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ORGANIZER;CN=Marc Hillman:MAILTO:vk3ohm@wia.org.au
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SUMMARY:World Amateur Radio Day 
DESCRIPTION:Brief Description: World Amateur Radio Day\n\nDetailed
 Description: 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.\nAmateur 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.\nJust 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.\nToday\, Amateur Radio is more popular
 than ever\, with over 3\,000\,000 licensed operators!\nWorld 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.\nhttp://www.iaru.org/world-amateur-radio-day.html
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