VU2UUU

11/04/2026

📢 Multi-Op POTA Activation from India! 🇮🇳

📻 A large team of us will be hitting the airwaves for a weekend field day activation from IN-0182 (Damdama Lake Biodiversity Nature Park) in Haryana, India.

Damdama Lake is a beautiful reservoir nestled in the Aravalli Hills, originally commissioned for rainwater harvesting back in 1947. Today, it sits right within the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor and is a vibrant natural home for over 190 species of resident and migratory birds.

We’ll be operating directly from an eco-friendly farmstay resort Rural Sense Organic Farm right in the heart of this ecosystem (📍 Resort Location: 854M+JF Khori Jamalpur, Haryana).

Between pileups, we’ll be keeping an eye out for peacocks, kingfishers, and maybe even a blue bull! 🦚🌳

Here are the activation details:
🗓️ When: 2026-04-10 18:30 UTC to 2026-04-12 18:30 UTC
📍 Park: IN-0182 (Damdama Lake Biodiversity Nature Park, IN-HR)
📻 Bands & Modes: 40-10m HF (SSB, CW, DIGI), plus VHF/UHF and Satellite.

Our Roster for the Weekend:
YL Operators: VU2VUV, VU23SK
OM Operators: VU2UUU, VU2VV, VU2HW, VU2ATN, VU2TIH, VU3YMT, VU3YAD, VU3BXI

Listen out for us on the bands! Whether you prefer chasing on phone, catching some CW, digging out our digital signals, or working us via the birds, we hope to get you in the log.

73, Kaustav Saha (VU2UUU) and the IN-0182 POTA team

09/04/2026

"Two on 10" - 2 element 10 meter Yagi Beam Antenna Homebrewed By VU2UUU Kaustav and VU2VUV Tarveen.

It was, 23rd Feb 2014, we homebrewed our first HF Beam 2 element 10 meter yagi beam antenna with gamma match !!

Details were taken from ARRL website - QST April 1999, pp. 67-69.

This 10m HF Beam work very nicely & has great reception & transmission power.

The beam was constructed with available materials & construction methods were modified as required.

Making the Gamma Match was a delight ! Fixed the beam on top of a bamboo mast at around 20 feet from our 1st floor rooftop of our Villa ! Adjusted Gamma Rod to get 1:1 SWR on 10m band !

Way back Feb, 2014, on the very first two test calls, we could work DX :
TJ3AY - Cameroon
EA6OM - Balearic Island
These were two new countries for my log book at that time !!!
Both side a fantastic 59 report !!

Long Live Homebrewing !

Best 73 - VU2UUU & VU2VUV

10/03/2026

CQ CQ CQ!
Victory for India in CQ WW DX CW Contest 2025! 🇮🇳🏆

Greetings fellow hams! We are incredibly proud to announce that we are the worldwide winners of the CQ WW DX CW Contest 2025 in the Multi-Operator, Single-Transmitter Low Power (M/S/L) category! It is an absolute honor to bring these laurels home to India.

A massive thank you to everyone worldwide in the pile-ups and for all the great QSOs. Beyond the thrill of the contest, keeping these skills sharp is a great reminder that CW (Morse Code), remains a crucial lifeline for disaster management communication when all other systems fail.

We also want to extend our sincere gratitude to the Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing (WPC) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoTIndia) for their continued support and encouragement of Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) in our country.

To all the telegraphy lovers out there: LONG LIVE MORSE CODE!

73 & 88,
VU2UUU & VU2VUV
Kaustav & Tarveen

Contest Information: The CQ World Wide (WW) DX CW Contest is the world's largest Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) competition focused on Morse code (CW). Held annually on the last full weekend of November, it challenges over 35000 participants operators to make as many morse code contacts as possible with different countries and CQ zones across various bands over 48 hours. More information at: https://cqww.com/

08/02/2026

IN-0184 POTA activation at Leisure Valley Park, Gurugram, India, ML88ML.

Hello friends! We are active today on the air from the lush greenery of Gurugram.

POTA Activation Details:
Park: Leisure Valley Park (IN-0184)
Callsign: VU2UUU (Op: Kaustav)
Date: 8-Feb-2026
Grid Square: ML88ML
Location: Sector 29, Gurugram, Haryana

The Setup:
Radio: QRP Labs QMX+
Antenna: V-Dipole
Power Supply: PD Battery Bank

Park Information: https://pota.app/ #/park/IN-0184
About the Spot: Operating from this 25-acre "green lung" in the city was a pleasure. Surrounded by gardens, jogging trails, and sculptures, it was the perfect environment for some QRP fun with a low noise floor!

Thanks to all the hunters who made it into the log.
73 de VU2UUU!

📍 Coordinates: 28.469864, 77.066170

We also celebrated VU2EU farewell from Gurugram. Nearby Ham Radio Operators joined the event.

11/01/2026

11/01/2026

Winter evening with Ham Radio in the middle of Wilderness!
Operating 10m FT8 from Throttle Shrottle Cafe at Leopard Trail, Aravalli Hills, Gurugram, India.
Lot of fun 😁 with hens and ducks all around.

08/12/2025