Gujarat Institute of Amateur RadioGandhinagar

Block No.64/1,Gh-type, Sector-23, Gandhinagar-382 023 Phone No. 23 23 73 88

pandyajg@yahoo.com Visit: www.giar.org

Disaster Management

and HAM Radio

In any disaster….

Communication is the first casualty

Let us look at the recent Disaster…….

26th December, 2004

Indian Ocean

Tsunami hits the land•An undersea earthquake occurred at An undersea earthquake occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time)

•At a magnitude of At a magnitude of 8.98.9, the earthquake , the earthquake generated a tsunami that was among the generated a tsunami that was among the deadliest disastersdeadliest disasters in modern history. in modern history.

On 26th January, 2001

8:43 A.M.

At 08:46 AM……•The Kachchh District of Gujarat was hit by an The Kachchh District of Gujarat was hit by an earthquake of intensity earthquake of intensity 6.96.9 on Richter scale on Richter scale according to IMD.according to IMD.

•One of the worst earthquake occurred in the One of the worst earthquake occurred in the country during the last country during the last 180180 years . years .

And there was Telecommunication black-out…

• The earthquake had destroyed or severely damaged 147 Telephone Exchanges.

• The STD circuits, fibber cables and STD services were disrupted.

• Total 1 lakh telephone connections in exchanges were not functioning.

• Optical fibber cable and copper cables were broken at innumerable places due to building collapse and falling debris.

Ham community came to Rescue

Only HAM Worked

Morbi -1979 Machhu Dam Burst

Communications Blackout

During 1982-83 Amreli Cyclone and

Porbandar Flood

Only means of communication was HAM Radio

Kandala cyclone - 1998

Only HAMs could make communication to reach the areas of Operation

2005 Tsunami Established HF and VHF link for Naval

Air Base Station. Helped locating 60 missing people. Helped some people to communicate

with their family members. Helped Resource Mobilization in

absence of sufficient manpower.

What is HAM Radio

It is a scientific hobby like pen-friends.

HAM Radio is an wireless equipment, while operator is known as HAM.

It is the hobby of two way radio communication (distinct from broadcast or commercial radio) mainly with a view to encourage experimentation and intercommunication with other amateurs on a personal basis.

DEFINITION Defined by international

convention:

A service of self-training, intercommunication and technical investigation by duly authorised persons interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.

Is “HAM” an acronym ?

• NO

• Word made taking first letter of the names of three SCIENTIEST pioneer in this field

• Hertz, Angstrom and Marcony

• Help All Mankind

How to become a

HAM ?

ELIGIBILITY

CITIZEN OF INDIA

AGE NOT LESS THAN 14 YEARS

QUALIFYING EXAMINATION(S)

( Minimum qualification ?)

EXAMINATION DETAILS

WRITTEN TEST Part-A

Radio Theory & Practice (Exemption to B.E. Electronics)

Part-B National & International

Radio Rules & Regulations MORSE

(i) Sending (ii) Receiving

Examination Center

Examination Fees

EXAMINATION DETAILS

LICENCE - Categories

ADVANCE GRADE GRADE I GRADE II RESTRICTED GRADE SHORT WAVE LISTENERS

LICENCE

LICENCE - Procedure

LICENCE

Procedure Time

Licence Fees

Any Extra Expenditure ?

EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED BY MONITORING STATIONS OF WPC

LICENCE ISSUED BY WIRELESS PLANNING AND COORDINATION WING (WPC), NEW DELHI

By whom licence is issued ?….

CALL SIGN

VU2CPV VU- INDIA W2XP W- USA VE1BSA VE- CANADA G0KJA G- UK DL2AD DL- GERMANY 6Y5SM 6Y- JAMAICA

VK6HT VK- AUSTRALIA 9M2SS 9M- MALAYSIA

YL - Young Lady (All feminine operator are YL,regardless of age or marital status.)

XYL- Wife ( Is she ex- young lady !!!!)

OM- Old Man ( Though he is YOUNG !)

OB - Old Boy 73 - Wish you all the best 88 - Love and Kisses Dx - Distance Station Wx - Weather LL - Land Line

Some interesting abbreviations

HowHAM Radio

works ?

Mainly - two types of equipments usedMainly - two types of equipments used

• HF

• VHF

DIPOLE ANTENNA

PORTABLEHF/VHF SETS

SIMPLE DIPOLEANTENNA

CARBATTERY

RADIO COMMUNICATION SERVICES

Ionosphere

Affected Region

Control Room

Some restrictions….

NO THIRD PARTY MESSAGES

NO RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR COMMERCIAL DISCUSSION

RESTRICTION ON TRANSMITTING SONGS AND MUSIC

Scrambler….

What is it ???….

How Ham Radio differs from other communications?

Commercial licence holder gets only a spot frequency while Ham Operator gets privilege of bands of frequencies.

Comm. Licence holder have to pay royalties while Ham pays few rupees per year.

Ham Operator installs, operates and maintains his station himself while in comm. different agencies play different roles.

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RADIO CONFERENCE

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RULES INDIA

INDIAN TELEGRAPH ACT, 1885

INDIAN WIRELESS TELGRAPHS (AMATEUR SERVICE) RULES 1984

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HAMS IN ACTION

STORMS FLOODS CYCLONES EARTHQUAKES FOREST FIRES ACCIDENTS EXPEDITIONS MOTOR RALLIES

SPAN SPEECH MORSE CODE SLOWSCAN TV FAX RTTY AMTOR PACKET SATELLITE (OSCAR)

AMSATAMATEUR RADIO SATELLITE

CORPORATION

A NON- PROFIT ASSOCIATION FORMED BY HAMS IN

USA

JAPAN

AUSTRALIA

GERMANY

CANADA

HAMSATLAUNCHED BY ISRO ON

05/05/05

HAMSAT is a microsatellite for providing satellite based Amateur Radio Services to the national as well as the international community of Amateur Radio Operators (HAMs).

Reference

Handbook for Amateur RadioBy Gujarat Institute of Amateur Radio

Rs. 100/-

FURTHER READING

GUIDE TO AMATEUR RADIO IN INDIA

BY SAAD ALI HANDBOOK OF AMATEUR RADIO

BY ARRL HAM NEWS

BY NIAR QST

BY ARRL CQ AMATEUR RADIO

BY CQ, USA

ImpactImpact• Trained more then 600 participants in 10 Batches at

Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and Jamnagar• New licenses obtained 125• Two VHF Repeater stations raised• National Hamfest Held for the first time in the state –

November 8-9, 2003 at GandhinagarNovember 8-9, 2003 at Gandhinagar• Participated in Tsunami Rescue operation• Established Club Stations• Arranged many awareness program in schools, colleges,

organizations etc.• Published full flagged study guide for Ham License Exam• Recognized by State (GSDMA) and Government of India

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