2024 World Amateur Radio Day is April 18
What: 2024 World Amateur Radio Day
Who: All amateur radio operators worldwide
When: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 0000 UTC until Friday, April 19, 2024 at 0000 UTC
Where: A global event covering all regions of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
Why: World Amateur Radio Day, held on April 18 each year, is celebrated worldwide by radio amateurs and their national associations which are organized as member-societies of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). It was on this day in 1925 that the IARU was formed in Paris. American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Co-Founder Hiram Percy Maxim was its first president.
The theme for 2024 is “A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy”
For more about this annual even, visit the ARRL here: https://www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day
