  The radio astronomy group in the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) has
been carrying out routine observations of radio emission from the solar corona
at low frequencies (${\approx}$40-440MHz) at the Gauribidanur observatory,
about 100km north of Bangalore. Since IIA has been performing regular
observations of the solar photosphere and chromosphere using different optical
telescopes in its Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KSO) also, the possibilities of
obtaining two-dimensional radio images of the solar chromosphere using low-cost
instrumentation to supplement the optical observations are being explored. As a
part of the exercise, recently the group had developed prototype
instrumentation for interferometric observations of radio emission from the
solar chromosphere at high frequencies (${\approx}$11.2GHz) using two
commercial dish TV antennas. The hardware set-up and initial observations are
presented.
