VU2CHN Cochin Amateur Radio Repeater

Hello All,

VU2CHN Cochin repeater is an active repeater for HAM radio enthusiast in and around Ernakulam district. The repeater frequency is 145.600 , -ve shift with enabled digital squelch to avoid local QRM. The digital squelch code is D023N. Set this Transmit squelch and you can trigger the repeater.

Daily evening net (Cochin Metro Evening Net)  is conducted between 8.30 and 8.45 IST. One echo link node is also operational during this time (VU3IPL-L) , but with limited connections.

Do check in during the Net times and welcomes all for rag-chewing :-)

73's
DE VU3KNB

Review on BSNL Wimax in Kerala

I took BSNL WiMax ( Mobile WiMAX 802.16e) connection in September 2010 from Panampilly Nagar , Ernakulam. 

Here's the schematic diagram of the connection :

I opted for outdoor CPE , since with indoor CPE was not getting good signals when BSNL folks did the feasibility study.

They posioned the CPE towards the BSNL tower.  Once you connect the CPE to your PC using the LAN cable , you can enter the account credentials in the modem status page ( 192.168.1.1). Once after successful authentication , the status page will look like this



You will get a good connection if the RSSI value between -50dBm & -65 dBm and CINR value of 18 to 25. With above setup I was getting almost 2 Mbps download speed with torrents.

I am very happy with the Wimax xonnection. Moreover you can transfer the connection anywhere in Kerala ( yeah.. Roaming allowed ).