1. Ham Radio in Lithuania History: 1918-1940
Antanas Zdramys LY1DL

2. From Marconi to W.W. I
1900s: first radio amateurs after Marconi experiments. 1-7 miles QSOs
No stations over 200m
4000 amateurs in (most in USA)
200m band alocated
1000 miles distance reached
Radio amateurs in W.W. I (3/4 from USA)

3. After WW I
Hiram Percy Maxim proclomation – meeting in NY (11 veterans)
ARRL reetablished
Vacuum tubes invented – 1st 2000 miles

4. 1921-23: first transatlantic
Paul Godley (ARRL) experiments
1921: 30 USA stns hrd fm EU
1922: 315 USA hrd in EU, 2 G and 1 F hrd in USA, but no QSO even with 1 KW
1923: experiments on 130m and 90m.
November 1923: Schnell (1MO) and Reinartz (1XAM) QSO with Deloy (8AB) on 110m

5. :
ham radio withdrawn from HF, only 160, 80, 40, 20, 10, 5 m bands left
First EU-VK QSO on 40 m.
IARU founded on April 17, 1925 in Paris (about 200 delegates from 23 countries)

6. B. Talutis LY1X – 1st ham in LY
1918: first QSO on 300m in Šiauliai
1927: QSO with France fom Kėdainiai (LYT)
1928: ET1X
1931: LY1X
1932: first license

7. LY stations before 1930
LY1HB B. Heraldas: first phone QSO with Saarbrucken from Biržai
LY1E – Eljaševičius from Kaunas
LY1MB – E. Bartninkas from Marijampolė
LY1B – O. Benkis from Klaipėda
V. Vanagas: YL2BV (student in Riga)

8. 1931-1932: First licenses 1931. LY1X started appealing
April 23, Permission No – First licence to operate
1932 licences:
LY1X
LY1AA
LY1J
LY1S

9.
1933: LY1AC, LY1MB, LY1ZB
1934: LY1B, LY1AE, LY1AB, LY1AG, LY1SV
1935: LY1AF, LY1AD, LY1AI
1936: LY1AL, LY1AN, LY1HB, LY1KK, LY1S, LY1VV
1937: LY1AK, LY1AV, LY1AH, LY1AP, LY1AS, LY1AT, LY1AU, LY1AX, LY1AY, LY1AZ
1938: LY1AE, LY1AJ, LY1AO, LY1AQ, LY1AW, LY1BA, LY1BB, LY1BC, LY1BD, LY1BE, LY1BF, LY1BG, LY1BK, LY1BL, LY1BM, LY1BN, LY1BO, LY1BR, LY1BT, LY1BV, LY1CV, LY1BX, LY1BQ, LY1BJ, LY1CA

10. Birth of LRMD LY1AA and LY1J actions
P.O. box No. 100 in Kaunas
LY addresses in Call Book Magazine
Proposal to establish LRM
First Meeting (Kaunas, March 4, 1933)
LY1AA, LY1AB, LY1AC, LY1AD, LY1E, LY1J, LY1S and LY1ZB
Lithuanian Short-Waves Radio Amateur Society (October 2, 1938)

11. 1939 60.000 amateurs in the world: 35 morse code lessons from LY1J trx
in USA
64 in LY
35 morse code lessons from LY1J trx
English class (17 pers. audience)
Book “Radijo mėgėjas”: 3000 copies
QSLs printed
2.235 LT income, LT expenses

12. CQ LRM - First contest 1939.02.12 06:00-24:00 phone
:00-24:00 telegraphy
10, 20, 40, 80 and 160 m.
Trophies for winners, awards for all
Results: phone: LY1J (54), LY1AT (44), LY1AP (44), LY1S (44). SWL: Ms. Balčiūtė (60), Mr.Stanėnas (59), Mr. Starevičius (52).
Results: CW: LY1S (34), LY1BX (34), LY1AI (30). SWL: LYR04, LYR09.

13. Second LRM contest 1940.02.11 06-24, 40 and 80 m.
Telephony winners: LY1AP-432, LY1S-420, LY1AT participants.
Telegraphy winners: LY1BX-390, LY1J-264, LY1AT participants.
SWL telephony: V.Severinas-3336, (8 participants)
SWL CW: (3 participants) V.Zelenkevicius

14. 1940 LRM regular traffics and bulletins: 1940.01.07 LRM annual meeting
Nr. 1:
Nr. 2:
LRM annual meeting
President: Petras Vanagaitis LY1J
Secretary: Simas Grina LY1AR
QSL manager LY1KK
Log books printed (packs of 200 pages)
Cold winter, but good DX conditions on March. LY1S made 70 QSOs with USA during % telephony S9 reported.

15. Plans for
Establish HQ - so far every other week in one Kaunas restaurant
More CW lessons (LY1AT radio)
Next book
Next contest
Consultation centre
Monthly QTC
Radio broadcasts every 2 weeks on 41m
LRMD pins production (started on 1940)
Special QSL stamps (LY1BG QSL manager)
Library for LRMD members

16. Licensing in 1940
In general the work of Lithuanian radio amateurs is subject to the laws issued by the government in 1939
The permit to keep a short wave transmitter is given to persons not younger than seventeen and who have passed the necessary examinations
During the first year the new radio amateur can work only at telegraph and later also at the telephone.
Only 50 watts first 2 years.
Exams on invited, 9 participated, 6 passed.

17. Beginning of WW II
The private radio transmitters was stopped at 6 o’clock on the 17th September, 1939
: LY1J and LY1S moved to Vilnius with army and established communication to Kaunas. They visited SP amateurs in Vilnius, but found only a few.
Transmission once more allowed from , but communication between belligerent states in Europe was forbidden.
1940 March: transmission forbidden in: OE, ON, XZ, VE, OK, OZ, OH, F, DL, G, EI, LX, PA, Z, LA, P, CT, YO, ZS, SM, HB.
ES: Stopped on , allowed from

18. IARU
Applied on 1939
Voted for LY: K, SU, VY, PA, ZL, YV, F, CT, G. No votes against.
Today no info about initiation.
Re-initiated on 1992.

19. Survived LY hams Almost everybody emigrated LY1AP lives in USA
LY1VV S.K. on 2000.
LY1BX still active, honor member of LRMD.

20. Wilenski Klub Krotkofalowcow (tnx UY5XE)
Date of foundation WKK (55 members: HAMs + SWLs). President - kpt. Roman Siekierski (SP3MR).
president Dr. Adolf Kopec.
WKK (27 HAMs) - one is 5 founders of PZK.
president Dr. Adolf Kopec.
president inz. T.Dabrowski.

21. Nw QRU, 73!
Товариство Прихильникiв Радio Литви засвiдчує найкращi бажання Львiвському Клубовi Короткохвильовцiв з нагоди ювiлею 80-ої рiчницi !