Hello all:

I got the attached message from the writer in India.  Thought some in the 
group might be better able to advise her.  I will ask her to tune on the psn 
list.

Bob Laney
Herndon, VA
Dear sir,=20
         I am a 19 year old First Year Science student (F.Y.B.Sc) from Pune=20=
(Maharashtra), India. I am fascinated by earthquakes, and have been since 19=
88. My interest in them grew even more great when western India was shaken b=
y magnitude 5+ events since 1993 many of which I felt. Sir, I have tried to=20=
set up a website (ASC - Amateur Seismic Centre) specifically for seismic act=
ivity in India and South Asia. I have seen the PSN and USGS websites and hav=
e tried to build mine on similar lines.  I usually report events with info t=
aken from the IMD or the USGS. I would like to actually record seismic activ=
ity and report that. How should I go about this? What kind of equipment woul=
d I need? I've seen the stuff on the PSN sites and it all seems really very=20=
complicated. A lot of things mentioned there are not really available to the=
 public very easily over here in India. I have a bit of knowledge about elec=
tronics if required to actually construct an instrument in the presence of a=
 circuit diagram. And I know a bit about reading seismograms. I would really=
 appreciate it if you could help me out here. : )
Thanking you,
Your sincerely,
Stacey S. Martin









Dear sir, 
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am a 19 year old First Year Science student (F.Y.B.Sc) from Pune (Maharashtr=
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India. I am fascinated by earthquakes, and have been since 1988. My interest=
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them grew even more great when western India was shaken by magnitude 5+ even=
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since 1993 many of which I felt. Sir, I have tried to set up a website (ASC - Amateur Seismic Centr=
e)=20
specifically for seismic activity in India and South Asia. I have seen the P=
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and USGS websites and have tried to build mine on similar lines.  I usu=
ally=20
report events with info taken from the IMD or the USGS. I would like to actu=
ally=20
record seismic activity and report that. How should I go about this? What ki=
nd=20
of equipment would I need? I've seen the stuff on the PSN sites and it all s=
eems=20
really very complicated. A lot of things mentioned there are not really=20
available to the public very easily over here in India. I have a bit of=20
knowledge about electronics if required to actually construct an instrument=20=
in=20
the presence of a circuit diagram. And I know a bit about reading seismogram=
s. I=20
would really appreciate it if you could help me out here. : )
Thanking you,
Your sincerely,
Stacey S.=20
Martin