Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Shortwave BBQ is day for celebrating the invention of radio and this amazing 110+ year old communications, still so vital throughout our world.

Those who think shortwave radio has limited use in modern day technology information age should understand how much impact it has had on the world and space exploration. Radio Communications connects communities to the rest of the world, plantery regions are often remote, with harsh environments or in accessible do to war-torn nations.

A theory of electromagnetism was established by James Clerk Maxwell in 1873, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz discovered radio waves in the 1880s. The invention of the radio Communications by Gugliemo Marconi in the 1890s, Began the electromagnetism technology process, where scientists making small but significant contributions to the understanding of electromagnetic induction, electric conduction, and radio waves.

Radio technology was not accepted to be used as communication at first. Because the inventors hadn’t realized the practical use of radio electromagnetism technology, which brought about life-changing applications, as many more components were needed to transmit and detect electrical waves. Marconi finally figured out a way to communicate with radio long-distance and Lee de Forest transmitted the first public radio broadcast in 1910.

To Register for the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club National Radio Day Shortwave BBQ , please print and fillout the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club National Radio Day Shortwave BBQ Registration Form National Radio Day Shortwave BBQ Form and email PDF/DOC fwarc@usa.com or mail it to:

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club,
321 High School Road NE, Ste:D3 292
Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110

Further Island Shortwave BBQ 2022 Sponsorship Information Contact:
Louis Charles Hoffmann Alloin KI7AGD

Phone: 206-780-6885    E-mail: fwarc@usa.com