Record numbers take Ham operator license exam conducted in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A record number of 251 persons including students and teachers took the Amateur Station Operator Certificate (ASOC) examination conducted by the Ministry of Communicaitons at the Vidya Jyoti Institute of Technology (VJIT) here on Tuesday. Interestingly, all the faculty members of the Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) of the VJIT from HoD to Assistant […]

Hyderabad: A record number of 251 persons including students and teachers took the Amateur Station Operator Certificate (ASOC) examination conducted by the Ministry of Communicaitons at the Vidya Jyoti Institute of Technology (VJIT) here on Tuesday.

Interestingly, all the faculty members of the Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) of the VJIT from HoD to Assistant Professors took the examination along with students. Lamakaan Amateur Radio Club (LARC) provided free training to the applicants in basic electronics and other subjects necessary for clearing the ASOC examination.

According to LARC president Sasi Bhushan, VU2XZ, a total of 271 persons had applied for the examination and 251 persons took the exam. This is by far the biggest number ever to take the ASOC examinatin in Telangana. The exam was conducted by the Regional Monitoring Station, Department of Telecommunications.

A ham operator raking the morse code test in VJIT on Tuesday.

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