World Amateur Radio Day 2025 W2W 10th Anniversary!!!! 2015-2025 World Amateur Radio Day 2025 – APRIL 18TH – 9AM EST/13.00UTC ECHOLINK *ROC-HAM* Conference Server Node 531091. AllStar node numbers 2585, 47918, 47620, 531310. DMR TGIF Talk Group 2585 Extended Freedom SIP Portal 2585 M0XSV YorkshireSVX Reflector TG2585 Get Ready for “Ham Radio Open House” on World Amateur Radio Day 2025 01/24/2025 To help promote amateur radio science and technology, and to honor the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), ARRL is inviting radio clubs and schools to organize a Ham Radio Open House in April, built around World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) on April 18. The event is intended to highlight the Amateur Radio Service for its development and practice of the latest radio communications and technology, and as a hands-on pathway into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields for the next generation. In April, amateur radio clubs, school stations, and other groups will have the opportunity to advance public knowledge about ham radio by welcoming their communities into their stations for the Ham Radio Open House, as part of World Amateur Radio Day. The focus will be on scientific advancement and demonstrating cutting-edge technology. This is a chance to not only shape the conversation about modern ham radio but also to show how it serves as a steppingstone and testbed for many young people pursing STEM education and future high-tech careers. ARRL has teamed up with HamSCI — Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation — and the science community organization SciStarter to invite the public to participate in One Million Acts of Science during April, which is Citizen Science Month. By hosting a Ham Radio Open House at your group’s station on April 18, you’ll introduce individuals who might never otherwise find out about today’s amateur radio, where science and technology intersect with fun and learning. ARRL Public Relations and Outreach Manager Sierra Harrop, W5DX, said ARRL is excited to work with HamSCI and SciStarter on this project. “This is an exciting opportunity to really reclaim the public’s image of ham radio and show them the modern, cutting-edge technology that’s in use by many amateurs,” she said. Clubs are encouraged to showcase the latest weak-signal modes, such as FT8 using WSJT-X, or other digital modes. This could be a great opportunity to explore new areas of amateur radio and demonstrate how the service is at the cutting edge of electrical engineering. Look for resources to help organize and promote the event soon. Find details at www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day. World Amateur Radio Day 2025 IARU is very pleased to announce the theme of: “Entering the Next Century of Amateur Radio Communications & Innovation”. IARU is celebrating 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. During 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. In 2025 we are proud to announce that we have secured our original “W2W” Special event call sign. So make sure you stop by in 2025 and us celebrate WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2025. While 2025 will mark our 10th 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. *******TO GET A QSL CARD PLEASE SEND A S.A.S.E. OR 5$ DONATION TO MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT DMOTORSPORTS@GMAIL.COM TO COVER POSTAGE AND HANDLING………. *********TO CONFIRM YOUR VOIP QSO ON QRZ LOG PLEASE USE THE MODE:VOI AND THE USE FREQ: 446.025 THAT WAY WHEN YOU GO TO CONFIRM OUR INFO WILL MATCH, IF YOU USE SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT I HAVE PUT HERE YOU WILL NOT GET A CONFIRMATION**** 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 2025 marks the 100th 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, 531310 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]
Thank you for supporting WARD! NB: We have 170+ member-societies as of 2025. 73 Tim Timothy S. Ellam, KC (VE6SH) President, International Amateur Radio Union
World Amateur Radio Day. Proramme at MIT- WPU University, Kothrud, Pune. Details --- Date – 18 April 2025. Time - 1600 IST (1030 UTC) – Introductory session in the auditorium. Introduction to “Amateur Radio” by Datta Deogaonkar VU2DSI with PPT. 1730 IST (1200 UTC) - Live demo of amateur radio on 14215 kHz. VU amateur radio friends are requested to come on 14215 kHz to talk to the engineering college students & the administrators, professors & lecturers of MIT University. VU2DSI DATTA DEOGAONKAR.
W2W IS GOOD FROM APRIL 16 - 20TH...LISTEN FOR ME ON 10M, 20M, 40M I HAVE PLENTY OF QSL CARDS....AND WITH A GREAT ENDORSEMENT DIRECTLY FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE IARU...WE SHOULD HAVE A GREAT TURN OUT AND FUN WILL BE HAD BY ALL!!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT AS A SPECIAL EVENT NET CONTROLLER ON THE VOIP SIDE..WE WILL HAVE ALLSTAR,ECHOLINK,DMR,...LET ME KNOW VIA EMAIL OR MESSAGE VIA QRZ.
Congratulations & all the best Dattaji VU2DSI. You will have good pileup for . 73 Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP Rajkot Gujarat
I'll be on the air looking for contacts. This year I will be celebrating my 75th year of RF burns and solder smoke.
I have worked a few of the IARU Centennial stations around the world. 73 from, The K0UO " Rhombic Antenna Farm" miles of wire in the Air & On the AIR daily
Thank you to all those tha checked in on WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2025.......I will be on HF....check band and frequency on qrz page W2W
