[CTSARA] GNARC Message: Happy World Amateur Radio Day

[Douglas Sharafanowich]

And, I thought it was to celebrate Tax Day 2107.
LOL! :-D

73, Douglas WA1SFH 

On April 18, 2017 8:48:37 AM EDT, Tom Alessi <tom at k1ta.com> wrote:
>Every April 18, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in
>celebration of World Amateur Radio Day.
>It was on that day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union
>was
>formed in Paris.
>
>[image: Picture] <http://www.iaru.org/world-amateur-radio-day.html>
>http://www.iaru.org/world-amateur-radio-day.html
>
>Amateur Radio experimenters were the first to discover that the short
>wave
>spectrum — far from being a wasteland — 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 has
>noted.
>Amateur Radio pioneers met in Paris in 1925 and created the IARU to
>support
>Amateur Radio worldwide.
>
>Just two years later, at the International Radiotelegraph Conference,
>Amateur Radio gained the allocations still recognized today — 160, 80,
>40,
>20, and 10 meters.  Since its founding, the IARU has worked tirelessly
>to
>defend and expand the frequency allocations for Amateur Radio. Thanks
>to
>the support of enlightened administrations in every part of the globe,
>radio amateurs are now able to experiment and communicate in frequency
>bands strategically located throughout the radio spectrum.  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)
>has recognized the IARU as representing the interests of Amateur Radio.
>
>Today, Amateur Radio is more popular than ever, with over 3,000,000
>licensed operators!
>
>World Amateur Radio Day is the day when IARU Member-Societies can show
>our
>capabilities to the public and enjoy global friendship with other
>Amateurs
>worldwide.
>
>We have provided a poster for World Amateur Radio Day.  Any club may
>download it and use it to promote WARD in their area.  The poster comes
>in
>two sizes: *61cm x 91cm
><http://www.iaru.org/uploads/1/3/0/7/13073366/61x91.pdf>* and a *small
>(A4)
>flyer <http://www.iaru.org/uploads/1/3/0/7/13073366/a4.pdf>*.
>
>Groups should promote their WARD activity on social media by using the
>hash
>tag *#WorldAmateurRadioDay
><https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldAmateurRadioDay>* on Twitter and
>Facebook. IARU will list all WARD activities on this page. To have your
>WARD activity listed, send an email to ARRL  Public Relations Manager
>*Sean
>Kutzko, KX9X <kx9x at arrl.org>.*
>
>April 18 is the day for all of Amateur Radio to celebrate and tell the
>world about the science we can help teach, the community service we can
>provide and the fun we have.
>
>We hope you will join in the fun and education that is World Amateur
>Radio
>Day!
>​
>*Activation Information:*
>
>*India:*
>8T1WRD – 0001 through 2359 India Standard Time. 7.155/14.205 MHz.
>*http://www.amateurradioday.com
><http://www.amateurradioday.com/> *
>
>*Poland:*
>SP2YMS & SP9YFF. Special certificate available.
>
>*http://www.sp9yff.pl/* <http://www.sp9yff.pl/>*Puerto Rico:*
>KP4FD – HF and VHF. Electronic certificate via *kp4fd.ward at gmail.com*
><kp4fd.ward at gmail.com>
>
>
>*EchoLink:World Radio Network: Special WARD IRLP/ECHOLINK Net*
>16:00 -17:30 (12 NOON EST, 9AM PST) UTC via the World Conference server
>(IRLP 9251) W2JLD, Net Control. Stations around the world are
>encouraged to
>check in.
>*World Friendship Net: Special WARD IRLP/ECHOLINK Net*
>00:00 - 01:30 (8PM EST, 5 PM PST) UTC via the World Conference Server
>(IRLP
>9251)
>W2JLD and KM4OOC, WH6DWF, Net Control. Stations around the world are
>encouraged to check in.
>
>
>-----------------------------------
>
>73 de Tom K1TA
>GNARC President 2017
>
>Tom Alessi
>*Tom at K1TA.com |** www.K1TA.com <http://www.K1TA.com>*
>* | ARRL DXCC Card Checker*
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>
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-- 
73, 
Douglas Sharafanowich  WA1SFH 
District Emergency Coordinator,
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES),
Connecticut Section - Region 2
203-494-3885
wa1sfh at optonline.net
www.ctaresregion2.org 

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