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.in vu2wmy_mani@yahoo.com isrohams@yahoo.com
Quoting Gopal Madhavan gopal.madhavan@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@gmail.com
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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.
May his soul rest in peace.
Nitin [VU3TYG]
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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
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