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There is a general misconception that a person can call herself/himself a ham radio operator if she/he becomes a member of a ham radio club/society. There are of course ham radio clubs and amateur radio societies, which help newcomers by providing guidance to become a ham radio operator. The club station maintained by Vigyan Prasar is VU2NCT. Why be a ham?
There are many reasons for a person to become a ham radio operator. Some become ham for sheer adventure; some want to build their own equipment; some just want to make friendship by leisurely talking with fellow hams from around that world; some for the sheer belief that if they become ham then they would be able to talk to their family when they go far apart at a very low cost. To some, ham radio is just a simple hobby for the pastime when they have nothing to do. For lea the techno-savvy, it is an excellent way to fulfill their craving for sophistication. Those who are w 'civic-minded' get the opportunity to carry out disaster preparedness activities by way of operati ng un their wireless sets during 'mock exercises' so that in the event of a distress they can help their fellow re beings when all other modes of communication may fail. An industrious ham with a technical ham bend may take it as an opportunity to research and develop radio equipment for her/his fellow ham radio operators, which may turn out to be a profitable proposition. For the sailors and for the people Lear who have to go to remote places, becoming a ham is an added advantage. While ham radio provides n merriment to the hobbyist, to the sailors and explorers it is an utility. They can even send e-mails be to their families/friends right away from the sailboats or vehicles without any internet connection and be. that too without any cost! This becomes possible through a dedicated global network of ham radio learn stations popularly known as Winlink (for more information please refer to: fo http://www.winlink.org). In fact, with a technology known as PACTOR-III, ham radio operators can virtually send any file formats from one computer to another using radio waves. Ham radio has lots of utility, but it is not a replacement of other modes of communication (Landline Telephone, mobile telephone, Internet/e-mail etc.) so long as government regulation does not permit hams to do so. PDF documents related to the hobby with more information may be downloaded from: http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/vipnet/ Licencing Examination A Licencing examination (Amateur Wireless Telegraph Operator's Licencing Examination) is conducted by the Wireless Planning and Co-ordination (WPC) wing of the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, New Delhi at any one of the 22 Wireless Monitoring Stations located throughout the country. You need to apply to the 'Officer-inCharge'(OC)/Engineer Inspection of the Wireless Monitoring Station nearest to your hometown (or wherever you wish). The examination consists of a 100 marks question paper (50 marks related to basic radio/electronics theory as per the prescribed syllabus ( http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/SYLLABUS.htm ) and 50 marks related to Amateur Radio Rules & Regulations: http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/asocrules.htm) which is of one, two or three hours duration as per the "grade" of licence you intend to appear. There are 4 grades of licences. A practical test on Morse Code sending & receiving (at the speed of 5 WPM & 8 WPM) is also conducted to examine the candidate's proficiency in wireless telegraphy communication ( http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/MORSE1.htm Morse code learning software can be downloaded from: perso.club-internet.fr/f1orl/cwpeng.htm) You can apply for more than one grades at a time, provided, separate application forms along with the prescribed examination fees, for each grade in the form of Demand Draft issued from a "State Bank of India" branch drawn in favour of the "Pay & Accounts Officer (Headquarters), Department of Telecommunications, New Delhi-110 001, payable at SBI New Delhi Service Branch (Code No. 7687) are sent to the "Officer-in-Charge"
of the Wireless Monitoring Station where you will be appearing for the ASOC examination.
Examination Fees:
Advanced Grade: Rs.25/Grade I: Rs.20/Grade II: Rs.10/Grade II (Restricted): Rs.10/SWL (Short Wave Listening Licence to listen hams) Licence: No examination (no fees). The particulars of the "Venue" and "Date" etc. of the examination would be communicated by the Officer-in-Charge of the concerned Wireless Monitoring Station on receipt of completed application form along with the requisite examination fees.
Following should accompany the application form (To download: Right Click > Save Target As):
(1) Nationality Certificate/ (To download: Right Click > Save Target As)Character Certificate in the prescribed proforma from a gazetted officer. (2) 2 copies of recent passport size (3 x 4 cms) photographs duly signed by you on the front side. (3) Examination fees in the form of Bank Draft (DD) drawn from a SBI branch of appropriate amount. (4) Personal particulars (4 copies) in the prescribed proforma. 5) An attested copy of 'birth certificate' or 'School Leaving certificate' as a proof of your age (the minimum age requirement to appear for the examination is 12 years for Grade II and 14 years for Grade I). After the declaration of the result, a copy of the result and your "Personal particulars" would be forwarded by the Wireless Monitoring Station to the WPC Wing of the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, New Delhi. The WPC Wing, New Delhi would then undertake an interministry consultation ( Security Clearance/Police Verification ). After the police verification report is received with a clearance, the WPC Wing would write to you that you are eligible for the award of an "Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station Licence" on payment of the requisite "Licence Fees'. This process takes a few months of time. 'Examination Fee' and 'Licence fee' are different and the 'Licence fee' should be sent only when asked for. This time, the mode of payment is same as above, but you have to send it directly to: ---------------------------------------------------------------The Assistant Wireless Adviser to the Govt. of India, WPC Wing, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Amateur Radio Section (Kind. Attn. Mr. Irshad Ahmed), 6th Floor, SANCHAR BHAWAN, # 20 Ashoka Road New Delhi-110 001 Tel# 011-23355441, 23036181 Fax # 011-2371 6111 ----------------------------------------------------------------
also allowed. You are also permitted to work amateur radio communication satellites with this licence. (4) Advanced Grade: Same as Grade-I licence but allowed to use 400 watts of power in selected sub-bands. This is the highest grade licence in India.Every ham radio enthusiast in India aspires to get it.
Darjeeling-734001 Tel# 252383 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI Girdharilal Sardarmal Building, Mancotta Road, Dibrugarh-786001 Tel# 221238 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI Opposite Jagatpark Society, Ahmedabad, GUJARAT Ghatlodia-380061 Tel# 27484444, Fax. 27433011 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI Sylvia Building, Chogm Road, PO Alto Porvorim, Goa-403521 Tel# 2217245 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI Gurauli Buzurg Chhapia, Khajani Road, Gorakhpur-273001 Tel# 2333709 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI H.No.1-1-648/4, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad-500080 Tel# 27613217, Fax# 27603368 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI Main Garha Road,Hardyal Nagar, Jalandhar-144022 Tel# 2225210 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI International Satellite Monitoring Earth Station Indewadi Village, Ambad Road, Jalna-431203 Tel# 230201, Fax# 232200 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI Fathima Mansion, Pintos Lane, Bijai PO, Mangalore - 575004 Tel# 2493960, Fax# 2494249 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI International Monitoring Station, Gorai Road,
Borivilli (West), Mumbai-400 091 Tel# 28677307, 28672351, Fax# 28672351 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI Chindwara Road, PO Koradi T.P.S., Nagpur-441111 Tel# 262114, Fax. 2581807 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Statio Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi - 834012 Tel# 2203823 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI PO Umpling, Lapalang, Rynjah Shillong - 793006 Tel# 2230113, 2230893, Fax. 2233727 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI H.No. 41, Sector-I, Lane 2 Nanak Nagar-180004 Tel# 2430064, Fax. 2433557 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Ministry of Communications, GOI Kachani Post,Nettayam, Trivandrum-695013 Tel# 2362202, Fax. 2364333 Officer-in-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station 39-27-41, Madhavadhara VUDA Colony Visakhapatnam 530018 Andhra Pradesh Tel. 0891-2539365 Telefax: 0891-2542402
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