'Germany Welcomes the World' to Friedrichshafen's Ham Radio 2017:

'Germany Welcomes the World' to Friedrichshafen's Ham Radio 2017:: 'Germany Welcomes the World' to Friedrichshafen's Ham Radio 2017:
from The ARRL Letter on June 29, 2017
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'Germany Welcomes the World' to Friedrichshafen's Ham Radio 2017:

"Germany Welcomes the World" is the theme of the 2017 edition of Europe's major annual Amateur Radio gathering, known simply as "Ham Radio" but more commonly called "Friedrichshafen," the city on the shores of Lake Constance where it takes place each summer. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, will head a League contingent to the event, which this year runs from Friday, July 14, until Sunday, July 16. The show was rescheduled from June, due to a schedule conflict at the Friedrichshafen Fairground (Messe Friedrichshafen), where Ham Radio is staged.

Others on the ARRL team attending Ham Radio/Friedrichshafen will be ARRL Radiosport Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ; ARRL Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, and ARRL International Affairs Vice President Jay Bellows, K0QB. Expected to be on hand from the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) will be IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA; IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, and IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, as well as others from Region 1. ARRL and IARU will have separate booths at Friedrichshafen.

US Amateur Radio examinations will be offered on July 15 at Ham Radio by an ARRL Volunteer Examiner team. The session will get under way at 9 AM on the 5th floor of the Administration Building at Messe Friedrichshafen. Contact k2pz@arrl.net Manfred Lauterborn, K2PZ, for more information.

The 42nd edition of Ham Radio will feature some 200 exhibitors from 30 countries, including around 70 associations. This year, the German Amateur Radio Club (DARC) will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Amateur Radio center