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: amsatin...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amsatin...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Mani VU2WMY > Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 2:32 PM > To: vuh...@yahoogroups.com; AMSAT-INDIA; amsat-bb@amsat.org; > cq...@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: w...@isac.gov. <mailto:wmy%40isac.gov.in> in > vu2wmy_mani@ <mailto:vu2wmy_mani%40yahoo.com> yahoo.com > isroh...@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] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > > > > > > > > > Messages in this topic (3) > > > > Reply (via web post) > | > > Start a new topic > > > > > Messages > | Files > | Photos > | Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! 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