| As
per the ambition of Late OM Sivachandra Das, VU2 CSD, a VHF
repeater station was established at Kollam with the help of radio enthusiasts. This is the
only repeater station in Kerala working consistently since 1997. The frequencies allotted
for the repeater is 145.350 Mhz with standard negative shift of 600 Khz. To supervise the
activities and its maintenance of the repeater, THE CSD
REPEATER CLUB was formed with Dr.
K. Jayakumar VU2 JKR, Professor and Head of the Dept. of
Neuro Surgery, Medical Collage, Kottayam as the President and VU2 KGN K. G. Nadarajan as
the secretary. The Club has about twenty five members in the Patron, Donor and Life
categories.
The repeater is
at present working at the residence of Shri K.G.Nadarajan, VU2 KGN. Many field days were
conducted at different hill stations viz., Baliyankunnu, Nedumbana, Panayam, Jadayu Para,
Ayiravilly, Kochu Pampa & Sabarimala for locating the repeater at a suitable place.
Presently the repeater is heard at Trivandrum, Adoor, Kayamkulam and Mundakkayam and
sometimes at Cochin too. The repeater is homebrewed by VU2 DEV and the antenna is made by
VU2 GT. |
