World Amateur Radio Day

World Amateur Radio Day is held on April 18. 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. This event in the second decade of the month April is annual.

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You can talk to radio amateurs in any country in the world without wire connection, wireless from you to them. ARISS stands for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station. Ham operators set up their equipment and people, for example students, can communicate with astronauts in space. While ham radio as a backup form of communications is well known, that there is an internet via ham radio is less well known. The first is AMPRNet.

Many experienced operators volunteer to offer support and guidance for newbies. Elmer is the term for a Radio Amateur mentor.

Although hams use many different modes of communication such as voice, digital and even television, the original mode was Morse code. In order to save time, many abbreviations were created by Morse users and 73 is used to sign off with a friendly good-bye. Of course, if you are talking with that special someone a different number is used, 88, which means “love and kisses”.

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International Pizza Cake Day on April 17;

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Ford Mustang Day on April 17 (The Ford Mustang was first introduced to the world in April of 1964);

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National Lineman Appreciation Day on April 18;

Broadcaster's Day in the Dominican Republic on April 18;

Pet Owners Independence Day on April 18;

National Velociraptor Awareness Day in USA on April 18;

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