About
The Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI) is a non-profit public service organization, and is registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act.
ARSI is the IARU recognized national association for amateur radio operators in India and it represents Indian amateur radio interests in various international forums.
Brief History of ARSI:
ARCI (Amateur Radio Club, India) formed on 15 May 1948, was the national organization before it turned to be ARSI a few years later. ARCI had sister organization exclusively for non-transmittng amateurs, which was called the Short Wave League of India. ARCI region covered India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma, Sikkim, Tibet and Nepal where Amateur Radio was promoted. The HQ station of ARCI was VU2ARCI. The Short Wave League of India also had its own callsign, VU2SWL. The ARCI was recognised by the Inter Departmental Wireless Board of the Govt. of India and the Director General of Indian Posts and Telegraph Dept., which were then responsible for monitoring and governing Amateur Radio activities in India.
In December 1950, ARCI was accepted as a member of the IARU-R3.
The Indian Official QSL Bureau was managed by ARCI with the address, P. O. Box 6666, Bombay-20 during its active days.
In the year 1954, ARCI was dissolved and the ARSI was formed with its HQ at PO Box 534, New Delhi-1, and A N Banerjee, VU2CZ as General Secretary. The QSL Bureau was managed by J S Nicholson VU2JP from P.O.Box-1, Munnar, Travancore, S. India.
ARSI was accepted as a member of IARU-R3 in July 1958.
| Our Mission | |
| To promote the general advancement and diffusion of knowledge of science and practice of Electronics and Radio Communication and to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas on these subjects amongst its members. | To serve the country at all times to the best of its ability and that of its members, by rendering service in maintaining essential communication in any type of emergency, national or international. |
The society has a growing membership from all over India and several amateurs from other countries are also members.