It is sad and shocking to know that Robert is no more. I remember meeting him many times and will continue to remember him as a humble and fine human being. He was a life member of AMSAT INDIA and has advised and shared his inputs during the design of VO-52. He was also one of the early VU station on the AO-40 and other satellites.
Photograph of Robert in his shack can be viewed by visiting http://www.amsatindia.org/images/photogallery/VU2MKP.jpg
May his soul rest in peace.
Nitin [VU3TYG] www.amsatindia.org
From: amsatindia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amsatindia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mani VU2WMY Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 2:32 PM To: vuhams@yahoogroups.com; AMSAT-INDIA; amsat-bb@amsat.org; CQ_VU@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amsatindia] Re: [VUHams] VU2MKP Silent Key
It is a shocking and a very sad news. It is a bit difficult for me to accept that OT Robert is no more with us. He was truly an inspiring, humble and a fine human being. His technical knowledge is par with excellence. Rather, it is difficult to express in words about him. We really lost a man with a strong determination and a man who stood as an inspiration to us forever. I along with my family and club members express our Heart felt condolences to the bereaved family. May his Soul Rest in Peace. We miss you Robert.
Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2054/2192/2537 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy@isac.gov. <mailto:wmy%40isac.gov.in> in vu2wmy_mani@ <mailto:vu2wmy_mani%40yahoo.com> yahoo.com isrohams@yahoo. <mailto:isrohams%40yahoo.com> com
Quoting Gopal Madhavan <gopal.madhavan@
<mailto:gopal.madhavan%40gmail.com>
gmail.com>:
> I have just got the very sad news from VU2RCR Chandru, that our
friend
> Robert Kohli VU2MKP became a silent key in Bangalore just a few
minutes
ago > in a hospital where he had been admitted a few days ago. > > > > For those of us fortunate people who knew Robert, he was a truly > remarkable individual who in spite of his disabilities managed to do
many
> things we would be happy to just attempt. He was an example of what
can be
> done in spite of such severe handicaps. > > > > Being paralyzed from the neck down, he could only use his head and
mouth
to > control his motorized wheel chair and it was a common sight for him
to
drive > around the streets of Bangalore, visiting friends, going to
restaurants
and > even shopping for radio components for his radio projects. > > > > He was an avid radio amateur, controlling the radio and associated > equipment, all with plastic rods held in his mouth. He operated the computer > also in this fashion and even made computer drawings on antenna
designs
etc > which he shared with friends- my satellite antennae were home brewed
from
> drawings he sent me. > > > > He was a keen DXer and had friends all over the world, on HF and satellites > also. When AO 40 was operational he made several hundreds of
contacts.
> > > > Robert was Life member of ARSI and took an active part in all
activities.
He > attended several ham fests and knew many, many hams all over VU and
the
> rest of the world. > > > > He had recently constructed a home for himself in Bangalore in which
the
> shack was on the first floor and had made a ramp from the ground
floor to
> use his wheel chair to go to the first floor, so keen was he on
amateur
> radio. > > > > Ham radio has lost a great operator who guided many hams and was a
source
> of inspiration to many of us. > > > > - we will miss you Robert. > > > > May his soul rest in eternal peace > > > > Gopal VU2GMN > > > > Gopal Madhavan > > "Shreyas Apartments" > > 128 (old 63) Greenways Road > > R A Puram > > Chennai- 600 028, India > > Tel: +91 44 2493 7724/ 42303129 > > Mob: +91 94440 18452 > > E-mail: gopal.madhavan@ <mailto:gopal.madhavan%40gmail.com>
gmail.com
> > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
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