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‪‎Nepali Hams in Hamfest‬ 2014
Nepali Amateur Radio operators, the Hams participated in Hamfest 2014 in Hyderabad got involved to explore and learn from Indian experience the ways how hams could be best utilized for disaster emergency communications. Nepali pioneer hams Satish,9N1AA and Suresh,9N1HA and also new generation hams Ravindra,9N3AA and Khadga,9N1KS participated in the event.
Hamfest 2014 was held at Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology in Hyderabad, India during Nov 8-9, 2014. Nearly 500 ham operators from different part of India, and also from Nepal, Bangladesh, Gulf countries and other parts participated in. http://www2.hamfest.in
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Hamfests are events organized by amateur radio enthusiasts for social gathering and promotion of amateur radio hobby. Typically annual events are held on weekends which last from several hours to several days which also feature buying and selling of radio and related equipment.
For Hams in India, Hamfest is usually a big event hosted once in a year in different parts of the country. This time Hamfest was being hosted in South Central India for the second time. Next edition is confirmed to be held in Rajkot, Gujarat!
Emergency Communication Systems which are pivotal in managing disasters should have not only appropriate technology and adequate infrastructure, but also need proper backup and redundancy mechanisms. Amateur Radios, popularly known as Ham Radio are found globally as one of the best options in such adversities. Nepal can also benefit from this zero-operation-cost technology particularly in case of emergencies not only due to earthquakes but in all types of disaster situations. The need is hence to extend and strengthen the Ham capacities throughout the country. NSET has been prioritizing enhance possible use of ham radio in disaster emergencies. There are 104 Nepali hams and NSET has 15 professionals who got operator’s license in 2011 and 2014.
Nepali hams have had meetings with many different hams with the purpose to introduce & connect, share ideas and explore ways to make some kind of ham event in Nepal - specifically Regional Meet. Corner meetings held Mr. Gopal Madhavan, VU2GMN, who heads Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI) and also IARU Region3, convenors of Hamfest 2014 and 2013 and also hams from Bangladesh, Kolkata, Patna, Gujarat, Chennai and others. Plan is Nepal Amateur Radio Society (NAROS) to host regional ham meeting of hams from SAARC countries in Nepal with the view to enhance connectivity and interoperability in the region.
Also Nepali hams had meeting with National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR) team at their Headquarters in Hyderabad to learn from them their emergency communication experiences tsunami to recent cyclones in India.
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