06/13/2016
The ARRL will be well represented later this month at the premier Amateur Radio
gathering in Europe - Ham Radio[1] 2016. The event, in Friedrichshafen,
Germany, on the shores of Lake Constance, gets under way on June 24. ARRL
President Rick Roderick, K5UR, will head the League's contingent to
Friedrichshafen, which also will include International Affairs Vice President
Jay Bellows, K0QB; CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF; Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen,
NQ1R; Assistant Field Services and Radiosport Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, and
retired CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. The annual show attracts upward of 15,000
visitors from around the globe. The co-sponsoring Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
(DARC[2]) has set a theme of "Amateur Radio - On land, on water, and in the
air" for this summer's event. Some 200 exhibitors from 34 countries will be on
hand for this 41st "Friedrichshafen."
"There are as many different ways to operate Amateur Radio as there are places
from which you can send radio transmissions: On land, on water, and in the
air," DARC spokesperson Stephanie Heine, DO7PR, said. DARC invited attendees to
take part in a photo competition showing Amateur Radio operation in unusual
places. "For example, one member equipped his paraglider with an Amateur Radio
station and sent us a spectacular photo from it," Heine said. The best images
of ham radio on land, on water, and in the air will be on display in the West
Foyer in Messe Friedrichshafen during Ham Radio 2016.
This year's program includes a "fox hunt" in woods near the fairgrounds, a
youth camp[3], and the Ham Rally, where the next generation of radio amateurs
can explore the world of technology and wireless. It's open to young people
between 8 and 18.
A Contest University (CTU[4]) sponsored by the DARC will take place for
radiosport beginners on Friday and experienced contesters on Saturday, with
sessions aimed at how to improve contesting performance.
Emergency communication will be the focus of some Ham Radio 2016 activities.
IARU Region 1[5] will host a meeting of those interested in emergency
communication on Friday, June 24, in Room Rom. The session will include an open
forum for national coordinators to report on activities in their respective
countries. Also up for discussion will be GlobalSet and changes to the IARU
emergency message procedure.
On Saturday, June 25, DARC will hold its fourth Notfunk Universität (Emergency
Communications University) in Room London. Sessions will be held in German.
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU[6]) President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA,
will head the IARU team to Friedrichshaven, along with IARU Vice President Ole
Garpestad, LA2RR, and IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD, a past ARRL
president.
Next year's big show in Friedrichshafen will take place July 14-16, owing to a
scheduling conflict. The organizers of the event - the DARC and Messe
Friedrichshafen - have announced that because the 2017 Outdoor Show at Messe
Friedrichshafen had to be postponed until the traditional Ham Radio weekend in
late June 2017, Ham Radio 2017 was rescheduled for the following month. The
weekend coincides with the Seehasenfest (Lumpfish Festival) on Lake Constance.
[1] http://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de/
[2] http://www.darc.de/
[3] http://www.hamcamp.de/
[4] http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/contest/ctu/
[5] http://iaru-r1.org/
[6] http://www.iaru.org/
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