Any ham radios in our group?? I always want to get my license, but never started. Each time it stopped after a few weeks of research. 

Hai... i too have a craze for ham radio.... dileep from kerala has a lisence for ham radio...

Santhosh is a ham.

wow...... what do they do with it... i wonder....

Quote from: anwar on July 10, 2010, 10:33:36 PM
Santhosh is a ham.

Thanks for the info. I sure will pester him for some info. What is his call sign ?

Quote from: Sreedhar on July 10, 2010, 10:35:20 PM
wow...... what do they do with it... i wonder....

hahahhaha  ;DI thought you want to be one 

try this...
http://www.hamradioindia.org

hmmmmmmmmmmmm.........

Thanks Sreedhar I got that info, but I am looking for someone who can answer my queries and Mr. Santhosh is the best person I believe. By the way Anwar Gi how come you dont have a license??

Anwar bhai is in doha.. i dont think they need a lisence there...

OH YES. I think they even need a license for TX there.

ohh sorryyy my bad...

There are many HAMs here in Qatar, and I know some Qataris who hold HAM licenses.  I got some interest in it during college days, but programming become the passion, and the rest is history

Our member Morli (Murali bhai) is a HAM who does HAM stuff in Qatar too.

Anwar bhai.. any idea abt what they do???

Quote from: anwar on July 10, 2010, 11:01:35 PM
There are many HAMs here in Qatar, and I know some Qataris who hold HAM licenses. 

Hahaha 
Yes even here in UAE there are nationals with Ham passion. But they won’t issue a call sign to a non national.

Quote from: Sreedhar on July 10, 2010, 11:02:58 PM
Anwar bhai.. any idea abt what they do???

The simplest explanation to your question is that they (ham members around the world) chat using various radio trans receivers (instead of online chat).  They also come together to pass information on an emergency situation using radio or morse code when other mode of communications are down.

Quote from: Sreedhar on July 10, 2010, 11:02:58 PM
Anwar bhai.. any idea abt what they do???

Google !  The politically correct naming seems to be "amateur radio".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio

Yes, HAM radio is only a pet name 
I still cant believe that you never went for it 

Iam a Grade 1 License Holder  

CQ CQ CQ ... Hey what comes next     I think Sanjay (HamAero) knows better  

So the list is increasing 

i am a ham with advanced grade licence call sign vu2sep( also all my family members tooooooooooooooo)

Hai... guys how do i get graded?

contact mani vu2hsm, he is from alleppey running a textile shop for long time,will try to collect more info abt him

Hi,

Please go through this document. I'm sure it will clarify most of your doubt's 

http://www.qsl.net/vu2kyp/hamstudy.pdf


Regards,
Sanjay / vu3nov

Someone was telling me that  Morse Code is no longer a (strict?) requirement for HAM licenses.