Electronics Infoline Tsunami Relief Fund

Related Websites: "Donate for the Tsunami Victims in India. We need your Support.
Thousands of people have lost their lives and property worth millions of dollars has been damaged. Electronics Infoline is raising funds for them."

Ham Radio Operators - The Forgotten Heroes

Ham Radio Operators - The Forgotten Heroes: "Hams - The Forgotten Heroes
by Marti Talbott (c) 2001

On Good Friday, March 27, l964 approximately 12,000 square miles of the Alaskan seafloor shifted, causing one of the worst earthquakes in US history. When the shock waves subsided and the massive tsunami receded, loss of life and injuries were compounded by yet another tragedy -- a total communications blackout.
Then at last, a lone Ham Radio Operator managed to send a message -- a cry for help that would be repeated by other Hams and sent all over the world. "

MALAYSIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER FUND

New Straits Times - Malaysia News Online: "THE NST, BH, TV3 AND 8TV
MALAYSIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER FUND

There was no clue at all on the beaches of Penang or Langkawi or the seas off Kuala Muda that today would be any different from any other day. School holidays, the day after Christmas, fine weather all the ingredients for a day out on the beach.

Then, just as tragedies always happen unannounced the giant tsunami which wreaked destruction from the shores of Indonesia, to Malaysia, Thailand, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and India, struck."

Malaysia News Online - You never know who's listening

New Straits Times - Malaysia News Online: "You never know who's listening
By R.S. Kamini

Dec 18: THE call came from out there, from space.
'Nine Whiskey two Quebec Charlie, this is November Alpha one Sierra Sierra, from the International Space Station, I am reading you 59 ...Where is your exact location in Malaysia?'

For Sion Chow Qi Chao, the reply from the international space station, was the pinnacle of his ham radio experience, a life-long dream.

Like many things about ham radio, you never know who's listening."

ARRLWeb: ARRL Certification and Continuing Education

ARRLWeb: ARRL Certification and Continuing Education: "But where does a ham go to learn more about his or her hobby? Many clubs offer licensing classes, but courses in other areas of ham radio are virtually unheard of.

Once in a while seminars or conferences are held for topics of special interest, but structured courses with certification in various topics beyond licensing generally are not offered. "

HamRadioIndia

HamRadioIndia: "Today VU2LFA, VU2LIC and VU3MCK leaving Hyderabad enroute to VU4 to assist the team, which is expected to be there for another two more weeks.
South Indian Hams are on 7.050Mhz
Srilankan stations are on 7.060MHz
Emergecy Frequecis are: 14.190MHz +/- 10Khz, 7.090/7.095MHz, Please standby on these frequencies.
The VU4 DXpedition team has survived the earthquake. "

WELCOME TO SOMALIA HAM RADIO

Site Builder: "Holiday in Somalia in friendship and safety-
Australian visitor Sam Voron VK2BVS explains how Somalia Amateur Radio Friendship and Emergency Network- SARFEN volunteer ham radio operators talk to the world on their radios to welcome and help travellers in Somalia.
Travel in safety using a transmitter in a car, boat or plane.
Free radio transmitter licenses are available to all Somali's and to foreign visitors and travellers."

Technocrat.net | Amateur Radio Saves Lives In Aftermath Of Tsunami

Technocrat.net | Amateur Radio Saves Lives In Aftermath Of Tsunami: "In the aftermath of the tsunami, even Sri Lanka's prime minister had no contact with the outside world until Amateur Radio operators stepped in. Our control center was inside the prime minister's official house in his operational room, wrote the president of Sri Lanka's Amateur Radio Association. "

The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro - VHF link

The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro: "In an effort to lessen the anxiety of relatives and family members of those stranded, the Very High Frequency (VHF) Amateur Radio Society has set up a control room in Calcutta and a base station in Car Nicobar.

No communication channels are open in Car Nicobar, which seems to be the worst-hit of the islands. Many people are stranded, waiting for a flight back home, but their relatives have not heard from them since Sunday, said Arya Ghosh, society secretary.

By setting up a VHF link, we will be able to know the exact condition of the victims and when they are likely to return. Distressed families can dial our control room (24603433) and we will do our best to establish contact with their kin stranded in Car Nicobar, he added."

Disaster News Network: Radio operators assist

Disaster News Network: Radio operators assist: "Salvation Army radio operators are helping to establish communication in tsunami-hit regions.

The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) is a HAM radio team that can help families and emergency workers find each other when a disaster wipes out all other forms of communication."

The Trentonian - Ham Radio Assures a Family

The Trentonian: "Calvin Moon got back on the ham radio,
and spread the good news.

'There was a collective sigh of relief,' he said.
Then those old wheels in Calvin's brain began turning.

'Her plane's leaving today [Tuesday],' he said.
'As soon as she reaches Aukland, I'm going to send her an e-mail back."

Star-Telegram | 12/29/2004 | Natural catastrophe has families turning to tech

Star-Telegram | 12/29/2004 | Natural catastrophe has families turning to tech: "Posted on Wed, Dec. 29, 2004
Natural catastrophe has families turning to tech
By Aman Batheja
Star-Telegram Staff Writer

When Muditha Nimalaratne first heard about a tsunami hitting his homeland of Sri Lanka on Sunday morning, he immediately tried calling relatives but couldn't get through.

It wasn't until that evening that the Plano computer programmer received cellphone text messages from family members saying that everyone was safe, including a cousin visiting Sri Lanka from Dallas."

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. "