MARS
Amateur Radio Society
AGM, Website launch & Technical Presentation - HF RF amplifiers
2024 Aug 31
OM Thyagu VU2PTR
The 1st AGM of the MARS Amateur Radio Society was held on Saturday, 31st Aug, 2024 at 6.30 pm IST (1830hrs) in the “Tulip Hall” of the Cosmopolitan Club, Mount Road, Chennai.
The meeting began with the members paying their respects to VU2PGM, OM Ashok Kumar, who became Silent Key on 22nd May 2024. Then the Secretary VU2DPN, OM Deepan, requested the President OM P.Thyagarajan, VU2PTR, to welcome the members and conduct the AGM.
The President then called the meeting to order and welcomed the gathering. This was followed up by a detailed report on the formation of our club by the President. Thanks to the fervent efforts of the office bearers, our club - the MARS Amateur Radio Society - has finally got established.
He then invited the secretary to present the activity report for the year 2023-2024 which was duly presented. Subsequently, the Treasurer, VU3CDV, OM C.D.Vivekanandan, presented the audited accounts and addressed the queries raised by the members. The auditing firm of M/s.Guru & Co., Chartered Accountants, was appointed for the forthcoming financial year. Both these resolutions were unanimously adopted by the General body.
The highlight of meeting was the launch of our website https://mars-ars.org/ (this one!). The Vice President, OM Rajesh, VU2OW, presented the website pages and the proposed enhancements. Members were encouraged to submit their ideas for bringing up the website for wider acceptance.
Then, OM Shanmugham, VU2CSM, introduced the speaker of the tech talk - VU2PTR. The President then took us down memory lane, reliving his journey in the world of Amateur Radio. He then projected a Technical presentation on 'Construction and Testing of RF Linear Amplifier'. This was a very informative and well received presentation. He also demonstrated the Linear Amplifier that he had built recently. Finally, the Secretary proposed a Vote of Thanks and members were served with a sumptuous Dinner
