Amoteur radio has a lot of room to grow in India. And young Tom Jose, VU2TO, helped plant the seeds of growth by giving a presentation and demonstration of live radio during a recent show in Kerala, India.

Promoting Ham Radio to Youth in India

BY C A R O L E PERRY, WB2MGP*

A t the 2015 Dayton Hamvention® Youth Forum, we had a special international guest presenter.

Then 17-year-old Tom Jose, VU2TO, wowed the audience with his amazing resume and his stories of helping the police and emergency communica­tions groups in India during disaster situations.

Many of my young presenters contin­ue to stay in touch with me for years after the Dayton Youth Forum. This is one happy, side perk of having moder­ated the Dayton Youth Forum for the past 29 years. Tom has kept me post­ed on his visits to schools In his ongo­ing efforts to introduce ham radio to stu­dents in India. His latest communique had me beaming with pride about this young man's accomplishments.

Tom and his dad, Mr. Jose Jacob, VU2J0S, recently conducted an "awareness" program on ham radio over five days at the JDT Global Edu-connect'16 Fair in Kerala, India. He for­warded the attached photos and write-up documenting their experiences.

"During the JDT Giobai Edu-connect '16, the National institute of Amateur Radio (NiAR) gave an amateur radio demonstration that was spearheaded by Jose Jacob, VU2J0S, and Tom K. Jose, VU2TO. This was an education-ai fair organized by the JDT isiam Orphanage and other educa tionai insti­tutions and spread around the iarge JDT isiam campus at fJiarikunnu, Kozhikode, Keraia, india, during the week of 10-14 Aprii2016. Br. Nouri Ai Nouri of Kuwait inaugurated the event that featured about 300 staiis from assorted government, private, educa­tional, commercial, and non-govern­mental institutions from india and

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Tom Jose, VU2T0, stands inside the NiAR booth at the JDT Giobai Edu-connect '16 Fair in Keraia india. (Ail photos courtesy of VU2T0)

Local hams volunteered their time to staff the booth and give live demonstrations of ham radio. Seated here are (from i. to r.) Mr. Sanii, VU3SiO; Mr. Sharoon,

KD2AFT; and Tom's father Jose, VU2JOS.

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abroad. There were also various com­petitions and cultural programs during the event. "Jacob and Jose were given the task by NiAR to set up a booth and give a pre­sentation on amateur radio during the event. They set up a stall and a special event station using 8T6JDT as its caii-sign. in addition, they displayed various types of HF and VHF equipment in the stall and hung several banners depict­ing what you can do with amateur radio. Attendees of the show, which consisted

mostly of students and the general pub­lic, were treated to a live demonstration on HFA/HF from the special event sta­tion. Local hams also volunteered their time to work the booth and assisted with handing out brochures and discussing the various activities that ham radio has to offer. On April 12^'^, Tom, VU2T0, gave a presentation on amateur radio to a group of students as part of the fair's seminar program. "Leading newspapers from india such as Mathrubhumi and the Indian Ex-

Tom Jose, VU2TO, demonstrates a VHF transceiver to a group of children that stopped by the booth.

Tom Jose, VU2TO, goes over the various capabilities of a VHF transceiver with a group of older students during the JDT Giobai Edu-connect '16 Fair.

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press covered the fair and provided some exposure to NiAR's outreach efforts. According to the organizers, approximate­ly 4,000 people visited our booth despite a severe heat wave that struck the area. NiAR is hoping the success of the booth and presentation wiii draw many new people to become radio amateurs.

I'd like to thank Tom for his report. His efforts in India will help grow our hobby and I hope his example will get others to spread the word. - WB2IYIGP

Tom discusses ail of the activities that ham radio has to offer to a group of women that stopped by the NiAR booth.

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standing room only for Tom's presentation on ham radio during the JDT Giobai Edu-connect '16 Fair. Over 4,000 people attended the fair in Keraia, india, despite record heat.

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