World Amateur Radio Day Marks International Amateur Radio Union Founding:
The ARRL Letter
April 11, 2019
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World Amateur Radio Day 2019 Marks International Amateur Radio Union Founding:
Thursday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD
http://www.iaru.org/world-amateur-radio-day.html), this year marking
the 94th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU
http://www.iaru.org/), which was founded in Paris in 1925. Each year,
WARD celebrates Amateur Radio's contribution to society. Groups in the
US and around the world will celebrate WARD 2019 with on-air
"I am pleased to extend my greetings for World Amateur Radio Day," IARU
President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, said. April 18 is the day for all of
Amateur Radio to celebrate and tell the world about the science we can
help to teach, the community service we can provide, and the fun we
have. I would encourage all radio amateurs to join in the celebrations
and promote Amateur Radio on the air or in your community."
Amateur Radio experimenters were the first to discover that the
shortwave spectrum was not the wasteland experts of the time considered
it to be, but a resource that could support worldwide propagation. In
the rush to use these shorter wavelengths, Amateur Radio was "in grave
danger of being pushed aside," the IARU's history notes. Amateur Radio
pioneers met in Paris in 1925 and created the IARU to support Amateur
Radio around the globe.
Two years later, at the International Radiotelegraph Conference,
Amateur Radio gained allocations still recognized today -- 160, 80, 40,
20, and 10 meters. More bands have followed, and the IARU has been
working to defend and expand Amateur Radio frequency allocations ever
>From the 25 countries that formed the IARU in 1925, the IARU has grown
to include 160 member-societies in three regions. IARU Region 1
includes Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and northern Asia. Region 2
covers the Americas, and Region 3 is comprised of Australia, New
Zealand, the Pacific island nations, and most of Asia.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU
https://www.itu.int/en/Pages/default.aspx) has recognized the IARU as
representing the interests of Amateur Radio.
Groups are encouraged to promote their WARD activity on social media by
using the hashtag #WorldAmateurRadioDay on Twitter, Instagram, and
IARU World Amateur Radio Day web page for a listing of on-the-air
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