[HCDX] Amateur radio operators meet in Andaman

[sakthi vel <ardicdxclub@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fifteen months after their heroic exploits in the
aftermath of the tsunami that claimed several hundred
lives and wreaked unprecedented havoc in the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands, a team of amateur radio operators
is back in Port Blair. 

Recognising the critical role played by the Hams in
the emergency communication between Port Blair and the
mainland after the earthquake-triggered tidal waves
hit the islands, the government has agreed to sponsor
the "Hamfest (VU4) India 2006" from April 18 to 20. 

The ministries of information technology and tourism
are sponsoring the festival along with the Andaman and
Nicobar administration. Lieutenant-governor Ram Kapse
will inaugurate the event, which is also supported by
ministries of defence, home affairs and human
resources development. 

The chairman of the Hyderabad-based National Institute
of Amateur Radio, Mr S. Suri, said the members of the
"Dx-pedition" in Port Blair in December 2004 mobilised
their resources to provide humanitarian service to
support essential rescue and relief operations.
"[Since then] several requests were forwarded to NIAR
from international amateur radio organisations, ?Dx?
forums and individual Hams to organise a suitable
event in a befitting manner to highlight the benefits
of amateur radio for social and scientific
development," he said. 

"The services of these amateur radio operators were
appreciated by several agencies at home and abroad,"
Mr Suri added. "The conference will serve as a forum
for presentation and discussion on emergency
communication and latest technological developments in
amateur radio." 

A participant, Bharathi Prasad, told this newspaper
from Port Blair that about 38 Hams from Italy,
Germany, Japan, the United States, Poland and France
are participating besides 60 Hams from India. She says
one of the several objectives of the festival will be
to promote tourism. Ms Prasad and four others,
including her husband and son, were in Port Blair when
the tsunami struck. 

Author: Ramesh Ramachandran 
Source: The Asian Age. 

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Jaisakthivel
Ardic Dx Club
www.dxersguide.blogspot.com




		
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