The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore News : Amateur radio users come to their aid

The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore News : Amateur radio users come to their aid: "Amateur radio users come to their aid
By V.S. Palaniappan
COIMBATORE, DEC. 29. Amateur radio users have appealed to the administration, relatives and friends of tsunami victims to make use of their services to bridge the wide communication gap.
There are several thousand amateur radio users (also known as HAM club members) in the country. The name HAM is derived from the basic founders (radio scientists) of the concept Hertz Armstrong Marconi, pointed out a radio user, N. Kalyanaraman. "