Mangalore Amateur Radio Club
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| Abbreviation | MARC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1976[1] |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Advocacy, Education, Liaison |
| Location | |
Region served | India |
Membership | 60[1] |
Official language | English |
President | Vishnu Murthy (VU2VTI)[2] |
Main organ | Governing Council |
| Affiliations | Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI)[3] |
The Mangaluru Amateur Radio Club[4] or MARC is an amateur radio club based in Mangaluru, India.[5][6] The club was founded of 1976[2] by a group of active hams.[7][3]
History[edit]
The organisation was formed in 1976 and founded by Mr. Varadaraya Nayak along with Mr. Mahabala Hegde[8][2][9]
Activities[edit]
MARC engages in a number of activities, including amateur radio homebrew, amateur radio awareness campaigns, communication support during the land slide, flooding, providing emergency radio services to civic organisations during calamities and disasters, Members of the club actively involved with Worldwide contest like CQWW, CQ WPX etc.,[10] and worldwide activities like Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), fox hunts on the Radio. Additionally, the organisation offers annual training for those looking to become amateur radio operators and conducts workshop for students[11][12]
MARC works as per the Rules of Wireless and Planning and Coordination Wing (WPC) of the Ministry of Communications, Government of India (which issues amateur radio licences in India)[13] in coordinating licence exams in Mangalore and other activities such as moving base stations during amateur radio events, disasters and other exigencies.[14]
Club repeaters[edit]
MARC has been running Disaster Management Repeater of NITK[15] Mangalore and its operating frequency is 145.425 MHz.[16][17] Since it is located in Mangaluru able to provide line-of-sight coverage to Udupi, Mangaluru, and other cities in Karnataka State, as well as Kannur and Kasaragod in Kerala State.[18] Karavali Morning VHF net is held daily between 7:00 am and 7:15 am and 9 pm and 9:15 pm on Mangaluru's VU2NIW repeater 145.425 (Minus Shift).
The call sign of MARC is VU2RDO[19]
See also[edit]
- DX Century Club
- Hamfest
- International Amateur Radio Union
- List of amateur radio magazines
- List of amateur radio organizations
- List of amateur radio software
- Maritime mobile amateur radio
- NEC-2 (antenna modeling)
- Prosigns for Morse code
- Piracy in amateur and two-way radio
- 70-centimeter band (aka 440 MHz)
- 2-meter band
- Microwave
- Worked All Continents
- Worked All Zones
- Summits on the Air
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ham Radio Pioneer B. Mahabala Hegde passes away". www.mangaloretoday.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Release, Press (2 July 2021). "Ham Radio Pioneer B Mahabala Hegde passes away". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Affiliated Clubs – The Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI)".
- ↑ Who's who in India. Business Press Private Limited. 1986. p. 295. Retrieved 13 December 2022. Search this book on
- ↑ Jan 12, Jaideep Shenoy / TNN / Updated. "Youths to bond with the best – ham radio | Mangaluru News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "List of Indian Amateur Radio Societies Clubs & Organisations". It's HAM RADIO. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ↑ "List of Indian Amateur Radio Societies Clubs & Organisations". It's HAM RADIO. 20 September 2022.
- ↑ Alas, Bharatesha (27 August 2015). "ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ ರೇಡಿಯೋ". Readoo Kannada | ರೀಡೂ ಕನ್ನಡ.
- ↑ "ಡೇಟಾ ಹಂಗಿಲ್ಲದ ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ ರೇಡಿಯೋ". www.udayavani.com.
- ↑ Jul 15, TNN /. "Entrepreneur Ananth Pai dies | Mangaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "HAM Radio Workshop | Alva's Institute of Engineering & Technology (AIET)".
- ↑ Mar 16, TNN /. "Amateur Radio Field Op Conducted | Mangaluru News – Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Wireless Monitor Stations".
- ↑ "HAM Radio Workshop | Alva's Institute of Engineering & Technology (AIET)". www.aiet.org.in.
- ↑ by Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad. "Amateur Radio VHF/UHF Repeater Stations in India" (PDF).CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ https://dot.gov.in/spectrum-management/2457. Retrieved 29 November 2022. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "VU2NIW Callsign Page". QRZ Callsign Database. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "Mangalore, Ladyhill, India, 144.825, VU2NIW Repeater". www.repeaterbook.com.
- ↑ "Mock Drill Report | PDF | Emergency Services | Public Safety". Scribd.
External links[edit]
- Bangalore Amateur Radio Society
- Mumbai Amateur Radio Institute
- "Ham experts sniff out illegal radio sets in Darjeeling". The Times of India. 2017-08-19.
- HAM RADIO CallSign Directory of India qrz.vu2ukr.com
- Tamilnadu Amateur Radio Society
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