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AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
OF INDIA
A short background
The hobby of Amateur Radio operation was introduced in
India by some officers of the Signal Corps who were issued
the Amateur licences and an Amateur Radio club was also
started by them at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh which is the head
quarters for the Signal Corps of the Indian Army. In the
1920's and 1930's, Government of India gave Amateur Radio
licences mostly to persons from the Indian Army. A few
civilians also managed to get licences in the 30's. In
1942 some of the civilian Amateur Radio operators took
part in the Quit India movement and their licenses were
cancelled. After independence a few Defence personnel
and civilians managed to get an amateur radio licences
and the hobby started growing.
In 1954 a group of them founded the Amateur Radio Society
of India and registered it in Delhi. This Society continued
to function from this address till the late 80's, when
the club and office were transferred to Chennai.
In 1995 Amateur Radio Society of India and the Federation
of Amateur Radio Society of India(FARSI) were merged retaining
only the name of (ARSI). After the merger, the Amateur
Radio Society moved to Mumbai and functioned at the premises
of VU2ST, Saad Ali, till he was alive. After his demise
the society functioned from Mumbai and Delhi.
Elections of the office bearers and accounts are done
every 2 years.
At the election of 2003, new office bearers were elected
and the office of the society moved to and the present
address is:
C/o.Ramchandra VU2RCR
488, 14th Main, 3rd Block,
Koramangala,
Bangalore-560034.
ARSI has its own call sign VU2ZH
ARSI promotes the general advancement and diffusion of
knowledge of science and practice of Electronics and Radio
Communication and to facilitate these aims ,coordinates
with the Governmental Agencies like the WPC with regards
to rules and regulations.
The total number of members of ARSI including Patron,
Life, Associate, Club and Corporate members is 848. The
member list includes those who have paid up there dues
up to 2004.
ARSI publishes a quarterly newsmagazine "Ham
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