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 or IARU was formed in Paris by pioneers to support Amateur
Radio worldwide.
Just two years later, at the International
Radiotelegraph Conference, Amateur Radio gained the harmonically related
allocations of the 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, and 10m bands.
Today there is
well over 3-million radio amateurs worldwide.
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. A number of
special event stations and at least one World Amateur Radio Day award is also
available.