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VU2RCR Ramchandra

December 23, 1929 - June 10, 2020

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Deeply regret to announce the sad demise of OM Chandru (Ramaiah Ramachandra), VU2RCR, Governing Council Member of ARSI. He passed away last night at 9.30 pm after complaining of a mild chest pain when he as taken to Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital. His body is donated to St. John's Medical Institute as per his wish. The mortal remains will be will be taken away by the Institute at noon today. VU2RCR, Chandru was the Past President of ARSI and further on till date, he has been on the board as a GC Member. He was the Director-IARU-R3 from 2007 to 2010. He was an active ham, traveling widely attending many international events. He has participated in many Emergency Communication operations during 1990's and early 2000 such as the Latur Earthquake, etc. we all will miss him as a good friend, a mentor and a fellow ham. May his soul rest in peace

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  • 2020-06-11 13:20:50 View / Comment (0)
    Sanjay Madhavan

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    Chandru (first on right) at VU4PB in 2011

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    • Sanjay Madhavan 2020-06-11 12:05:34 wrote:

    A sad loss to the Indian HAM fraternity. A fine human being and a very widely travelled person with plenty of interesting stories to share. I met Chandru in the late eighties while doing an internship in Bangalore after my college education. HAM radio was what brought us together but his many stories and passion for travel in his car around the country was something that i looked forward to talking with him. At that time I did not have a HF rig in bangalore and Chandru was kind enough to let me use his station whenever i wanted. On one of those visits my motorcycle was stolen outside his house and he helped me make the necessary police complaints etc. A couple of months ago he visited Chennai for a lodge meeting and I attempted to meet him at his hotel but unfortunately our schedules did not coincide and we agreed to meet on his next visit. Tragic that there will not be another visit. We will miss you Chandru. Rest in peace. 73 Sanjay (VU2SJD)

    Sanjay Madhavan 2020-06-11 12:05:34 wrote: A sad loss to the Indian HAM fraternity. A fine human being and a very widely travelled person with plenty of interesting stories to share. I met Chandru in the late eighties while doing an internship in Bangalore after my college education. HAM radio was what brought us together but his many stories and passion for travel in his car around the country was something that i looked forward to talking with him. At that time I did not have a HF rig in bangalore and Chandru was kind enough to let me use his station whenever i wanted. On one of those visits my motorcycle was stolen outside his house and he helped me make the necessary police complaints etc. A couple of months ago he visited Chennai for a lodge meeting and I attempted to meet him at his hotel but unfortunately our schedules did not coincide and we agreed to meet on his next visit. Tragic that there will not be another visit. We will miss you Chandru. Rest in peace. 73 Sanjay (VU2SJD)

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