Jagadish Chandra Bose would probably approve of this year’s tribute to him by Datta VU2DSI. Datta is using the callsign AU2JCB through to the 15th of December honouring the scientist known in India and beyond as a pioneer in wireless communication.

From both a commemorative and scientific standpoint, the timing could not be more appropriate. Datta has activated this station every year for the past 19 years to coincide with the anniversary of Bose’s birth date on the 30th of November, 1858. This year the timing reflects the theory that Bose shared about electromagnetic radiation. In 1897 in London, he formally presented his theory to fellow scientists that the sun’s electromagnetic radiation had a definite impact on communication via radio waves. During this activation Datta is measuring the global impact of solar radiation, flares and storms on HF propagation from India at this key point in Solar Cycle 25.

Datta will share the callsign with Pramod VU2XPN, a university professor of electronics.

Details are available on the QRZ.com page of AU2JCB.