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Hamfest India is an annual amateur radio convention for amateur radio operators and people interested in shortwave listening held in India since 1991. The General Body of the preceding event decides the venue for the upcoming event. The event usually has technical sessions, presentations, exhibitions, demonstrations, sales of radio equipment, and a flea market. The event also aims to create more awareness of Ham Radio.[1]
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The idea of a yearly convention was conceived in Kerala following a series of meetings organised by the All Kerala Amateur Radio Clubs' Coordination Committee. In August 1991, Hinet was launched. The Net frequency was 7065 kHz, and the timing was 8 AM to 8.30 AM on all Sundays, featuring discussions on technical topics.
The idea of organizing a "Hamfest" where HAMs and SWLs could meet and share ideas and techniques grew from the Hinet discussions. The Kerala Amateur Radio Clubs Coordination Committee convened the first Hamfest on 28 and 29 December 1991 at Government Guest House, Kuttikkanam. The meeting had 38 participants.
Hamfest '92 was held at Aluva near Kochi. Salem (in Tamil Nadu) hosted the event in 1993, and in 1994 it took place in Mysore (in Karnataka). The event then moved north for Hamfest India 1995, held in Mumbai, and 1996 in Kolkata. It has continued to be organized annually, as of 2024[update]
Year | Place | Convenor name | Convenor call sign |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Kuttikkanam | Joseph Mattappally | VU2JIM |
1992 | Aluva | K. N. Gopinadhan | VU2EGM |
1993 | Salem | Premchand K. | VU2RPC |
1994 | Mysore | K. R. Madhukar | VU2MUD |
1995 | Mumbai | Adolph Shephard | VU2AF |
1996 | Kolkata | Avinash Misra | VU2EM |
1997 | Kochi (Cochin) | S. Suresh | VU2SUO |
1998 | Bangalore | Ramachandra | VU2RCR |
1999 | Mysore | M. T. Kesari | VU2MTK |
2000 | Hyderabad | Chalam Chivukula | VU2CLM |
2001 | Nagpur | Shrikant Jichkar | VU2SJA |
2002 | Chennai | M. Saravanan | VU2MSS |
2003 | Gandhinagar | S. K. Nanda[note 1] | SWL[note 2] |
2004 | Mumbai | Nilesh Rathod | VU2NLF |
2005 | not held | ||
2006 | Kollam | K. G. Nadarajan | VU2KGN |
2007 | Guntur | R. Sarath Babu | VU2RS |
2008 | Gandhinagar | Dr S. K. Nanda[note 1][note 3] | SWL[note 2] |
2009 | Bangaluru | M. R. Sampath Kumar | VU2YZ |
2010 | Pollachi | S. Vijayan | VU2WDP |
2011 | Kochi (Cochin) | K. G. Girish Babu | VU2KGB |
2012 | Chennai | K. M. Devadas | VU2DH |
2013 | Gwalior | Jayant Bide | VU2JAU |
2014 | Hyderabad | Ashaar Farhan | VU2ESE |
2015 | Rajkot | S, K. Nanda, I.A.S[note 1] | SWL[note 2] |
2016 | Mount Abu | Yeshwant Patil | VU3YOR |
2017 | Kolkata | Mohammad Ariff[2] | VU2HRF[2] |
2018 | Bangalore | Dr S. Sathyapal[3] | VU2FI[3] |
2019 | Kanyakumari | P. A. Kumarasamy Raja | VU2PAJ |
2020 | not held | ||
2021 | |||
2022 | Mysore | Shankar Prasad[4] | VU2SPK[4] |
2023 | Ahmedabad | E. Radhakrishna | SWL[note 2] |
2024 | Kolkata | Nilkantha Chatterjee | VU2OII |
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