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Day of the radio enthusiast - a holiday of enthusiasts

There are a lot of holidays in the world and all of them.impossible to know. But there are such solemn days, about which not only one country knows, but the entire globe. International Day for Amateur know all without exception! Well, who does not like to listen to the radio? And there are craftsmen who can disassemble and assemble the radio with eyes closed.

Hobbies for intellectuals

In each city there are societies, circles andsections of the fans of the radio. This is an intellectual hobby that delays for a lifetime. Fathers bring their children here, such places are usually filled with enthusiasts. The second month of spring gives us a wonderful holiday - Radio Amateur Day. They celebrate it all in their own way: someone arranges tea drinking and feasts, someone holds seminars and conferences, someone leads his entire family to the museum and gladly devotes them to his passion.

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history of the holiday

Like any other holiday, Amateur Radio Dayhas its historical roots. In 1925, on the eighteenth of April, the International Union of Amateur Radio was founded in Paris. Thanks to this event, a solemn day appeared for amateurs and professionals. To date, the International Society has more than 150 participating countries. On a warm spring day, they come together to share their successes and achievements.

Useful hobby

Day amateur radio can be celebrated not onlyfans of this hobby. Through their achievements and innovations, the world has received many benefits. First of all, radio technologies gave us cell phones, without which life now seems impossible. Engineers, technologists who started their professional path in radio circles gave us a lot of useful information. Digital communications are developing by leaps and bounds. But only three decades ago, there was only one available digital mode.

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Diversity

Amateur Radio Day is celebrated on April 18 eachof the year. He passes every time under the new motto. In 2007, the slogan was: “The expansion of the world of radio communications”. 2011 had an interesting and relevant topic: “The first social network based on amateur radio technology”. But 2013 brought a new motto: “Emergency assistance”.

Fees for a three million amateur radio communitypass interesting and informative. Everyone gets new knowledge for himself, but there are heated debates at such events. Their theme over the years does not change - who actually invented the radio?

Confusion

На Западе принято считать Гульельмо Маркони the parent of the radio, and Russia recognizes only Alexander Popov. This talented, outstanding physicist and electrical engineer worked on his brainchild for many years. He would be proud to learn that there is World Amateur Radio Day!

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He laid the foundation of radio technology Heinrich Hertz back in1887 He created a generator of electromagnetic oscillations and proved the existence of radio waves. But he died early and could not finish his work. Popov and Marconi perfected his invention, added an antenna and increased the distance of operation of devices in a thousand times. And so the right radio appeared everywhere. After all, waves are necessary in aviation, navy and in many other structures.

Disputes on this topic are meaningless, the main thing is that today we have the latest technologies, devices and knowledge!

Matter for the soul

Many people make their hobby stablesource of income. But radio amateurs usually do not have this opportunity. They are engaged in this business just for fun. Some wander through the waves, someone collects devices, improve antennas and receivers. Only a few have the opportunity to open their own radio circle and simultaneously receive both profit and pleasure. It is not excluded that excellent technicians will come out of the younger generation in these societies and circles, which will present the world with modernized devices! Amateur Radio Day brings these talented people together, and it is not known what projects this community of bright heads will give.

Cipher

Morse knows every self-respectingradio amateur. With its help, people communicate at different ends of the planet. This is a fascinating occupation that we owe to a resident of the United States, Samuel Finley Brize. This is a great way to transfer coded data. You can make a whole message using just two characters - a dot and a dash. There is nothing complicated, even children communicate with this method. After all, this hobby is subject to people of different sexes and ages. Children, women, old people, men and young boys celebrate the Day of Amateur Radio in different parts of the world. Debates, conversations, the exchange of valuable information - all this takes place at a gathering of persons keen on radio waves.

Amateur Radio Day April 18

Having fun from the heart

Celebrate any holiday fun.Banal feast pall and fed up. On April day, you can already go on a picnic in the forest. Arrange there fun contests, roast meat on the fire! Do not forget to congratulate all those involved in this day. World Radio Amateur Day is also celebrated by DJs on the radio, considering it to be their professional triumph! Listen to the radio - and you will always be up to date!