Qatari Amateur Radio Company

Qatari Amateur Radio Society (QARS)
legal form	Non-profit organization
Seat	Doha
founding
place	Doha / Qatar
president	HE Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah
Vice President (s)	Ahmed Al-Muhannadi
Members	approx. 500 (2015)
Website	https://www.qsl.net/a71a/ https://www.qrz.com/db/A71a

The Qatari Amateur Radio Society (QARS) is a national association for radio amateurs in Qatar. The organization uses QARS as its official international abbreviation, based on the English translation of its name. The QARS maintains a QSL office for members who regularly communicate with radio amateurs in other countries. The QARS represents the interests of radio amateurs and shortwave listeners in Qatar before national and international regulatory authorities for telecommunications. QARS is the national company that represents Qatar in the International Amateur Radio Union .

information

• In 2010, the Qatar Post Office issued a postage stamp in honor of QARS. This marked the first time a Middle Eastern postal service paid tribute to an amateur radio organization.
• In Doha, QARS operates a radio beacon in the 6 m band with the station identifier A71A / B.
• Since 2014, QARS has been involved in the Es'hail-2 cooperation project with the Es'hailSat Qatar Satellite Company and AMSAT Germany .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Al Bawaba (Middle East) Ltd .: Deputy PM unveils stamp to honor Qatar Amateur Radio Service. 2010, accessed on February 18, 2019 .