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{{Infobox Organisation
|name= JNA Wireless Association
|image=
|caption=
|type=Association
|headquarters=[[Nana Chowk]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
|location=[[Mumbai]]
|membership=
|secretary= Sudhir Sha
|formation= 1988
|website= http://members.tripod.com/~VU2JNA/
}}
'''JNA Wireless Association''' is an [[amateur radio]] organisation based in [[Mumbai]] (formerly Bombay) in [[India]]. JNA was founded in 1988 in memory of late avid amateur radio operator, Jamshed N. Anklesaria (callsign: VU2JNA) who died in 1987. The organisation, currently headed by Sudhir Shah (VU2SVS) conducts classes and organises scramble teams to tackle disasters.<ref name="imus" />

==History==
The organisation was formed in 1988, in memory of Jamshed N. Anklesaria who died after suffering a heart-attack in 1987. Anklesaria was a bachelor who invested much of his time [[amateur radio]], and radio equipment. After his death, instead of selling off the equipment, Anklesaria's brother requested current secretary, to perpetuate Jamshed's memory. Shah, along with P Venkatraman and a few others then started the JNA Wireless Association with the equipment donated by Jamshed's brother. The JNA has since then organised several classes and handled disasters around the city.

==Classes==
JNA has been conducting amateur radio classes in Mumbai for over ten years. After a brief lull, JNA restarted its amateur radio classes in 2008, with two batches held at [[Malabar Hill]] and [[Vile Parle]].

==Disaster management==
JNA has its own dedicated 70-member scrambler team and has a long history in handling disaster management. In 1993, JNA set up the first communication station at [[Killari]], the epicenter of the [[1993 Latur earthquake]] that killed 8,000. Headed by Sudhir Shah, JNA provided live communication between Killari and the state headquarters at [[Mantralaya, Mumbai|Mantralaya]] in Mumbai. It broadcast messages relating to the extent of damage, extent of the calamity, and other life-saving messages.<ref name="imus">{{cite web|url= http://www.indianmuslims.info/?q=book/export/html/2167 |title= Ham radio operators to keep Mumbai civic body in tune|accessdate= 2008-06-18|author= Probir Pramanik|date=2006-07-10|work=Indian Muslim News and Information}}</ref>

In 2008, the [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (BMC) included JNA as part of its [[disaster management]] operations to provide emergency communication support during the [[monsoons]] to provide live updates on the flooding situation in the city. Five stations were set up at [[Nana Chowk]], [[Milan Subway]], [[Santacruz, Mumbai#Kalina|Kalina]], [[Santacruz, Mumbai|Santacruz]], and [[Chembur]] and were linked up to the main control centre at the BMC headquarters at [[Fort (Mumbai precinct)|Fort]]. In addition, another station, manned by Sha was set up at Malabar Hill with the help of the [[Malabar Hill Residents Association]].<ref name="ndtv">{{cite web|url= http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080051898&ch=6/3/2008%207:16:00%20PM |title= HAM radio: Mumbai's new troubleshooter|accessdate= 2008-06-18|author= Samriti Grover|date=2008-06-03|work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Amateur radio in India]]
*[[Mumbai Amateur Radio Society]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*http://members.tripod.com/~VU2JNA/ – Official website
*[http://gyanyoga.com/ngocouncil/ngocouncil_1874.htm JNA BMC - MOM of 16 June 2006 meeting]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} – setting up of JNA stations.

[[Category:Amateur radio organisations in India]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Maharashtra]]
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