Ham radio needs a big
boost
Reshma Kousar
Vijayawada: Ham radio, which can provide communication link with any individual around the world, especially in times of emergency needed a thrust.
The Amateur Ham radio can be made available with a small investment and it provides instant interaction with people in around the world. The Ham radios work with designated frequency spectrum and is a wireless transmission.
The Ham radio utilisation is not much observed in India as people have little knowledge and awareness about it.
In Vijayawada, the Academy of Ham radio is the only one to help people gain knowledge on the system and get a licence.
Speaking to The Hans India, Academy chief programme coordinator Arza Ramesh informed that Hams were in much use in other countries compared to India. He added that the Government of India was giving license for the purpose for over 90 years.
He informed that the system was useful during the times of emergency situations like floods and critical situations where other communication modes are not available.
He further added that it was the most useful source of communication mode not only with local people but also with scientists at Antarctica, talk to the people from the entire world. Till today, he trained 100 batches and is looking forward to train more students to create awareness among them about the wireless transmission.
He said that he got trained from the National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad in 1983.
He conveyed that the total equipment for setting up the radio would cost around Rs 5, 000 and it was a one time investment.
He said that 56 students were trained every year and get awareness about the system. He said the minimum age eligible for participation in classes is 12 years.
Vijayawada: Ham radio, which can provide communication link with any individual around the world, especially in times of emergency needed a thrust.
The Amateur Ham radio can be made available with a small investment and it provides instant interaction with people in around the world. The Ham radios work with designated frequency spectrum and is a wireless transmission.
The Ham radio utilisation is not much observed in India as people have little knowledge and awareness about it.
In Vijayawada, the Academy of Ham radio is the only one to help people gain knowledge on the system and get a licence.
Speaking to The Hans India, Academy chief programme coordinator Arza Ramesh informed that Hams were in much use in other countries compared to India. He added that the Government of India was giving license for the purpose for over 90 years.
He informed that the system was useful during the times of emergency situations like floods and critical situations where other communication modes are not available.
He further added that it was the most useful source of communication mode not only with local people but also with scientists at Antarctica, talk to the people from the entire world. Till today, he trained 100 batches and is looking forward to train more students to create awareness among them about the wireless transmission.
He said that he got trained from the National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad in 1983.
He conveyed that the total equipment for setting up the radio would cost around Rs 5, 000 and it was a one time investment.
He said that 56 students were trained every year and get awareness about the system. He said the minimum age eligible for participation in classes is 12 years.
The Academy conducts classes to the students for a period of two
months on radio operating and frequency setting. The students with electronic
background will be able to learn about the system quickly.
The students will be taught about high frequency waves, ultra frequency waves, long range, very high frequency, setting up of base station and many other related topics on the working of Ham radio.
After the completion of the training programme, the students will have to attend the examination.
The examination does not have a designated time-frame like the regular examination. It depends on the number of students going to write the examination, so the academy sends a request letter to the Ministry of Communication and it will schedule the dates for it.
Then on the assigned day, the officials will be visiting the city and the examination is conducted according to the guidelines from the Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing, Ministry of Communication, Department of Tele Communication, Government of India. The students will be asked about the transmissions and the practical way of setting up the Ham radio.
After clearing of the examination, the students will be allowed to get life time wireless transmission license with which the individual will be able to operate Ham. Before sanctioning of the licence, a small police enquiry will be carried out and then they will provide the license.
He said that in a vast country like India, we have only 20, 000 Hams are where as a small country like Japan has 15 lakh Hams in use. The government of India allots license only after the individual approves the rules and regulations.
Once the individual gets the channels, they will be allotted with a particular call sign like VU2RDM, VU3NYDand so on. Each call sign is permitted with certain bandwidths and band frequencies that allow the user to run 400 channels at the same time.
Students can use the channels to communicate with their friends on radio free of cost. Co
The students will be taught about high frequency waves, ultra frequency waves, long range, very high frequency, setting up of base station and many other related topics on the working of Ham radio.
After the completion of the training programme, the students will have to attend the examination.
The examination does not have a designated time-frame like the regular examination. It depends on the number of students going to write the examination, so the academy sends a request letter to the Ministry of Communication and it will schedule the dates for it.
Then on the assigned day, the officials will be visiting the city and the examination is conducted according to the guidelines from the Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing, Ministry of Communication, Department of Tele Communication, Government of India. The students will be asked about the transmissions and the practical way of setting up the Ham radio.
After clearing of the examination, the students will be allowed to get life time wireless transmission license with which the individual will be able to operate Ham. Before sanctioning of the licence, a small police enquiry will be carried out and then they will provide the license.
He said that in a vast country like India, we have only 20, 000 Hams are where as a small country like Japan has 15 lakh Hams in use. The government of India allots license only after the individual approves the rules and regulations.
Once the individual gets the channels, they will be allotted with a particular call sign like VU2RDM, VU3NYDand so on. Each call sign is permitted with certain bandwidths and band frequencies that allow the user to run 400 channels at the same time.
Students can use the channels to communicate with their friends on radio free of cost. Co
