Bob Tanna
Indian amateur radio operator
About Bob Tanna
Lived 1915 – 2011 (aged 95–96). Bob Tanna was an Indian.
Bhavsinh Moraji "Bob" Tanna (c. 1915 – 18 February 2011 ) was an Indian amateur radio operator who was instrumental in setting up the Congress Radio along with Nariman Printer on the request of Usha Mehta, an Indian National Congress party leader.
The Congress Radio helped broadcast messages to grass-root party workers across the country and began broadcasting from 2 September 1942 on 7.12 MHz. The station could be received as far as Japanese-occupied Burma.
By November 1942, Tanna was betrayed by an unknown radio officer, and was forced to shut down the station. He continued to work in radio well into his 90s.
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Who was Bob Tanna?
Indian amateur radio operator
When was Bob Tanna born?
Bob Tanna was born in 1915.
When did Bob Tanna die?
Bob Tanna died on 18 February 2011.
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Bob Tanna was Indian.
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