Amateur Radio: Advance digital communication Network

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication organized a one day workshop on ”Amateur radio: Advance Digital Communication Network”. The resource persons for the workshop were Dr. Garima Srivastava and Dr. Ruchi Goswami. They explained the working of the amateur radio also known as HAM radio. HAM radio is the perfect tool to use at the time of crisis like floods, war etc. It is a popular service now days which combines electronics and communication together. HAM radio can be set up at home or anywhere in the fields. Over the years, amateur radio operators have also provided emergency communications during forest fires, floods, hurricanes, and other disasters. They serve as an important link between stricken communities and the outside world until normal communications are reestablished. They Further Mentioned about how to become a radio ham, we must pass an examination. Amateur radio operation is fun, But ham radio can provide communication during states of emergency. In times of crisis and natural disasters, Amateur radio operators have played a vital role during disasters and national emergencies such as earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, floods, and bomb blasts, by providing voluntary emergency communications in the affected areas. Amateur radio operators are known as technical innovators, and have been responsible for important discoveries. For example, in the early part of the 20th century, government officials believed that all the frequencies having wavelengths shorter than 200 meters (1.5 MHz) were useless for radio communications, so they restricted radio amateurs to these frequencies. It was not long before ham radio operators discovered the truth, and were communicating on a worldwide scale using low-power transmitters. Thus the shortwave radio era began. The Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI) is a non-profit public service organization, and is recognized national association for amateur radio operators in India and Represents Indian amateur radio interests in various international forums. Having the objective to serve the country at all times to its best ability and that of its members, by rendering service to mentaion essential communication in any type of emergency, national or international.