Pune Hams VU2RCP ‘Field Day’ 29 & 30 Oct 2022 was concluded on Sunday 30th Oct. noon (which was Open to Hams and SWLs, after Windsurfing demo and boating.
This is the second time Pune Hams stayed in Tents
The man of the match was VU2ANM Commodore Ashish Saxena
The field Day was planned at Pictorious Location K Rocks Resort Kasarsai Lake Near Pune.
A Total number of 13 people including the Hams & SWLs reached to the venue around 10 AM and started preparations for Antenna installation.
Field day participants 29 & 30 Oct 2022
1) VU2ANM – Commodore Ashish Saxena,
2) VU2VPR – Vilas Rabde,
3) VU3YEJ – Kunal Gautam (KG)
4) SWL – Shirish Deshmukh,
5) SWL – Aniruddha Kulkarni,
6) SWL Shrivatsa,
7) VU3ZAG Sooraj Shenoy,
8) VU3SZO Amit Hari Gurav,
9) SWL Vishnu from Moze CoE,
10) SWL Prasanna Kher,
11) SWL Anuprita Kher,
12) SWL Onkar Kher,
13) SWL Aryaa Kher
The Delta Loop for 20 Mtrs & dual band Trapped Dipole Antenna were installed by SWLs under Hams supervision.
OM Ashish demonstrated and explained in detail about SWR measurements using MFJ Antenna Analyser. The SWLs and new Hams took lot of interest and interacted with Kunal VU3YEJ, Sooraj.VU3ZAG
After Lunch Break the Theory behind both the Antennas were explained by VU2ANM where very good Interactions took place. The SWLs raised valid questions.
VU3YEJ OM KG (Kunal Gautam), explained the concept of LoRA (Long Range) Communication. Difference between LoRA and LoRAWAN was explained along with various technical information like Spreading Factor (SF), Coding Rate, their trade-offs while selecting for longer distance. He showed a demo of an open-source project called TinyGS, which received LoRA signals from a satellite and sent the database back to the central server.
Various use cases of the technology were also discussed. He explained how this technology helped him to understand the construction and features of the dipole. He demonstrated the perfectly tuned JP Coax antenna, fully homebrewed with all the waste materials available at home. Overall, it was quite an interactive session with lots of interesting questions from the participants.
TinyGS project being explained by VU3YEJ OM KG, which is being made with ESP32 and LoRA chip
SWL Aniruddha Kulkarni along with his Harmonic Shrivatsa demonstrated Sonar. It is low frequency radar for Bathymetry application. The device work on 200khz frequency. It is capable to do depth analysis of shallow and deep water. Fishes can also be easily located with this technology. While demonstration, the depth of lake along with terrain at bottom was analysed, and luckily the group of fish were also located in middle of the lake. All this demonstration were enjoyed by the participants along with boat ride in the lake.
After Tea Break around 5:30 PM, 20 Mtr Operation started using Kenwood TS 480. A good demo transmission was given by VU2LB OM Lalitbhai from Bhavmagar. VU2AU OM Paran also appeared for some time. The band was very active with contest activity.
After Dinner there was a Camp Fire & DJ Music organised by Resort which was enjoyed by all.
The next morning the WX was quite chilly and everyone was wearing warm clothing. Surprisingly the Tents were warm inside.
We started 40 Mtr Operation around 7:00 AM covering Belgaum and Charminar net.VU2ACK, VU2KOC & VU2ELJ interacted with Hams and SWLs. After breakfast Antennas were dismantled and packed.
Boating at Kasarsai Lake Wind surfing at Kasarsai Lake.
Around 10:00 AM Boating Windsurfing demo was enjoyed by participants.
Thanks to VU2ANM
The Field Day concluded around
12:00 Noon.
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DE VU2VPR Vilas
Pune Hams VU2RCP
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