International Marconi Day 2024

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International Marconi Day 2024

This year, International Marconi Day (IMD) is on 27th April 2024 Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was born on 25th April 1874, and is credited for inventing the radiotelegraph system, creating Marconi's law, and sending the first wireless transmission over the open sea.

IMD was created to honour Marconi and is hosted annually by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, GX4CRC. The purpose of the day is for amateur radio enthusiasts around the world to contact historic Marconi sites using communication techniques similar to those that he would have used.

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2024 ARRL Field Day Theme: Be Radio Active

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The theme for 2024 ARRL Field Day is "Be Radio Active." The event will run on 22-23 June 2024, and it will be one-part contest, one-part emergency communications exercise, and one-part open house -- and a great time. The theme encourages radio amateurs to take advantage of the peak of Solar Cycle 25, which we are nearing. Activity this year is likely to be extremely high thanks to favorable solar conditions. The upper HF bands, such as 15 and 10 meters, should benefit most from the Cycle's peak.

There are resources available already for clubs and individuals to make their Field Day plans. ARRL will publish more information and tools so that hams can make the most of the event as it draws near.

Find links to all of the resources on the ARRL Field Day web page - http://www.arrl.org/field-day

Field Day Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/arrlfd/

YLRL Celebrates International Women's Day with Special Event

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YLRL Celebrates International Women's Day with Special Event

The Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) is hosting an International Women's Day YL Parks on the Air® (POTA) Party from 0000Z - 2359Z on 8 March 2024.

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year's theme is Inspire Inclusion.

To celebrate the day, the goal of this special event is to activate any POTA park during the 24-hour event window using any mode and frequency within your license class. Contacts can be submitted to the POTA database. YLRL encourages participants to wear pink, decorate their station, and to share experiences and photos on social media using the hashtag #YL_POTA_Party.

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