[1] MARS conducts several activities such as communication support during the Ganpati Visarjan, providing emergency radio services to civic organisations during calamities and disasters, homebrewing, amateur radio awareness drives, and contests such as foxhunts, and JOTA.

[1] During the Visarjan, MARS sets up several stations at Girgaum Chowpatty, some on the procession trail, and others in the lifeguard towers, lost and found, medical, and on the speedboat providing a vital link between members of the public and various civic authorities.

[1] MARS works closely with the Wireless and Planning and Coordination Wing (WPC) of the Ministry of Communications, Government of India (which issues amateur radio licences in India) in coordinating licence exams in Mumbai and other activities such as moving base stations during amateur radio events, disasters and other exigencies.

The call sign of MARS, VU2ST, was adopted in honour of the notable late ham operator Saad Ali.

MARS plans to try to persuade the Maharashtra government to introduce ham radio as a subject in the school syllabus in the city.