{"id":763235,"date":"2023-08-16T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=763235"},"modified":"2023-08-16T14:42:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:42:00","slug":"at5klh-on-satellites-from-kachchhigadh-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=763235","title":{"rendered":"AT5KLH on satellites from Kachchhigadh Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/08\/at5klh-illw-august-18-21-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2023\/08\/16\/at5klh-on-satellites-from-kachchhigadh-light-house\/at5klh-illw-august-18-21-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/08\/at5klh-illw-august-18-21-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AT5KLH ILLW August 18-21\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AT5KLH ILLW August 18-21&lt;\/p&gt;&#010;\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/08\/at5klh-illw-august-18-21-1.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/08\/at5klh-illw-august-18-21-1.jpg?w=593\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-35399\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/at5klh-illw-august-18-21-1.jpg\" alt=\"AT5KLH ILLW August 18-21\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP will be active on the FM satellites from Kachchhigadh Light House during August 18-21.<\/p>\n<p>This will be second Light House of Gujarat state which will be activated after Veraval Light House (AT3VLH) was activated by Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP &amp; Sakshi Vagadia VU3EXP (father &amp; daughter) in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<strong>Motive<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>AT5KLH Lighthouse\u00a0<\/strong>Activation is to;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread awareness of Khachhigadh Lighthouse amongst students &amp; public<\/li>\n<li>Highlight the World class Shivrajpur Beach which is only Blue Flag awarded beach from Gujarat State<\/li>\n<li>Aware about\u00a0Lighthouse functioning<\/li>\n<li>Highlight its\u00a0importance in Maritime traffic<\/li>\n<li>Understand it\u2019s Heritage value<\/li>\n<li>Show our gratitude to the Lighthouse keepers &amp; administration<\/li>\n<li>To give exposure of Amateur Radio to young generation<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy Ham Radio Activity at the coast of Light House!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Operation Dates:\u00a0<\/strong>18th to 21st August, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grid Locator:<\/strong>\u00a0ML42LH<\/p>\n<p><strong>HF Operating Bands:<\/strong>\u00a040m, 20m, 15m, 10m<\/p>\n<p><strong>VHF Band:<\/strong>\u00a0145.500 MHz simplex<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modes:<\/strong>\u00a0FM, SSB, Digital &amp; Satellite<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radio:<\/strong>\u00a0Icom IC-718, Icom IC-705, Kenwood TM-281A, Pair of HTs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antenna:<\/strong>\u00a0Fan Dipole for 40m, 20m, 15m<\/p>\n<p>EFHW Antenna 40m \u2013 10m<\/p>\n<p><strong>Satellite antenna:<\/strong>\u00a0Arrow-II, Dual Band Yagi, IOio Antenna<\/p>\n<p>More details will be published soon at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/at5klh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.qrz.com\/db\/at5klh<\/a><br \/>\nLook for <strong>AT5KLH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank you 73<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rajesh P. Vagadia \u2013 VU2EXP<\/strong><br \/>\nRajkot \u2013 Gujarat \u2013 India<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\n Click here for original story, <a href=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2023\/08\/16\/at5klh-on-satellites-from-kachchhigadh-light-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AT5KLH on satellites from Kachchhigadh Lighthouse<\/a>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Amsat UK&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP will be active on the FM satellites from Kachchhigadh Light House during August 18-21. 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