Thai's show big interest in Amateur Radio

Andaman News NBT Radio and local Cable TV channel 1 have reported on a huge gathering of prospective ham radio operators in Phuket, Thailand.

People in Phuket and nearby provinces attended workshop training session and took a test for basic amateur radio use.

The activity was co-hosted by the Phuket Amateur Radio Association and the Telecommunication Club and aimed at extending basic amateur radio users to young people and interested parties. They are educated on code of conduct, regulation, manners for communication as well as theory on technical aspects for communication radio.

In the past the amateur radio played active roles in reserve or back up communication tools in time of disaster or emergencies when other communication systems failed.

The 2004 Tsunami incident was a good example where the radio operators stepped in and played major roles.

At present over 10,000 radio amateurs can be linked as a communication network throughout the country.

Source: WIA