West Bengal Radio Club Bats for Better Warning During Calamities:

Kolkata: The West Bengal Radio Club (amateur club) that works in close coordination with the state government during natural calamities has sent a proposal to the state Disaster Management department to build up the infrastructure for linking the amateur radio repeater with internet for uninterrupted connectivity during a natural disaster. "In areas struck by a natural disaster, the entire communication system goes in disarray. An amateur radio repeater is an electronic device that receives a weak or low-level amateur radio signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power, so that the signal can cover longer distances without degradation. If this repeater can be linked with uninterrupted internet at the nearest place of the affected area where it is available then communication will be at the very best," Ambarish Nag Biswas, founder secretary of Amateur Radio Club said. The Radio club accessed the repeater of Amateur Radio Club based in California and conducted a mock drill on tsunami in three coastal areas of Bengal-North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore in presence of the district administration on November 24. An interface device was made and internet was linked with ham radio. The mobile towers were deactivated at seven points in the coastal areas of these three districts and it was illustrated that how this technology can be used for uninterrupted connectivity. A number of state government departments like Irrigation, Power, Health etc took active part in the mock drill that was organised with the initiative of state Disaster Management department.

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