[A-DX] Andaman experience

["walter eibl" <we@xxxxxxxx>]

From: "Jose Jacob, VU2JOS" <vu2jos@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> Dear Friends,
> 
> From mid December 2004, I was in the Andamans and
> returned only yesterday to Hyderabad. Although I went
> there for logistic support for the VU4 Dxpedition
> conducted by our National Institute of Amateur Radio,
> I ended up by providing emergency communications for
> those affected by the earth quake and tsunami. I could
> not get in touch via email from there as it was not
> easily available.
> 
> All our 6 members who were in the capital Port Blair
> escaped unhurt. Soon after the casastrophe, I had the
> opportunity to operate Ham Radio from Port Blair and a
> couple of days later from Rama Krishna Pur and Hut Bay
> in Little Andamans Island which were badly affected. I
> was mainly clearing health and welfare messages as
> there were no telephones. We used generators and
> batteries which were charged by solar power.
> 
> Several days before the earth quake / tsunami we had
> given a lecture and demo of Ham Radio for the officals
> of All India Radio and Doordarshan.
> 
> AIR Port Blair suspended most of it programs and were
> giving live phone in programs where listeners could
> send messages to their relatives / friends.
> 
> This was broadcast on MW, SW and on the newly
> installed 10 kw FM transmitter on 100.9 MHZ.
> 
> Some photes of my vist to AIR Port Blair etc.can be
> seen at
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/vu2jos/vu4
> 
> The AIR web site also gives lot of info in the
> following site:
> 
> http://www.allindiaradio.org/Tsunami.htm 
> 
> (More details later)
> 
> Yours sincerely,
> 
>                        Jose Jacob, VU2JOS
>                National Institute of Amateur Radio 
>             Raj Bhavan Road,  Hyderabad 500082, India
>                            www.niar.org
> 
> 

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