ARLA/CLUSTER: Mostra de Radioamadorismo no Parlamento Europeu

[João Gonçalves Costa]

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Amateur Radio exhibition reflects unity in Europe

European Radio Societies exhibit in the European Parliament

>From the 26th until 30th of April 2010, European radio societies will provide information about the Amateur Radio service in the European Parliament building.

Under the motto European Amateur Radio Benefiting Society and sponsored by MEP Birgit Sippel, who supports the goals and the socio-political importance of Amateur Radio, this exhibition will offer the possibility to become informed about this service.

"I am very much looking forward to sharing information on this radio service with my colleagues, their assistants and anyone else who is interested", Mrs. Sippel said when she was approached to sponsor this undertaking.

Even though the Amateur Radio service exists since 1908, and many countries even have special laws to regulate it, the service is often unknown in public. Many politicians have never heard about this radio service, making this a very good starting point for the exhibition that you are about to view.

In the European Union alone, about 350,000 people of all ages are fascinated by this hobby. They operate their radios, socializing with others throughout the world while generating a large amount of international goodwill in the process. This combination of communication, technology and sports bonds them together and makes Amateur Radio unique.

Through personal contacts and demonstrating practical examples, the exhibitors will illustrate the Amateur Radio service, its structures and benefits for society. Young people that are extremely interesting in space exploration will often find themselves in the hobby, allowing them to actually communicate via self operated satellites, or speak to the International Space Station (ISS). However, a contact to the other side of the globe with self-built equipment and very limited antennas fascinates youngsters as well.
These technology-infected youngsters are likely to become engineers or high tech specialists, benefiting the wealth and growth of the EU.

Amateur Radio also helps in cases of emergencies, even as recently the earthquake disaster in Haiti or the Tsunami of 2006 has demonstrated. Amateur Radio operators were always the first to communicate to the outside world, since the telecom infrastructure was destroyed.

During the exhibition, 10 students from a school in Brussels will contact the ISS, which will be a highlight of the exhibition. In the meantime, models of the ISS and an Amateur Radio satellite will be shown. Visitors can also test their skills in telegraphy - better known as Morse Code - which is still one to the easiest modes of shortwave operation in low signal conditions.

Some European directives affect the Amateur Radio service as well. They will be presented and discussed. Future European legislation may also affect the service, making it necessary to inform visitors about special needs that this fine hobby has.
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