Tuesday, May 22, 2012

ISDR worshop at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre,Pune, MH

Venue:     Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre,Pune, MH
Date:       17th May 2012 to 19th May 2012
Kits:        ISDR Kits
Number:  20 Kits


An ISDR workshop was held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre,Pune, MH on the following days: 17th May 2012 to 19th May 2012 with about 20 registered participants. The participants ages varied from the youngest Miss Simran, a 6th Standard student to 77 OM Cyril, VU2AY.

Mr. Vilas Rabde, VU2VPR, took the initiative to conduct this workshop at  Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre and made all the necessary arrangements in the Electronics Lab to conduct the ISDR workshop. A small inaugural function was held, where the students were given a brief introduction to the ISDR by Abinav C.S. After the inauguration, the students were asked carry to the Electronics Lab to start the workshop.


The first day, the participants were given: 1 ISDR Kit, 1 Soldering Iron, 1 Cable Stripper, 1 Cutter and 1 Screw-driver. A brief  procedure to construct the stereo cable was given and the students started of with a bang to construct the cables. Following, they started on the ISDR Kits. By evening, most of the participants had almost completed the kits.

The second day, most of the participants finished with the kits and were all ready for testing the ISDR. After the D.C. and A.C. testing, the participants followed onto the wiring and in finishing make-up stages.

The third and final day, all the participants finished the ISDR's and were all testing on PC's for stations. In the afternoon, some of the Pune HAM operators were kind enough to come on the band for the participants to have an hands on experience with the ISDR. Thus, the workshop was concluded by evening with all 20 participants successfully completing the ISDR's.

Some eye feasting photos: 

Dr. Ramesh Joshi, Director of BVB's Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre

The participants listening to the introduction of the workshop

Abinav C.S. giving the introduction to ISDR

Participants start the workshop








The youngest participant Miss Simran

Participants testing their ISDR on AIR

Abinav helping the participants


VU2UPQ-OM Uday Patil  conducted 40Mtr Antena construction workshop

Participants giving their feedback on the workshop

Certificates being handed over




 
 

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