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Mangalore Amateur Radio Club
AbbreviationMARC
Formation1978
TypeNon-profit organization
PurposeAdvocacy, Education, Liaison
Region served
India
Membership
100
Official language
English
President
Vishnu Murthy (VU2VTI)
Main organ
Governing Council

The Mangaluru Amateur Radio Club or MARC is an amateur radio club based in Mangaluru, India. The club was founded of 1978 by a group of active hams.

History

The organisation was formed in 1978 and founded by Mr. Varadaraya Nayak alongwith Mr. Mahabala Hegde[1]

Activities

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., and worldwide activities like Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), Fox Hunting on the Radio. Additionally, the organisation offers annual training for those looking to become amateur radio operators.[2]

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) in coordinating licence exams in Mangalore and other activities such as moving base stations during amateur radio events, disasters and other exigencies.[3]

Club repeaters

MARC has been running Disaster Management Repeater of NITK Mangalore and its operating frequency is 145.425 MHz. 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.[4] 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

References

  1. ^ Alas, Bharatesha (27 August 2015). "ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ ರೇಡಿಯೋ". Readoo Kannada | ರೀಡೂ ಕನ್ನಡ.
  2. ^ Mar 16, TNN /. "Amateur Radio Field Op Conducted | Mangaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "HAM Radio Workshop | Alva's Institute of Engineering & Technology (AIET)".
  4. ^ "Mangalore, Ladyhill, India, 144.825, VU2NIW Repeater". www.repeaterbook.com.

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