What the 2024 amateur rules ask you to record, keep and show on request.
Use a bound book
Keep the station log in a bound book, not loose sheets. Entries are made at the time you transmit or receive, with no gaps left between them.
Write every entry in IST
All times in the log are Indian Standard Time.
Record each contact
Date and time of each transmission.
A summary of the communication, or a brief note on any experiment or test.
Call sign of the station you worked, the time, and the type of emission used.
Record when you start and stop
Time of opening and closing down the station. For a portable or mobile station, note the temporary location.
Keep an equipment record
Maintain a record of your amateur radio equipment: make, model, serial number, where it came from, and the date you received or assembled it. Note any sale or transfer too.
Keep the log for at least one year
Preserve it for one year after the last entry. Do not destroy it if the Central Government directs you to keep it longer.
Be ready for inspection
An officer authorised in writing can inspect your apparatus, and you must produce your certificate, station log and records. You can also be asked to send the log book for examination.
Identify with your call sign
Send your call sign at the start and end of each transmission, and repeat it if a transmission runs past ten minutes. Never transmit without identification or with a false one.
Based on the Telecommunications (Amateur Services) Rules, 2024. I read an unofficial copy of the text, so check the current notice on the DoT ASOC page before relying on a detail.
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