Chennai HAM VU3MOA Mohan visits ARSI Hill Top Contest team @ Vetal Hills , Pune

Veteran Chennai HAM VU3MOA has an opportunity to visit the ARSI Hill Topping contest team at Vetal Tekdi in Pune on 28th Feb 2021.  

Vetal Hill (Marathi: वेताळ टेकडी ) is a prominent hill in the city limits of Pune, India. The hill is the highest point within the city limits, with an elevation of 2600 ft. There is a temple of Vetala located on the top of the hill from which the hill derives its name. The Indian Forest Department maintains an observation deck near the temple. The hill is also known by its Marathi name, Vetal Tekdi.

The HAM team @ Vetal Tekdi was headed by amateur radio operator OM Rabde Vilas.  

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MARS (Madras Amateur Radio Society) conducts its first ever virtual AGM successfully

 

Today 27th Dec 2020 MARS (Madras Amateur Radio Society) successfully conducted its first ever virtual AGM and passed the annuals accounts and all resolutions on taking MARS forward. Thanks to the President , other office bearers and all the committee members for taking time out from your day to day schedule and helping run this society. 

Chennai HAM Team support for Disaster / Emergency Situation communications related to Cyclone Nivar November 2020

Chennai HAMS team of disaster communication veteran OM VU2DH Das and a highly accomplished technical HAM VU2ABS Arvind are at Cuddalore District Collectorate to help local administration with HAM Radio communications support for Cyclone Nivar

 

Chennai Amateur Radio operators support Annual Disaster Management Mock drill / Exercise 2019

Chennai Amateur Radio operators support for annual Disaster management mock drill / exercise 2019 held @ Chennai/Tamilnadu held on from 3rd August onwards.

HAM Disaster communication stations were setup @ Ezhilagam ( State Disaster Management Control Room) , Chennai Corporation Office Disaster Control Room , Island Ground , Srinivasapuram / Foreshore Estate , Ponneri RDO Office , Pazhaverkadu Disaster Centre & Tiruvallur District Collectorate supporting Civil administration / State Disaster Management Authority / TSDRF / NDRF / Army / Navy in disaster mock drill.

Congratulations to the small yet dedicated team of HAM's who have made this happen. It always shows that even though a small team but the committment and passion makes it all happen.

A three-day Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise for the State of Tamilnadu and Union Territory of Puducherry was held. The exercise was being coordinated by the Flag Officer Commanding Tamilnadu and Puducherry Naval Area (FOTNA) under the Eastern Naval Command.

The tri-services exercise being organised under the aegis of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQIDS) was conducted for the first time in Chennai with the participation of multi-agencies.

The exercise was mainly aimed at refining existing Standard Operating Procedures of all stakeholders in Disaster Relief Operations and to ensure that all agencies concerned work in unison to deliver timely, effective and efficient relief to all citizens in time of need.

As part of the exercise, a seminar, table top exercise, exhibition, skill demonstration and final exercise in locations in coastal districts of Tamilnadu and Puducherry would be held with the theme of ‘Cyclone followed by Urban Flooding Relief Operations’.

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