World Amateur Radio Day will be observed on Sunday, 18 April 2021.
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World Amateur Radio Day is Sunday, April 18, 2021 | www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day
To: Section Managers, Section Emergency Coordinators, Section Traffic Managers, Public Information Coordinators, Public Information Officers, and Affiliated Club Coordinators
Dear friends,
Join the celebration! 2021 World Amateur Radio Day is this Sunday, April 18. It was on this day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was formed in Paris, France. ARRL Co-Founder Hiram Percy Maxim was its first president.
On World Amateur Radio Day, you’re invited to take to the airwaves to celebrate our global community of radio amateurs who explore, develop, and practice radio communications. The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, will be on the air throughout WARD from ARRL’s headquarters in Connecticut.
The IARU has chosen “Amateur Radio: Home but Never Alone” as the theme for 2021 WARD. Let’s make a big splash to celebrate the opportunities for service, skill, and discovery that make being hams so much fun and rewarding! Spread the word among your radio clubs, Field Organization volunteers, community information outlets, and with local media. You’ll find lots of ideas for planning your participation of World Amateur Radio Day at www.arrl.org/world-amateur-radio-day. And remember that ARRL Field Day is just around the corner – June 26-27 – so use World Amateur Radio Day to promote interest in ham radio throughout your community before the next big event!
ARRL resources for World Amateur Radio Day…
Poster or flyer
World Amateur Radio Day poster (8-1/2 x 11 JPG)
Día Mundial de la Radioafición poster (8-1/2 x 11 JPG)
Special thanks to ARRL member Anne Frank, KD9LRB of Deer Park, Wisconsin, featured in these posters!
Social media and website graphics (JPG)
440 x 220 English Spanish
468 x 200 English Spanish
608 x 259 English Spanish
700 x 225 English Spanish
1080 x 1080 English Spanish
1200 x 628 English Spanish
5599 x 1566 banner English Spanish
Backgrounder and Media Advisory Template
2021 World Amateur Radio Day backgrounder (PDF)
2021 World Amateur Radio Day media advisory (WORD template)
Día Mundial de la Radioafición 2021 transfondo (PDF)
Día Mundial de la Radioafición 2021 aviso a los medios (WORD template)
ARRL News | Celebrate World Amateur Radio Day 2021 on April 18 (4/1/2021)
Additional Resources…
IARU | World Amateur Radio Day
https://www.iaru.org/on-the-air/world-amateur-radio-day
IARU Region 2: The Americas | World Amateur Radio Day
https://www.iaru-r2.org/en/on-the-air/world-amateur-radio-day/
Article: “Why World Amateur Radio Day is key to highlight crucial service,” ITU News Magazine (No. 1, 2021)
https://www.itu.int/en/myitu/Publications/2021/02/02/15/24/ITU-News-Magazine-No-1-2021
Social media hashtags (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)…
#WorldAmateurRadioDay
#DíaMundialRadioaficion
#HamRadio
#AmateurRadio
#ARRL
We hope to see you on the air for World Amateur Radio Day! If you contribute to a media hit that mentions World Amateur Radio Day, share it with us: newsmedia@arrl.org.
73 Bob NQ1R
Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R – for ARRL Public Relations & Outreach
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio®
225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1400 USA
Tel: (860) 594-0213 FAX: (860) 594-0303
rinderbitzen@arrl.org
The ARRL Public Relations Committee…
Scott Yonally, N8SY, Great Lakes Division Vice Director (Board Liaison)
John Bloodgood, KD0SFY
Ed Efchak, WX2R
Andy Milluzzi, KK4LWR
Gordon Mooneyhan, W4EGM
Scott Roberts, KK4ECR
Angel Santana, WP3GW
Alan Griffith (RAC Representative)
Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R (Chair and Staff Liaison)