World Amateur Radio Day Set for Monday, April 18

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World Amateur Radio Day Set for Monday, April 18

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Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:27 pm (PDT)

World Amateur Radio Day Set for Monday, April 18

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and its more than 160 Member-Societies that represent countries around the world will celebrate World Amateur Radio Day on April 18. The theme for this year’s celebration is Amateur Radio: The First Technology-Based Social Network.

Long before the Internet and smart phones, Amateur Radio operators have been talking, texting and sharing for decades. But unlike those commercial services, Amateur Radio continues to attract people world-wide by providing international communications for free. And because it does not need pre-established supporting infrastructure, these radio-savvy “amateurs†can reach out to friends in every corner of the world, as well as into space.

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