ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamadores indianos fazem testes operacionais desde ilha desabitada no auxilio às vitimas de calamidades e ciclones

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Ham radio operators put their hobby to the test

Members of the *Amateur Radio Society of Odisha* got together at an
uninhabited island within the Chilika lake to test their operational skill
and technology to help the public during natural calamities such as
cyclonic storms

The Hindu newspaper reports:

The team had chosen this island as it is inaccessible by conventional
telecommunication network.

During their two-day camp at the island that ended on Sunday evening, eight
licensed private HAM radio operators of Odisha experimented transmission of
messages to the outside world through radio signals.

It was an attempt to simulate real-life situation during any natural
calamity when all conventional modes of communication cease to exist.
“To simulate such a situation, we remained cut-off from the outside world
for two days and used solar power to operate our HAM radios. A bamboo pole
was used as an antenna tower,� said Gurudatta Panda, one of the
participants.

Amateur radio operators can link up with other HAM enthusiasts through
‘short wave’ radio frequency.

During the event, these operators, despite their lack of infrastructure,
managed to contact around 130 Amateur radio operators around the world.

Around 90 of these were from different parts of India while others were
from countries including Denmark, Russia, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia.

On Sunday morning they made contacts with HAM enthusiasts of neighbouring
countries except Pakistan.

According to ARSO members, the importance of HAM radios during natural
calamities has not diminished in this era of advanced communication.

According to them, during the Titli cyclone, Gajapati district was
completely cut-off from the outside world for a few hours. During that time
HAM radio with the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force became the main means
of communication of the district administration with the outside world.

Read the full story at
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ham-radio-operators-put-their-hobby-to-test/article26298870.ece

Amateur Radio Society of Odisha
http://arso.in/
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