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Lamakaan Annual Radio Convention (LARC-9)

The Lamakaan Annual Radio Convention (LARC-9) brings radio amateurs together at Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad on 12–13 December 2026. Registration is mandatory.

Wayanad Ham Meet 2027

Wayanad Ham Meet 2027

Wayanad Ham Meet 2027 brings hams together amidst the forests of Muthanga, Wayanad on 23–24 January 2027 — radio, camaraderie and knowledge sharing. Registration opens 1 November 2026.

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Hamfest India 2026 — Mangaluru

Hamfest India 2026 — the country’s premier amateur radio gathering — comes to NITK Surathkal, Mangaluru on 28–29 November 2026, hosted by VU2REC, VU2RDO and VU2MHC. Talks, workshops, a Call for Papers and registration details inside.

Cartoon of a smiling amateur radio operator wearing a headset, hand on the VFO knob of an HF transceiver tuned to 14.205 MHz, tapping a Morse key, with a Yagi antenna on a lattice tower outside the window and QSL cards on the wall

How to be a HAM

How to be a HAM ? Any individual above the age of 12 can became a ham in India after qualifying in Amateur Station Operators Certificate examination. The Officer-In-Charge, Wireless Monitoring Station, Dept. of Telecommunication under Ministry of Communication, Govt. of India is the authority for conducting the examination in their own town provided there […]

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Hamfest India 2020 (Cancelled)

Hamfest India 2020 (Cancelled) Hamfest India 2020 will be declared open at the special venue that will be built adjacent to the Indo-American HRD campus, Vagamon at 11 hours on 21st November and will be concluded after lunch on 22nd November. This will be an event for Radio Amateurs, organized by the Radio Amateurs. We […]

Delegates at the MARS one-day ARES workshop in Kozhikode, September 2019

One Day ARES Workshop, Kozhikode

Club activity · September 2019 One Day ARES Workshop, Kozhikode Malabar Amateur Radio Society held a one-day ARES workshop in Kozhikode on using amateur radio for disaster-relief communication, together with a hands-on antenna session. A full hall of delegates at Galleria Trade Center, Kozhikode. DateSunday, 15 September 2019Time10:00 – 16:00 ISTVenueGalleria Trade Center, Mavoor Road, […]

Off-road vehicle used by the MARS emergency communication team

Ham Radio Rescue Assistance at Kavalappara

Emergency communication · August 2019 Ham Radio Rescue Assistance at Kavalappara When the Kavalappara landslide struck Nilambur in Malappuram district, mobile and landline networks went down within hours. The Malabar Amateur Radio Society’s ham radio rescue team and repeater kept the district administration in touch with the disaster site. https://malabarradiosociety.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WhatsApp-Video-2019-08-21-at-10.04.57-PM-1.mp4 How ham radio rescue assistance […]

Hexbeam antenna and 8T4I banner on Thanoor Beach, Malappuram, May 2017

8T1M Special Event Station

Club history · VU2MLQ 8T1M Special Event Station To mark the inauguration of the Malabar Amateur Radio & Scouting Society (MARSS, VU2MLQ), the club put 8T1M on the air — the first time an 8T prefix was allotted in India. The club later ran two more field days under the special callsign 8T4I. 8T1M 20128T4I […]

Lighting the lamp at the inauguration of the Malabar Ham Radio Meet 2018

Malabar Ham Radio Meet 2018

Club event25 November 2018Kozhikode Malabar Ham Radio Meet 2018 Radio amateurs and short-wave listeners from across Keralam and beyond gathered at IMHANS, Calicut, for the Malabar Ham Radio Meet 2018 — a full day of talks, equipment demonstrations and meeting fellow hams. Date Sunday, 25 November 2018 Time 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Venue IMHANS, […]