World
Amateur Radio Day:
18 April 2005
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World
Amateur Radio Day:
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"Radio Amateurs Expanding the World of Wireless Communications"The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and its member societies representing more than 150 countries around the world celebrate World Amateur Radio Day each year on April 18. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Expanding the World of Wireless Communications.” Amateur Radio operators, have been the leaders in developing many of today’s modern electronic and communications marvels. Today the citizens of Earth can think of “wireless” as being the ubiquitous cellular or portable phone because of the pioneering work in radio and associated technologies first explored by these amateurs. Many leading electrical engineers were able to draw from their practical experiences as Amateur Radio operators as they developed modern radio and television receivers and transmitters including two-way radios, adaptive antennas, and many other inventions that are today’s necessities. Today’s amateur radio operators continue to explore new frontiers. Radio Amateurs are finding ways to use frequencies at the fringes of the radio spectrum while developing marriages of radio and the internet, and experimenting with ultra-high speed digital communications. Amateur radio operators are “amateurs” only because they are unpaid volunteers; their skills and contributions to the world are of the highest order. The IARU Region 1 Executive Committee would like to hear of your activities dedicated to World Amateur Radio Day and would appreciate your reports, stories and photos. Please e-mail or send via RSGB HQ and we will forward them for you. The IARU is a sector member of the International Telecommunication Union and is the recognized representative of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services at the ITU. Further information on how to become a radio amateur can be obtained from the RSGB. |
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