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About
The Amateur Radio Trust (ART)
is a legally Registered Charitable endowment founded by Dr. S. Devarajan (VU2FTF), Dr.S.Mahadevan (VU2SWM) and N.A.Ramasubramania Raja (VU2OGQ) in the
year 1998 (World Amateur Radio Centenary, Platinum Jubilee in India)
for the promotion of interest in Amateur Radio Communication and
experimentation, for the establishment of communication networks in the event
of disasters or other emergencies and for the maintenance of fraternalism and
a high standard of conduct.
- To provide opportunity
to meet together periodically to exchange ideas and experiences and to
promote social and cultural contacts amongst the HAM fraternity in
general.
- To establish and
maintain the Club Station and the VHF Repeater Station to provide
facilities for investigating and conducting experiments in wireless
communication.
- To arrange and conduct
exercises in amateur radio such as field days, expeditions, fox hunts,
contact contests etc.
- To provide opportunity
for the HAMs to engage themselves in constructing amateur radio
equipments and accessories and in any other activity related to the
development of amateur radio.
- To advance and
propagate amongst the public about the hobby, amateur radio by
encouraging and arranging lectures, seminars, exhibitions,
demonstrations etc.
- To provide training
programmes & conduct classes to the persons interested in becoming
HAM.
- To publish
periodicals, books, study materials etc.
- To establish and
operate QSL Bureau.
- To establish and
maintain a library dealing with amateur radio & related subjects.
- To recognize and
enhance the value of Amateur service to the public as voluntary
non-commercial communication service particularly while providing
emergency communication links during disaster, medical emergency and
emergencies like fire, flood, storm, earthquake, riot, commotion,
accident etc.
Correspondence should be
addressed to:
ART, "King Wood",11-8A, Pottayadi Road,
Thirumalai puram, Thovalai, Nagercoil - 629001, India.
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