Radio Relay League admitted me to the DX Century Club and gave the DXCC Award. This accomplishment signifies 'confirmed (QSL Cards) contacts' in at least 100 entities on the ARRL DXCC List. There are 335 current entities on the ARRL DXCC list. Contacts with at least 326 current entities are required to enter the DXCC Honor Roll. I am presently working to achieve this. Also view my other Amateur Radio Awards.

1	European Russia	2	Pakistan	3	Iraq
4	Sri Lanka	5	Ukraine	6	Hongkong
7	Brunei	8	Spain	9	Uzbekistan
10	Vanuatu Island	11	United Arab Emirates	12	Kuwait
13	West Malaysia	14	Thailand	15	Crozet Island
16	Australia	17	Romania	18	Germany
19	Mariana (Saipan) Island	20	U.S.A.	21	Chagos Island
22	Italy	23	Israel	24	Finland
25	Poland	26	China	27	Nepal
28	Zimbabawe	29	Peru	30	Norway
31	South Africa	32	Bulgaria	33	Serbia & Montenegro (Yugoslavia)
34	Reunion	35	Bangaladesh	36	England
37	Monaco	38	Portugal	39	Crotia
40	Slovenia	41	Oman	42	Maldives
43	Saudi Arabia	44	Japan	45	Kazakistan
46	Cambodia	47	Indonesia	48	Kyrgyzstan
49	Singapore	50	France	51	Austria
52	Paraguay	53	Philippines	54	Armenia
55	Qatar	56	Tajikistan	57	Andorra
58	Seychelles	59	Jordan	60	Switzerland
61	Hungary	62	Denmark	63	Belgium
64	Azerbaijan	65	Czech Republic	66	Georgia
67	Luxembourg	68	Estonia	69	Korea
70	Moldova	71	Micronesia	72	Greece
73	Iran	74	Swedan	75	Turkmenistan
76	Taiwan	77	Mauritius	78	Zambia
79	Lithunia	80	Morocco	81	Palau (W.Caroline) Island
82	Netherlands	83	Malta	84	Brazil
85	Belarus	86	Vietnam	87	Madagascar
88	Uruguay	89	Colombia	90	Corsica
91	Angola	92	Argentina	93	Chile
94	Ethiopia	95	Tanzania	96	Venezuela
97	Mongolia	98	Macao	99	Virgin Island
100	Kenya	101	Aruba	102	Wales (U.K.)
103	Northern Ireland	104	Lebanon	105	Martinique
106	Haiti	107	Turkey	108	Latvia
109	Bosnia-Herzegovina	110	Swaziland	111	Bolivia
112	Bahrain	113	Macedonia	114	New Zealand
115	Canada	116	Namibia	117	Cyprus
118	Asiatic Russia	119	Tuvalu Island	120	Galapagos Island
121	Gabon	122	Uganda	123	Netherlands Antilles
124	Scotland	125	St.Kitts Island	126	Djibouti
127	Guam Island	128	East Malaysia	129	Hawaii Island
130	Laos	131	Myanmar	132	Slovakia Republic
133	Marshall Islands	134	Algeria	135	Ireland
136	Egypt	137	Bhutan	138	Alaska
139	Grenada	140	Puerto Rico	141	Sint Maarten
142	Ceuta & Melilla	143	Barbados	144	Antigua Barbuda Islands
145	Dodecanese	146	Cocos-Keeling Island	147	Tunisia
148	Brundi	149	Papua New Guinea	150	St.Barthelemy Island
151	Azores Island	152	Canary Island	153	Gibraltar
154	Anguilla	155	Trinidad & Tobago	156	Cape Verde
157	Aland Island	158	Turks - Caicos Island	159	Oahu Island
160	Costarica	161	Panama	162	Antarctica
163	Crete Island	164	Malawi	165	Madeira Island
166	Afghanistan	167	Isle of Man (U.K)	168	Christmas Island
169	Gambia	170	San Marino (Italy)

1	West Malaysia	2	Luxembourg	3	Maldives
4	Italy	5	Pakistan	6	U.S.A.
7	Honkong	8	Thailand	9	Philippines
10	Ukraine	11	Bangladesh	12	Brunei
13	Morocco	14	Iraq	15	Kuwait
16	United Arab Emirates	17	Saudi Arabia	18	Oman
19	Qatar	20	European Russia	21	South Africa
22	France	23	Singapore	24	Micronesia
25	Indonesia	26	Slovenia	27	Seychelles
28	Zimbabwe	29	Azerbaijan	30	Monaco
31	Germany	32	Israel	33	Bulgaria
34	Japan	35	Spain	36	Portugal
37	Mariana (Saipan) Island	38	Hungary	39	Brazil
40	Cambodia	41	Madagascar	42	Poland
43	Korea	44	Lithuania	45	Austria
46	Bosnia - Herzegovina	47	Andorra	48	Taiwan
49	Crozet Island	50	Corsica	51	Bahrain
52	Netherland	53	Sri Lanka	54	Asiatic Russia
55	Guam Island	56	New Zealand	57	Nepal
58	China	59	England	60	Belarus
61	Sweden	62	Denmark	63	Belgium
64	Uzbekistan	65	Virgin Island	66	Turkey
67	Aruba Island	68	Palau Island	69	Chagos Island
70	Egypt	71	Tadjikistan	72	Algeria
73	Turkmenistan	74	Northern Ireland	75	Slovakia Republic
76	Cocos-Keeling Island	77	East Malaysia	78	Finland
79	Australia	80	Canada	81	Argentina
82	Bhutan	83	St.Barthelemy Island	84	Papua New Guinea
85	Macau Island	86	Romania	87	Myanmar
88	St.Kitts Island	89	Serbia & Montenegro (Yugoslavia)	90	Laos
91	Vanuatu Island	92	Gibraltar	93	Colombia
94	Kenya	95	Namibia	96	Kyrgyzstan
97	Georgia	98	Anguilla	99	Oahu Island
100	Netherlands Antilles	101	Canary Island	102	Martinique
103	Puerto Rico	104	Trinidad & Tobago	105	Tunisia
106	Estonia	107	Ceuta & Melilla	108	Turks - Caicos Island
109	Galapagos Island	110	Paraguay	111	Switzerland
112	Panama	113	Barbados	114	Moldova
115	Antarctica	116	Tanzania	117	Crete Island
118	Jordan	119	Iran	120	Crotia
121	Afghanistan	122	Cape Verde	123	Zambia
124	Greece	125	Venezuela	126	Marshall Islands
127	Mongolia	128	Christmas Island	129	Gambia
130	Czech Republic	131	Vietnam	132	Latvia
133	Malta	134	Gabon