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'''Nariman Abarbad Printer''' (fl. c. 1940) was an Indian amateur radio operator known for setting up the [[Congress Radio]]. | '''Nariman Abarbad Printer''' (fl. c. 1940) was an Indian amateur radio operator known for setting up the [[Congress Radio]]. | ||
With the outbreak of [[World War II]] in 1939, the British cancelled the issue of new licences. All amateur radio operators were sent written orders hand over their transmitting equipment to the police, both for possible use in the war effort and to prevent the stations from being surreptitiously used by [[Axis power|Axis]] collaborators and spies. With the [[Indian independence movement]] gaining momentum, Printer, in 1940 set up the [[Azad Hind Radio]] to broadcast Gandhian protest music and uncensored economic news. He was promptly arrested and his equipment seized. In August 1942, after [[Mahatma Gandhi]] launched the [[Quit India Movement]], the British began clamping down on Indian freedom fighters and censoring the media. To circumvent media restrictions, [[Indian National Congress]] activists, led by [[Usha Mehta]] contacted Mumbai-based amateur radio operators, [[Bob Tanna|"Bob" Tanna]] (VU2LK) and Printer to help broadcast messages to grass-root party workers across the country.<ref name="vu2lk">{{Cite news|url=http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=08_06_2008_009_001&typ=1&pub=264|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206143332/http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=08_06_2008_009_001&typ=1&pub=264|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2008|title=Once a ham always a ham|last=Chandra Kumar|first=C Sujit|date=8 June 2008|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]]|accessdate=23 July 2008}}</ref> This became known as the "[[Congress Radio]]", and began broadcasting from 2 September 1942 on 7.12 MHz. The station could be received as far as [[Japanese people|Japanese]] occupied [[Burma]]. By November 1942, Printer was caught and decided to help the British.<ref name="wr">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wr6wr.com/newSite/articles/features/mahatmashams.html|title=The Mahatma's Hams|last=Williamson|first=Owen | With the outbreak of [[World War II]] in 1939, the British cancelled the issue of new licences. All amateur radio operators were sent written orders hand over their transmitting equipment to the police, both for possible use in the war effort and to prevent the stations from being surreptitiously used by [[Axis power|Axis]] collaborators and spies. With the [[Indian independence movement]] gaining momentum, Printer, in 1940 set up the [[Azad Hind Radio]] to broadcast Gandhian protest music and uncensored economic news. He was promptly arrested and his equipment seized. In August 1942, after [[Mahatma Gandhi]] launched the [[Quit India Movement]], the British began clamping down on Indian freedom fighters and censoring the media. To circumvent media restrictions, [[Indian National Congress]] activists, led by [[Usha Mehta]] contacted Mumbai-based amateur radio operators, [[Bob Tanna|"Bob" Tanna]] (VU2LK) and Printer to help broadcast messages to grass-root party workers across the country.<ref name="vu2lk">{{Cite news|url=http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=08_06_2008_009_001&typ=1&pub=264|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206143332/http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=08_06_2008_009_001&typ=1&pub=264|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2008|title=Once a ham always a ham|last=Chandra Kumar|first=C Sujit|date=8 June 2008|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]]|accessdate=23 July 2008}}</ref> This became known as the "[[Congress Radio]]", and began broadcasting from 2 September 1942 on 7.12 MHz. The station could be received as far as [[Japanese people|Japanese]] occupied [[Burma]]. By November 1942, Printer was caught and decided to help the British.<ref name="wr">{{Cite web |url=http://www.wr6wr.com/newSite/articles/features/mahatmashams.html |title=The Mahatma's Hams |last=Williamson |first=Owen |publisher=[[WorldRadio]] |accessdate=23 July 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080628201331/http://www.wr6wr.com/newSite/articles/features/mahatmashams.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 28 June 2008}}</ref> | ||
He is remembered for his call sign VU2FU. | He is remembered for his call sign VU2FU. | ||