 
                            
                            Arun Kumar, W8ARU, builds most of the gear that he uses on the air, based on a skillset that he learned from becoming an amateur radio operator in India in the 1960s.\xa0 This skill set combined with advanced degrees in engineering has put Arun on the cutting edge of solar and battery technologies used in big equipment as the World is going green.\xa0 Arun was also Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE\u2019s original mentor, one of his many major contributions to our hobby.\xa0 W8ARU is my QSO Today.