Telangana Board Class 9 English The Ham Radio Question and Answers
Board | Telangana |
Class | 9th |
Subject | English |
Unit | 5 (5C) |
Topic | Solution |
UNIT 5
C
READING
THE HAM RADIO
Answer the following questions.
1.) What are the places in which disaster management becomes imperative?
Answer: Disaster management becomes imperative in public places, business establishments and important commercial joints where people move around in large numbers.
2.) How can we empower the disaster management crew ?
Answer: By providing the crew with best communication devices, we can empower the disaster management.
3.) In what way does Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) become inevitable in times of natural calamities?
Answer: In the times of natural calamity like floods, storms or fire the usual mode of communication like phone, mobile etc might not work or might become inoperative in the calamity. By using HF (High Frequency) radio sets, messages can be conveyed or relayed to long distance and this is possible because of Ham radio.
4.) Cite the disasters in which Amateur Radio Operators commenced disaster relief when other systems failed.
Answer: In the Gujarat (India) earthquake on the 26th January 2001, Amateur Radio Operators of Gujarat commenced disaster relief communications within hours of the tragedy. September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in Manhattan in 2001, the 2003 North America blackout and Hurricane Katrina in September 2005, etc. used Amateur Radio Operators for managing disasters.
5.) Explore other incidents in which Ham Radio Operators can take up rescue operations.
Answer: On September 2, 2004, Ham radio was used to inform weather forecasters with information on Hurricane Frances live from the Bahamas. On December 26, 2004, an earthquake and resulting Tsunami across the Indian Ocean wiped out all communications with the Andaman Islands, except for an expedition that provided a means to coordinate relief efforts. Recently, Amateur Radio Operators in the People’s Republic of China provided emergency communications after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and U.S. hams did similar work following Hurricane Ike. These are the incidents where there was use of Ham Radio Operators in various rescue operations.
6.) What is the central theme of the essay?
Answer: Importance and various uses of Ram Radio is the central theme of the essay.
7.) List the criteria to qualify for becoming a Radio Amateur.
Answer: To become a Radio Amateur one should qualify a simple test conducted in three subjects namely:
i.) Morse Code (Transmission & Reception)
Communication Procedure
iii. Basic Electronics.