Peggy Funk Memorial
You can download a PowerPoint presentation with all the photos shown at the memorial from here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ya7t41f2w4zja1j/AACaZMdt694Fxlhfipa_qrU3a?dl=0
Celebrate World Amateur Radio Day 2021 on April 18
Sunday, April 18, is World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), with this year marking the 96th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union ( IARU), which was founded at the 1925 International Radiotelegraph Conference in Paris. ARRL cofounder and first president Hiram Percy Maxim, 1AW, was there, and today ARRL is the International Secretariat of the IARU.
IARU has chosen "Amateur Radio: Home but Never Alone" as the theme for World Amateur Radio Day 2021. The theme acknowledges that during our physical distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19, amateur radio stands out as a welcome respite for its variety of activities and opportunities.
Amateur radio experimenters were the first to discover that the HF spectrum was not the wasteland experts of the time considered it to be, but a resource that could support worldwide communication. In the rush to use these shorter wavelengths, amateur radio was "in grave danger of being pushed aside," IARU history has noted, prompting the founding of the IARU. At the 1927 International Radiotelegraph Conference, amateur radio gained allocations still recognized today -- 160, 80, 40, 20, and 10 meters. Over the years, the IARU has worked to defend those allocations and to give all radio amateurs new bands at 136 kHz, 472 kHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 18 MHz, 24 MHz, and 50 MHz.
The 25 countries that formed the IARU in 1925 have grown to include more than 160 member-societies in three regions. The International Telecommunication Union ( ITU) has recognized the IARU as representing the interests of amateur radio.
On World Amateur Radio Day, all radio amateurs are invited to take to the airwaves to share global goodwill with other amateurs.
Coincidentally, the SSB running of the ARRL Rookie Roundup falls on World Amateur Radio Day (1800 - 2359 UTC). The event is aimed at hams licensed for 3 years or less. Take the opportunity to wish participants "Happy World Amateur Radio Day 2021" on the air.
Some WARD 2021 Activities Around the Globe
- Bahrain: The
Bahrain Amateur Radio Society will operate A91WARD April 14 - 18, 2021
using SSB, FT8, and DMR modes.
- Canada:
Radio Amateurs of Canada are sponsoring a "
Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day" special
event.
- Germany: The
Deutscher Amateur Radio Club is operating DA21WARD for World Amateur Radio
Day through June 30. World Amateur Radio Day is April 18. WSL to DK5ON.
- New Jersey:
The Fair Lawn (New Jersey) Amateur Radio Club will operate club station
W2NPT on CW and phone throughout the day on April 18. In support of the
theme of this year's event, the operators will share information about the
Health and Welfare Net that the club is running during the pandemic.
- Alabama: The
Disaster Communication Action Team will operate club station KD1CAT on
April 18 in support of World Amateur Radio Day. Operation will be on all
HF bands.
- ECHOLINK *WORLD*
Conference Server / IRLP 9251 from 9:00 AM Pacific until Midnight, April 18
th.
Several Net Controllers during the event, starting off with AA7HV. All
stations from around the world are encouraged to check in. A QSL card will
be available via SASE.
Moon on the Mountains by Gary K9SG
"Here is a picture taken from my daughter's house at 9,000 feet in Conifer, CO. The moon is setting just as it was getting light on the snow covered mountains. Nikon D 750 with 350mm zoom lens no tripod. I woke up and saw this out the window and ran for the camera. I guess you would consider this astrophotography."
Squaw Peak
Matt N7YIO is a certified drone pilot. He took this photo of the Squaw Peak repeater site. Our repeater is the little shack in the bottom left corner. Camp Verde is in the upper left and the red rocks near Sedona in the top left. Click the photo for a large version.
