World Amateur Radio Day – International Amateur Radio Union Formed 100 Years Ago

April 18th is honored as World Amateur Radio Day, when we celebrate the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The organization was born out of a meeting in Paris on April 17, 1925. ARRL took a leadership role in its founding, with ARRL Founder Hiram Percy Maxim, then 1AW, serving as the first President of IARU.

As reported by Kenneth B. Warner, 1BHW, in the June 1925 edition …


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