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Welcome to the homepage of ARCCS. Our callsign is VU2GIN and we are based in Kolkata, but we operate throughout India. We are a charitable organization registered under the West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961. We are also registered with the Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) Wing, Ministry of Communications, Government of India. We are an institutional life member of the Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI), the nodal body representing India at the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).
Mission Statement:
To organize conventions, comferences, seminars and other activities to promote the hobby of Amateur Radio. To form an effective communication force to assist the government agencies at the time of disasters and emergencies.
Extract from Memorandum of Association.
- VU3GDP – Gurudatta Panda we will miss you.
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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) inspires students, worldwide, to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math through amateur radio communications opportunities with the International Space Station (ISS) on-orbit crew. Students learn about life…Read More “Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)” »
- History of Amateur Radio in India
Kolkata is the birthplace of Amateur Radio. Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose discovered wireless microwaves and demonstrated them in Calcutta Town Hall in November 1894. The first amateur radio operator in India was Shri Amarendra Chandra Gooptu (callsign 2JK), licensed… - The many facets of Amateur Radio
The many facets of amateur radio attract practitioners with a wide range of interests. Many amateurs begin with a fascination with radio communication and then combine other personal interests to make the pursuit of the hobby rewarding. Some of… - Kolkata is the birthplace of Amateur Radio and Sir Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose is the father of Amateur Radio
Sir Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose (30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937). Bose became interested in radio following the 1894 publication of the work of British physicist Oliver Lodge, who studied electromagnetic radiation in the 1890s. Bose realized the…
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