W2W World Amateur Radio Day 2024 – APRIL 18TH – 10AM EST/14.00UTC ECHOLINK *ROC-HAM* Conference Server Node 531091. AllStar node numbers 2585, 47918, 47620, 53130 and 53131. DMR TGIF Talk Group 2585 Extended Freedom SIP Portal 2585 ** From the 16th April until the 20th April, 2024 ** If you hear (W2JLD) on 10 meters (28.405), 20 meters (14.313) or 40 meters (7.185) please check in with me and get yourself a special event qsl card. UPDATE: With 21 days to go till WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2024, We will be looking for volunteers to cover time slots. We will start at 10am est and go till 10pm. If you are interested in doing a 1 hour time slot or a 2 hour time slot, please by all means contact W2JLD or GW8SZL via email or go to the comment section of this website and leave your info and what time you’d would like to do and for how long. We could never do this special event if not for the volunteers whom take time out of their day to do this event. In 2024 we are proud to announce that we have secured our original “W2W” Special event call sign, so make sure you stop by in 2024 and us celebrate WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY. W2W April 16, 2024 April 20, 2024 WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2024 This year is IARU is very pleased to announce the theme of: “A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy”. IARU celebrates its centenary in 2025. Since its founding in Paris, France, IARU has worked tirelessly to promote innovation in amateur radio and to encourage the growth of the service in communities throughout the world. IARU has represented the Amateur Services at international and regional regulatory bodies by relying on our volunteers who come from many countries and communities. IARU has been a sector member of the ITU since 1932 and the work of our volunteers has continued since that date with unmatched success, as was highlighted with the accomplishments at WRC-23. Leading up to our centenary year, we should take time to reflect on the remarkable achievements of radio amateurs over the last 100 years. While the Amateur Services have been in operation for over a century, 1924 was the first year that intercontinental amateur communication became more or less commonplace. Since that time radio amateurs have made unparalleled advances in technology related to the Amateur Services that play a critical role today in sustaining world-wide communications and allow us to respond to global emergencies. World Amateur Radio Day is an opportunity to reflect on our achievements since 1924. We should celebrate our diverse community and the advances and innovations we have made as we look forward to celebrating the IARU centenary next year. While 2024 will mark our 9th anniversary of this event, it also shows how much we as a group of like minded individuals who have made this hobby what it is today. Come by the original WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY Celebration that started in 2015, I came up with an idea to recognize World Amateur Radio Day that no one else came up with while I was a net controller on another Echolink conference and after leaving that conference it was moved to another Echolink conference where it was welcomed with open arms and since 2015 the event has grown 10 fold. Now I have my own Echolink Conference, the ROC-HAM, The special event now has a permanent home, where I will continue doing what I started in 2015. World Amateur Radio Day Every April 18, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris. April 18th 2024 marks the 99th anniversary of the formation of the IARU in Paris 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 more than 3,500,000 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. IARU is very pleased to announce the theme of: “A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy”. For the History of the IARU please visit: http://w2pa.net/HRH/april-in-paris/ IARU, a federation of the national amateur radio societies of over 150 countries worldwide, is the global advocate for amateur radio through its Sector Membership in the International Telecommunication Union, an agency of the U.N., and other activities. No matter where WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY is celebrated, be part of something that’s bigger than all of us. This special event is put on to bring people together, celebrate and explore the world of amateur radio. Have great fellowships, makes friends, learn new things, whether your special event is a large one or a small one its all about celebrating amateur radio. So make sure you stop by to one of the LARGEST special event on VOIP/Echolink on the *ROC-HAM* Echolink conference node 531091 and on Allstar nodes 2585, 47918, 47620, 53130, 53131 Let’s make this special event huge, support “WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY” and see if we can break the record, you have 12 hours to do so. Last year we brought together over 500 ham radio operators, many of them from all over the world connecting via different modes, many from different cultures. Post-IARU congress gathering at the home of Gerald Marcuse, g2NM, IARU VP. Seated, L-R: Mrs Maxim, Jean Metzger f8GO, IARU Councillor at Large, HPM, Marcuse, Warner, and Mrs Marcuse. Standing, L-R: Gordon Hight, 4BQ of Rome, GA, Major William Borrett, c1DD, of Halifax, NS, L. Reid, 8AR, of St. Johns, Nfld. James Morris, 4IO, of Atlanta, GA, Mr. Nicholls, g2CC [Photo courtesy of Connecticut State Library, Maxim Collection]
of course great opportunity to celebrate a worthy cause...any opportunity to get on the air and use the bands is a great reason
I have participated in this event the last few years and look forward to helping celebrate the 99th year. ‘73 David
We are looking for net controller to join us for this event, we are looking for nco from 6pm - 9pm.....if anyone can take an hour let me know...we will be on echolink and on allstar. if you have allstar or echolink nodes...please join us
25 hours to go till WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2024......."A CENTURY OF CONNECTIONS" ....WOW Be sure to checkin, grab a special event qsl card by sending a S.A.S.E. or by making a 5$ donation to offset postage and handling cost...... The cost of stamps is going up again!!!
@W2JLD - The Caribbean Digital Amateur Radio International Network - CDARIN will relay the Thursday's 18th April event. We are committed to joining you from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM EST. CDARIN facilitates the connecting of several amateur repeaters and nodes in the Caribbean. It is fast becoming the Caribbean Hub for digital amateur radio. J73ESL from the island of Dominica is coordinating our connection and will monitor our system to ensure there are no issues. We look forward to joining you and we hope that Caribbean hams will support this splendid venture. 73 de K9PSL.
wow that is great, amazing and thank you for joining us in this event celebrating the "a century of connections". I have posted this info to the qrz page and on the website as well..........thank you for connecting, your support is greatly appreciated
Greetings...... Congrats on another awesome World Amateur Radio Day celebration net. Thanks for all you do! 73
We ran a 12 hr net last night with loads of checkins from all over the world......13 countries, 12 yl's, 157 qsl card request....a great success to say the least.....our 9th year! and it seems EVERY year I get emails from people who said they never heard about it or they didn't know it existed...well folks instead of complaining about not knowing it is going on or complaining because there was NO news about it...go out and look for it....do not be a numnuts and complain about something because you didnt take it upon yourself to look... it has been widely advertised over several media outlets......if you want to participate then get out there and look for it...do not just assume someone is going to send you an engraved invitation to the event...its up to you to find it!!!
