ARLA/CLUSTER: Índia dedica o Dia Internacional do Radioamador ao serviço social do hobby

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Amateur radio: A hobby, social service

* Telangana Today* reports every year, April 18 becomes a rallying point
for amateur radio operators worldwide, and even a few from India, who take
to the airwaves to celebrate *World Amateur Radio Day*

The newspaper says:
It was on this day in 1925 when amateur radio experimenters, also known as
ham radio operators, met in Paris to form International Amateur Radio Union
(IARU) to further the cause of amateur radio.

Since then, amateur radio has become one of the most exciting and popular
hobbies across the world with over 3 million hams worldwide. The United
States and Japan have more than a third of the total ham population in the
world while in India there are just 25,000 hams out of which around 2,000
are active, which does not augur well, when we consider our achievements in
developing space technology.

Every country has an apex body of hams which is recognised by the Telecom
authority of that country. Unfortunately the apex body of amateur radio in
India is still not recognised. In the US, the ham exams are conducted by
ARRL, a body of radio hams who volunteer as examiners and the licences are
given by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

India still has to go a long way to have that kind of framework to issue
ham operating licences. One of the greatest allures of amateur radio is
that when the traditional modes of communication fail, the hams come to the
rescue. Radio amateurs have played a crucial role in providing
communication during earthquakes, floods and other calamities.

Read the full story at
https://telanganatoday.com/amateur-radio-a-hobby-social-service
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