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<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=5><STRONG>IARU Celebrates World Amateur Radio
Day</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>Each year on the anniversary of its
founding, <STRONG>18 April</STRONG>, the International Amateur Radio Union
(IARU) marks World Amateur Radio Day.<BR><BR>Such programs are not confined to
the developed countries. They are even more valuable in countries where
telecommunications technology is not yet commonplace, and where natural
disasters and other disruptions can cause the overloading or even the loss of
regular communications circuits.<BR><BR>Radio technology offers a wide array of
tools for teachers to use as they integrate technology into the curriculum. In
schools without an Internet connection, Amateur Radio can fill that void through
interactive communications and shortwave reception. Elementary school teachers,
using AM radios, can interject fun while helping students learn basic
electricity and regional geography. Social Studies teachers can use Amateur
Radio and shortwave receivers to teach about different cultures the world over,
as well as advancing deeper into geopolitics and geography. Earth science and
physics teachers can use radio to teach electricity and electronics, radio wave
propagation, weather and atmospheric science. Language arts teachers may use
radio to supplement writing, speaking and listening skills while providing
access to numerous foreign languages from the lips of native
speakers.<BR><BR>With almost three million licensees in nearly every country on
Earth, the amateur service provides an ample reservoir of expertise for use in
classrooms throughout the world.<BR><BR>The IARU is the worldwide federation of
national Amateur Radio organizations representing radio amateurs in 158
countries. It is a Sector Member of the International Telecommunication Union
and is the recognized representative of the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite
Services at the ITU.</FONT> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Fonte: </FONT><FONT face=Tahoma>International Amateur
Radio Union (IARU)</FONT></P></BODY></HTML>