There is still a risk of flooding in the South West of Poland but currently the Public Communications systems are operating normally so it is appropriate to return 3760 to normal use with the normal procedures of;

• Listen before transmitting
• If you hear any station passing emergency traffic then leave the frequency clear and avoid causing QRM. Polish stations make use of the /D suffix to indicate emergency working and this should help in case of any language difficulties.

Thanks to all stations for their assistance and support.

Belarus has got an access to the extended 40 m band. In the 7100-7200 frequency range it is allowed to use SSB and CW with 500 W max (and as always, up to 1 KW in contests under a special authorization). The same decision of the State Comission for Radio Frequencies (dated May 14, 2009 but just recently released) the 160 m band has also been extended. The frequencies accessible are now 1810 to 2000 kHz.

On June 27, 2009 at the Ham Radio Exhibition in Friedrichshafen, Ulrich Mueller - DK4VW presented to the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Coordinator Wolfgang Hadel, DK2OM, on behalf of the Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club e. V. (DARC) an award in appreciation for his outstanding contribution in the deffense of the Amateur Radio spectrum. Congratulations Wolf. Well deserved.

Pictures from the event are available in the IARUMS Photo Gallery.

At the HAM RADIO event in Friedrichshafen IARU President Tim Ellam VE6SH announced that by decision of the IARU Administrative Council Dr. Larry Price - W4RA (Ex. president of IARU) is named President Emeritus of IARU for his outstanding contribution to IARU and the Amateur Radio Community. At the same event, Larry was knighted in the Norwegian order of the Golden Key by its Commander Ole Garpestad - LA2RR. Pictures from the event are available in the IARU Region 1 Photo Gallery.

On June 27, 2009 at the Ham Radio Exhibition in Friedrichshafen, IARU president Tim Ellam - VE6SH presented IARU history, achievements  and plans for addressing future challenges. A copy of the presentation is available in the IARU Region 1 Document archive. Pictures from the Event are available in the Photo Gallery.

Following recent flooding in the South-Western part of Poland, and a continuing flood threat to the region. The DASR emergency group (http://www.dasr.za.pl/) is reporting that 3760 kHz may be used for emergency communication. Please, keep this frequency clear for emergency traffic. Further updates will be posted as they are received.