2m Ham Stations in Delhi
(and nearby places)

What is 2m?       Delhi VHF Net

Active Stations
VU3GTF    VU3FUN
VU2VTH    VU2YI
VU2ATN    VU2YK VU2RAK
VU2XD
     VU2OB VU2LO
VU2LRL      VU2UKR VU3DVS
VU2BSB     VU2DHR
VU2SUH     VU3ORN
VU2RTV     VU3GUR
VU2BRB     VU2NW
VU3AKW    VU2MUE

VU3RDZ    VU2MB VU3SCD
Stations which became active in the recent times:
VU2DS VU2JIO  VU3DJQ  VU2KD   VU2CCT  VU2TDV  VU2TPR VU2GAK VU2RBI  VU3PYF  VU3BPA  VU3SLJ  VU2LMZ   VU3RTG  VU3CAV


Stations which are heard from Agra:
VU2RNC VU3RNC VU3JAT 

A few prominent hams in Delhi

VU2SDN
VU2VBK
VU2HJZ,
Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch)
VU3NKS


What is 2m?
2m band or the 144 to 146 MHz is an amateur radio (ham radio) frequency band which is allotted to the Grade-II (Restricted) amateur radio licencees. The communication range is restricted to line-of-sight. Typical communication range is usually restricted to 30-50 km. However, by the use of "VHF Repeater/Relay Station" and high-rise antennae, the communication range can even be extended to 100 km or more. This band can be found useful in a city where there are a considerable number of licensed radio amateurs active on-the-air.

Delhi VHF Amateur Radio Net is a regular net, which is basically a directed net under the command of a scheduled voluntary net-controller. The net runs from 21:30 IST (16:00 Zulu) to 21:45 IST through the Delhi Amateur Radio Repeater Station VU2DLR (run by Vigyan Prasar) on 145.600 with a negative shift of 0.600 MHz Shift (Repeater receiving on 145.000 MHz & transmitting on 145.600 MHz). The height of the VU2DLR repeater antenna is 95 feet and power is 15 watts. This net is in existence since June 1, 2001.  The objectives of the net are:
(i) To maintain a scheduled network of 2m VHF ham stations in and around Delhi.
(ii) To handle any emergency, priority or medical traffic.
(iii) To check the VHF propagation condition between Delhi & the nearby places
(iv) To convey any ham radio related general/specific traffic.
(v) To create a platform for the Delhi hams.

The typical 'traffics' usually heard are restricted to a signal report exchange and exchange of the customary greetings with the Net-Controller station. The stations 'checks-in' to the net-controller station and sometime ask for QSOs with another station either 'direct' or through the repeater after the net.


Last update on 10.08.2006