UK and India Trip Report
I spent August 14th - 26th in the UK and India as part of a business trip. Knowing it would be hard to be away from radio for that long, I took along my Elecraft KX3, AX-1 shortwave antenna, a Bioenno 3Ah LiFEPo4 battery, and a set up AA LiFEPo4 batteries to use as a backup and for SWL (Short Wave Listening) The plan was to activate in England as M/WX7V, as permitted for Amateur Extra licenses holders from the US under CEPT agreement T/R-61-0, and to do some SWL while in India. I also had set up my FlexRadio 6600 for remote operation thru SmartLink using Marcus Roskosch DL8MRE SmartSDR for iOS application on my iPad. It would have been neat to operate in India as VU/WX7V. The US has a bilateral agreement with India but the permit process is extensive. The Amateur Radio Society of India ( ARSI ) requires 5 original WRITTEN copies of the application , each submitted correctly and each with copies of your travel visa, copies of your passport photos, copies of your US license et