Amateur Radio Organizations in India - Mumbai Amateur Radio Society, Amateur Radio Society of India, Jna Wireless Association (Paperback)

Chapters: Mumbai Amateur Radio Society, Amateur Radio Society of India, Jna Wireless Association, National Institute of Amateur Radio. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Mumbai Amateur Radio Society or MARS is an amateur radio club based in Mumbai, India. The club was founded on August 7, 2000 by a group of 25 active hams. Since then it has grown to over two hundred members and is the largest such club in the metropolis. MARS is a registered 80G tax-deductible non-profit organization. The club undertakes several social activities such as providing communication support during the Ganpati Visarjan, setting up of a quick response teams for communications during emergencies, and monitoring flood situations during the monsoons. The organisation was mobilised during the 2006 Mumbai Train Bombings, 2005 Maharashtra floods, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2001 Gujarat earthquake to provide the necessary communication links after established modes of communication were severed. MARS conducts several activities such as communication support during the Ganpati Visarjan, providing emergency radio services to civic organisations during calamities and disasters, homebrewing, amateur radio awareness drives, and contests such as foxhunts, and JOTA. During the Visarjan, MARS sets up several stations at Girgaum Chowpatty, some on the procession trail, and other in the lifeguard towers, lost and found, medical, and on the speedboat providing a vital link between members of the public and various civic authorities. In 2007, MARS opened another unit at Juhu Beach. A total of 40 ham operators were involved during the event in 2007. The club also conducts annual classes for those interested in becoming an amateur radio operator. Classes are usually conducted...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1215184