Short Term Training Programme at RIT

This week I was at Department of Computer Science, Rajiv Ghandhi Institute of Technology , Kottayam in connection with a short term training program for young Computer Science Lecturers of various Engineering Colleges. AICTE has made attendance in this kind of training programs mandatory for all lectures( of course for promotions). Usually, these programmes are… Continue reading Short Term Training Programme at RIT

Option Technology Globe Trotter PCMCA card on Debian GNU/Linux

My friend, Ramakrishnan VU2KUC, has been asking me to install necessary drivers for his Option Technology Globe Trotter PCMCA card on Debian Linux. I think he has made at least 20 phone calls for same. This morning he brought his Compaq laptop to my home and asked me to fix it. I had no other… Continue reading Option Technology Globe Trotter PCMCA card on Debian GNU/Linux

RF Probe

Neelandan has built this RF Probe for me. His site has several interesting links and information.

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SXA Portophone VHF handy

SXA portophone is a 6 channel VHF handy available in junk for approximately Rs.300. I bought 2 nos recently. It needs 2 crystals. I have been looking for information on crystals and tuning information of SXA. Recently Allen Antony, SWL, provided with me all the necessary information. Crystals Tx crystal frequency= f/8 where f is… Continue reading SXA Portophone VHF handy

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The Charm of Old School

Today I visited the shack of OM VU2JN and helped him with configuring his Debian GNU/Linux. This is third time I am meeting him, even though we have corresponded for some time . I am pretty impressed with his shack and his old school methods. He is around 70 and still one of the finest… Continue reading The Charm of Old School

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