The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society (RNARS) is a specialised group or club for
amateur radio
Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communic ...
operators who have a link with
maritime employment, such as members of a
navy,
merchant marine or similar employment. As such, RNARS has become a ''
de facto'' international group for such people.
RNARS is well known for fostering
amateur radio stations in
museum ship
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s. The best known in the UK is
HMS ''Belfast''.
RNARS is open to membership by people from "allied" nations. For instance, there are members in countries such as the
United States and the
Netherlands, and a semi-autonomous national group in
Australia
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that has stations in three museum ships:
HMAS ''Vampire'',
HMAS ''Diamantina'', and
HMAS ''Castlemaine''.
RNARS offers several certificates for amateurs and
shortwave
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listeners
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Plot
The series is set in a post-apocalyptic wor ...
(SWLs) who make contacts or copy transmissions by RNARS members. There is also a
Morse code
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speed certificate.
External links
Royal Naval Amateur Radio SocietyRNARS (Affiliated) London (HMS Belfast) Group
Amateur radio organizations
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