Elections to the first tribal panchayat in the Kerala State, India, which is beyond the reach of any communication system, information on polling trend was established through HAM radio communication network. Polling began at Idamalakkudy in Idukki district on Monday, 25th October 2010 and 33 HAM operators, 28 stationed at Idamalakkudy and the rest at the collectorate, were busy in assessing the situation and passing messages to the district headquarters via HAM radio, The District Collector Ashok kukar Singh approached the Ham Radio Club as the district was experiencing intermittent failure in power supply and getting immediate connectivity through phone was tough. The facility was arranged by the office-bearers of the HAM Radio club, government employees and section of students in the district. All arrangements were made a day ahead of polling day and we received the messages at the collectorate on an hourly basis, Singh said.
Edamalakkudy, 38 km from Munnar hill station, has no motorable road, no power or communication network.
There are 700-odd families of Muthuvan Scheduled Tribe, which live in small settlements at Edamalakkudy, situated amidst dense forest.
To fill the communication gap at the village where even police wireless system fail to work, the administration has roped in ham radio operators. The private hams have put up a temporary station and posted operators at all 13 booths to hotlink the hamlet with Idukki district administration on the polling day.
To reach Edamalakkudy, one has to trek 18 km through dense forest, after alighting at Pullumudi, 20 km away from Munnar. Only four-wheel jeeps can climb the hills up to Pullumudi from Munnar.
The first batch of polling officials left Munnar on Saturday. After walking through forest along with armed police, HAM Radio operators and forest officials, the polling personnel would reach their destination safely. The polling staff has been furnished with medical kits, sleeping bags and special shoes for trekking. They have even taken a traditional healer to attend to snake-biting cases, if any.
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I haven't taken care of much about the same and sometimes visit his site to read his predictions and results.On October 02, 2009, was a holiday for me and I have visited his site and noticed his prediction on 01-10-2009 about the expected quake in Koyna, Maharashtra and the same taken place...
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Hamfests are events organized by amateur radio enthusiasts, for social gathering and comparison and sales of radio equipment. Most hamfests feature a flea market, where the attendees buy and sell equipment, generally from and for their personal stations. Some of the larger hamfests have another section, separate from the flea market, where vendors and manufacturers of new equipment demonstrate and sell their products at trade show-like booths. Some hamfests offer seminars on technical, operational, and legal aspects of amateur radio. Hamfests are usually annual or semiannual events lasting from several hours to several days, usually over a weekend.
Hamfest
The venue is Sri Nijagunara Kshetra, opposite to
The brief outlay of the two day programme is as below
Day One: Saturday, 7 November 2009
8.00 am - 9.30 am : Breakfast at the venue
8.45 am - 11.00 am : Inaugural of HamfestIndia 2009 Lighting of the Lamp Welcome address by General Convener Talk by Special Guest Talk by Chief Guest Inauguration of Exhibition & Stalls
11.00 am -11.15 am : Tea Break
11.15 am - 1.30 pm : Presentation by representatives of various Amateur Radio Clubs in India
1.30 pm - 2.30 pm : Lunch at the venue
2.30 pm - 4.00 pm : Technical presentations by Hams & SWLs
4.00 pm - 4.15 pm : Tea Break
4.15 pm - 5.30 pm : Technical presentations by Hams & SWLs
6.30 pm - 8.30 pm : Cultural Programme
8.30 pm - 10.00 pm : Dinner at venue
Day Two: Sunday, 8 November 2009
8.00 am - 9.00 am : Breakfast at venue
9.00 am - 11.00 am : Inauguration of Golden jubilee Celebration of Bangalore Amateur Radio Club - VU2ARC Lighting of the Lamp Welcome address by President of BARC Talk by Special Guest Talk by Chief Guest Distribution of prizes for winners in the events conducted through the year 2009
11.00 am -11.15 am : Tea Break
11.15 am -12.00 pm : Bidding and Handing-over of Hamfest Flag
12.00 Noon - 1.30 pm : Valedictory Function
1.30 pm - 2.30 pm : Lunch at the venue
2.30 pm - 3.30 pm : Auction sale of New & Used Equipment
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm : High Tea and Farewell
For more Details, visit http://www.hamfestindia.com/
