WARD World Amateur Radio Day -

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The IARU (International Amateur Radio Union) was founded on April 18, 1925. Every year, this event is honored worldwide with the World Amateur Radio Day. The USKA and Swiss radio amateurs do this by activating the association callsign HB9WARD on this day. The operation is carried out by interested operators – individuals or groups and clubs – from their respective locations. If even outsiders can be informed and motivated to use amateur radio during the activations, all the better.

When: Tuesday, April 18, 2024, 00:00 – 23:59 UTC (i.e. 02:00 – 01:59 CEST).

Bands: 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 2m, QO-100.

Operating modes: SSB, CW, FT8.

Other approved amateur radio bands and operating modes are also possible if interested and after consultation. Attention: No special activities are permitted on the WARC bands (30m, 17m, 12m).

Maximum power: in accordance with Swiss legislation.

Activation of the callsign HB9WARD

Interested radio amateurs with QTH in Switzerland can activate the callsign.

Callsign of the operator / club.
QTH (locator, canton, zip code).
Adopted time window (from-to; in UTC).
Band and operating mode.

A confirmation with logging information is sent. An occupancy plan is also published on this USKA website on an ongoing basis.

The aim is to be active in as many bands and operating modes as possible. Only one station per band and operating mode may be QRV at any one time.

Current occupancy:

Stand: 17.4.2024 21:00

UTC	160m	80m	40m	20m	17m	15m	10m	QO100

00.00 – 00:59	.	HB9CPS JN47HI CW ZH	.	.	.	.	.	.
01.00 – 01:59	.	HB9CPS JN47HI CW ZH	.	.	.	.	.	.
02.00 – 02:59	.	HB9CPS JN47HI CW ZH	HB9IBA JN47II FT8 ZH	.	.	.	.	.
03.00 – 03:59	.	HB9CPS JN47HI CW ZH	HB9HIL JN47RH FT8 AI	.	.	.	.	.
04.00 – 04:59	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	HB9CPS JN47HI CW ZH	HB9GVC JN47KI SSB ZH	.	.	.	.	.
05.00 – 05:59	.	.	HB9HDV JN36AE CW GE	HB9GVC JN47KI SSB ZH	.	.	.	.
06.00 – 06:59	.	.	.	HB9IBA JN47II FT8 ZH	.	.	.	.
07.00 – 07:59	.	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	HB9FZF JN47FN SSB ZH	.	.	.	.
08.00 – 08:59	.	.	HB9TWU JN36CJ SSB VD	HB9FZF JN47FN SSB ZH	.	.	.	.
08.00 – 08:59	.	.	HB9TWU JN36CJ SSB VD	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	.	.	.	.
09.00 – 09:59	.	.	HB9TWU JN36CJ SSB VD	HB9FZF JN47FN SSB ZH	.	.	.	.
10.00 – 10:59	.	.	HB9TWU JN36CJ SSB VD	HB9FZF JN47FN SSB ZH	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	.	.	.
10.00 – 10:59	.	.	HB9TWU JN36CJ SSB VD	HB9BNO JN47IK CW ZH	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	.	.	.
11.00 – 11:59	.	.	HB9TWU JN36CJ SSB VD	HB9O JN47EB SSB LU	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	.	.
12.00 – 12:59	.	.	.	.	.	HB9O JN47EB SSB LU		.
	160m	80m	40m	20m	17m	15m	10m	QO100
13.00 – 13:59	.	.	.	HB50VC JN47HL SSB ZH	.	.	HB9O JN47EB SSB LU	.
13.00 – 13:59	.	.	.	HB50VC JN47HL SSB ZH	.	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	.
14.00 – 14:59	.	.	.	14.00 – 14.30 HB50VC JN47HL SSB ZH	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	14;30 – 15:00 HB50VC JN47HL SSB ZH	.
14.00 – 14:59	.	.	.	HB9SW JN36UR CW BE	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	14;30 – 15:00 HB50VC JN47HL SSB ZH	.
15.00 – 15:59	.	.	HB9SW JN36UR CW BE	.	.	.	HB50VC JN47HL SSB ZH	HB9AOF JN36AD SSB/CW GE
16.00 – 16:59	.	.	.	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	.	.	HB9AOF JN36AD SSB/CW GE
16.00 – 16:59	.	.	.	.	HB9HCZ JN37UM SSB BL	.	.	HB9AOF JN36AD SSB/CW GE
17.00 – 17:59	.	.	.	HB9HCZ JN37UM SSB BL	.	HB9G JN36BE SSB/CW GE	.	.
17.00 – 17:59	.	.	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	.	HB9G JN36BE SSB/CW GE	.	.
18.00 – 18:59	.	.	HB9GVC JN47KI SSB ZH	HB9G JN36BE SSB GE	.	.	.	.
				HB9AJP JN37SA CW BE
				HB9FO JN37TB RTTY/PSK BE
19.00 – 19:59	.	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	HB9FO JN37TB RTTY/PSK BE	.	.	.	HB9GVC JN47KI SSB ZH
			HB9G JN36BE SSB GE
			HB9HUS JN36CF CW GE
20.00 – 20:59	.	HB9GVC JN47KI SSB ZH	HB9G JN36BE SSB GE	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	.	.	.
20.00 – 20:59	.	HB9SW JN36UR CW BE	HB9HSN JN36CF CW GE	.	HB9HEA JN47EI FT8 AG	.	.	.
21.00 – 21:59	.	HB9SW JN36UR CW BE	.	.	.	.	.	.
22.00 – 22:59	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
23.00 – 23:59	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
	160m	80m	40m	20m	17m	15m	10m	QO100