GANDHINAGAR HAMFEST 2008

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THE GANDHINAGAR HAMFEST 2008

The six musketeers of the night owl’s net
Met daily to ragchew and plan for the event
The travel and accommodation plans were discussed at large
Om sai finally took over charge
The tickets were booked and accommodation confirmed by him
The stalwarts relaxed and thanked him
The days flew by for the eventful day
Om sai longed and prayed for the coming event night and day
The departure day finally dawned at last
The gang made headway to Bandra terminus fast
The first to arrive was yours truly and Kamat dear
The rest of the gang arrived soon after full of cheer
Introductions were done old and new faces we did see
Boarded the train and were full of glee
The boys settled down in their allotted seats
The eyeball ragchews started and were hard to beat
The discussions went on till late at night
Like a ping pong ball flying back and forth with all its might
Tired at last we went to bed
Reminding each other about the sked
Alas it was a miserable night
With a lion roaring above me all night
The day dawned the train arrived at Ahmedabad station
We all got down and huddled out to the front of the station
A reception committee was present with transport here
To greet the mumbai gang on arrival there
The gang was huddled into the waiting transport
We started out for the Hostel for we needed some comfort
The driver then lost his way
A sight seeing tour we had through different ways
After hectic driving we finally arrived at last
To check in the Hostel and freshen like flowers
To the registration counter we were we were all led
The registration done to the banquet hall we all fled
The breakfast was different
We ate to our hearts content and were refreshed and vibrant
To the meeting hall we all trooped
In air conditioned comfort we sat for we were all pooped
The welcome address and opening ceremony done
For the cheering cup we were all gone
Familiar and new faces we did see
Eyeball QSO cards were exchanged and were filled with glee
The convention continued till our stomachs burned
At the lunch break we were glad for our stomachs churned
The lunch was all veg which we did enjoy
Quickly finished the chore and beamed with joy
The lunch over to the exhibition stall we made our way
Vintage gear and WW 2 radios were on the bay
The break was soon over
The technical sessions took over
Various topics were covered till the dinner gong was sounded
The dinner round done we were all rounded
To the Hostel we all went
For we were all spent
We huddled to bed, sleep took over
For us the day was all over
Sometime in the middle of the night we were woken up
A distress call for the doctor was up
A itching sickness that is called hives
Did distress the Om who did the Jive
The remedy was on hand a drug called avil
To convince the om to take it was indeed a marvel
The problem solved
We all dissolved
The morning dawned we all woke up
Toilets done we all freshened up
To the venue we all landed back
For breakfast and tea and light snacks
The second session started more topics were covered
Till lunch time was announced we all had recovered
Lunch was over we all split for different tours
The YL’s for shopping and om’s for sightseeing tours
The rest of the gang hovered about catching up with eyeballs still left out
Till a crowd gathered we all trooped to find out what it was all about
To find a snake charmer with two live pets
Who put on a show with his dangerous pets
The show was over we were all transported to the local club house
Enjoyed the tour and hospitality with chai on the house
The ham session was over we said our byes
To the station we were transported with the other guys
A quick dinner was consumed in the station canteen
The fare was delicious and umpteen
The train was on the station we all settled in
And waited for the return journey to begin
Sleep settled fast for we were all tired and went straight to bed
Till some strange sight woke me in the middle of the night
A love making scene was up secretly half of the night
The train to its final destination arrived
We all got down and to our homes we all fled.
C.U/ AGN AT THE NEXT HAMFEST AT BANGALORE BYE

MOSFET TESTER

MOSFET TESTER
While working on repairs of Computer SMPS I came across a Mosfet in the starter circuit of the power supply and scratched my head on how to test this device and came across this simple setup for testing these devices as shown in the diagram. The meter prods are connected depending on the device whether it is a N-channel or P-channel device. There are two switches used SW1 and SW2 and one Capacitor C1 47nf.
When SW1 is connected to the drain, C1 charges to the supply voltage of the meter
i.e. 3 Volts with the meter in the diode test position, when the SW1 is changed over to the second position the voltage charge on the capacitor is applied to the Gate of the mosfet and the meter shows a reading indicating a good Fet. To discharge the gate voltage Press SW2 which is a push to on switch to short the gate to source and the meter indication will drop to zero Any other indication will show that the device is defective