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Tune Into this Invaluable Hobby:

Posted: 03 Mar 2017 04:02 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38751


Hyderabad: From a friend in the neighbourhood to an astronaut floating in
outer space, this radio can keep everyone connected. Yet, this personal
hobby that doubles up as an extremely handy tool for disaster management
remains in the shadows. Amateur radio (Ham radio), a key wireless
communication facility, is little known among the public, and remembered by
administrators only in times of disasters. Interesting, easy to get trained
and affordable to own and use, Ham radio has less than 1,000 enthusiasts
making use of it in the city. "The potential of amateur radio is not
appreciated in the country. In a global community of 3 million Hams
(amateur radio operators), less than 30,000 are from India," laments S Ram
Mohan, Director, the National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR), Hyderabad.
All that one needs to become a Ham is to clear an examination and receive a
license from the Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) wing of the
Ministry of Communications. "A call sign that is the unique identity of a
Ham is issued by the WPC using which one can start going wireless free of
cost," he said. The exam to issue licenses is conducted every alternate
month. The NIAR has a club station where a license holder can just drop in
and log in with his call sign, free of cost. "It hardly demands any
expertise and most can pick up with a three-day orientation," says Ram
Mohan.


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Licensed Ham Radio Operators will be Traveling to Remote Areas of Africa:

Posted: 03 Mar 2017 04:01 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38750


Africa is one of the biggest continents in the world and there are various
countries in this beautiful continent. Expedition experts those who carry
ham radios along with them always showcase interest to travel through
dangerous terrains of various countries and this month they have chosen the
country of Ghana which is one of the remote places in Africa. It is
difficult to explore the hilly terrains and mountainous slopes of Ghana
without ham radios. These certified and licensed ham radio operators will
be staying on the remotest places like deserted hills for a short time to
test the signal strengths from Ghana to other parts of the world. They will
be operating from high altitudes and communicating various messages to
other licensed radio operators those who are staying in both eastern and
western countries. Since adventurers consider that 9G5X tour quite risky
and dangerous they carry several safety equipment and also ham radios to
communicate with nearest stations during catastrophe or distress. Republic
of Ghana is very near to equator and the climatic condition will be
extremely hot. There will be water, food and material shortage since it is
poverty stricken country. But the expedition experts will withstand the
cruel temperature and stand under the blistering sun for hours together
till they finish their task. There are risky waterfalls, beaches and also
ancient museums and monuments in this exotic locale. The experts will also
have fun under the sun when they visit Ghana. Ham radios are extremely
powerful equipment that will transmit signals instantly to the nearest
stations and alert the rescue officials. Signals originating from ham will
also travel to deep space and return back the communication. It is
interesting to note that many aeronautical, marine and space communication
team use this wonderful radio for the sole purpose of communicating
important SOS messages. The radio will send the signals instantly and also
receive them from nearby radio stations. People those who like adventure
and mountaineering trips are aware about dx expedition trips and the risks
that are involved in it.


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Foundations of Amateur Radio -- #91:

Posted: 03 Mar 2017 03:14 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38749


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doing something right!" - keyboard warriors
are happy to attack, but rarely provide any
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VK6WIA -- NewsWest, 5 March 2017:

Posted: 03 Mar 2017 03:13 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38748


This is a special broadcast for the VK
Amateur Radio Community about the Wireless
Institute of Australia Board Election which
is currently under way. You should have
received your voting pack by now, if not,
contact the WIA office urgently on weekdays
between 6 AM until noon WST to ensure your
vote counts.