100th Anniversary of JARL and Amateur Radio in Japan

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100th Anniversary of JARL and Amateur Radio in Japan

On 12th June 1926, “Japan Amateur Radio League” was established by 37 members and they sent out the message notifying the establishment to the amateurs worldwide as given below.

“We have the honour of informing that we amateurs in Japan have organised today the Japanese Amateur Radio League. Please QST to all stations.”

In September next year, 1927, the shortwave radio telegraph and telephone experimental station “JXAX” was licensed. This is considered the first amateur radio station in Japan.

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US Radio Orienteering Champs Crowned

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US Radio Orienteering Champs Crowned

The 24th USA Radio Orienteering Championships were held 19-22 June 2025. The event was hosted by the Backwoods Orienteering Klub (BOK) at Morrow Mountain State Park in Albemarle, North Carolina, and drew about 30 athletes from across the United States and Canada. Radio orienteering is also known as amateur radio direction-finding, or ARDF.

There were four World Championship-style races: Foxoring, Sprint, 2m Classic and 80m Classic. 

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PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?→

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PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?

This afternoon, I was talking with a fellow who approached me about providing leadership training for ham radio club officers. Back in 2012, when I was the Michigan Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, I developed just such a course, based on my work as a facilitator for the Rotary Leadership Institute.

The topics I covered included

  • Leadership Characteristics

  • The World of Amateur Radio

  • The Amateur Radio Club and its Activities

  • Membership: Recruiting and Retention

  • Leadership: Team Building

  • Leadership: Setting Goals

  • Evaluating Your Club

  • Moving Forward

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