Youngsters On The Air at HAM Radio Friedrichshafen

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Category: Youth - general

Published: Friday, 14 June 2019 17:31

Written by Lisa, PA2LS

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Are you ready for a different fair?

For the first time ever the IARU 1 youth committee will have its own YOTA booth in Friedrichshafen!
Yes, you got it right! It will be an adventure full of fun and meetings, sharing of experiences and activities and much more among the youngsters.

Look for us at Halle A1, booth A1-594 (directly next to the big DARC booth).

Furthermore, we recommend not to miss our events during the fair:

On Friday June 21st from 15:00 to 16:00 the South-African YOTA team will hand-over the YOTA flag as well as the official YOTA morse key to the Bulgarian team as start of the upcoming YOTA 2019 summer camp. It will be held near Sofia this August. This event takes place at the main stage.

On Saturday 22 June – Youth Meeting from 10:00 to 12:00 in room Liechtenstein.
The program for the youth meeting is:
– Introduction and the upcoming YOTA program in 2019 (by Lisa, PA2LS)
– YOTA in Japan (by Riku, JR2KHB)
– Subregional Camp Finland 2019, NOTA (by Kati, OH2FKX and team OH)
– Subregional Camp Germany 2019 (by Philipp, DK6SP)
– Subregional Camp Italy 2018 (by Silvio IZ5DIY)

You will also have the possibility to join our daily lottery at our booth and win our awesome YOTA merchandise hoodies at 3:30pm every day.

IARU R1 50/70 MHz Contest

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Published: Thursday, 13 June 2019 10:26

Written by Alex Carletti

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During the next weekend there will be IARU R1 50/70 MHz Contest, you can find all detailed rules on the Contest Matters section of the web site; these rules are valid since 2018 till the next General Conference in 2020.

This year many stations will be on air during the contest for the first time, as they are now allowed to trasmitt on 50 MHz and/or 70 MHz; so let's hope for good participation and propagation.

Remember to send your log, it is really appreciated.

Enjoy the contest and Good Luck.

WRC 23 AGENDA ITEMS 

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Category: News

Published: Monday, 10 June 2019 19:54

Written by Don Beattie

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IARU Region 1 notes that there are two proposals under discussion in Europe as possible future Agenda Items at WRC 2023, which potentially could impact important amateur radio frequencies. The following sets out the current IARU position on these proposals.

50 MHz Contest allowed in DL

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Published: Sunday, 09 June 2019 21:11

Written by Alex Carletti

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With an update of the original 2006 decree the contest ban has been temporalily lifted within the frequency band 50.08-51 MHz, so German amateurs may participate in 6m contests in the time periode May - September.

All other provisions, which later modified the original 2006 decree, are still valid until the end of 2019.

This is reported by Ulrich Müller, DK4VW, DARC Frequency Manager.

IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter May 2019 available!

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Category: IARUMS

Published: Sunday, 09 June 2019 13:01

Written by DK2OM

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The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter May 2019 is now available. Click here!

IARU at Ham Radio 2019

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Published: Saturday, 08 June 2019 17:29

Written by Alex Carletti

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IARU will be at Ham Radio 2019 in Friedrichshafen from 21^st to 23^rd June 2019. We will be at stand A1-599 in the main hall.

At the stand, we are available for a few informal discussions on important amateur radio matters. If you are at Friedrichshafen, please come and see us, to discuss IARU initiatives on the future of amateur radio.

We are going to take some great meetings and events, here is the program :

• On Friday from 12:00 to 16:00, in Conference Center Est,  IARU Region 1 EMCOMM Meeting.

• On Friday from 14:30 to 15:00, in Main Stage, IARU Region 1  VHF & Up Prizing Ceremony for all IARU Region 1 2018 Contest.

• On Friday from 15:00 to 16:00, in Main Stage, YOTA Flag Handover : the South-African YOTA team will hand-over the YOTA flag as well as the official YOTA morse key to the Bulgarian team as start of the upcoming YOTA 2019 summer camp.

• On Friday from 16:00 to 18:00 in Room Liechtenstein, IARU Region 1 International Meeting.

• On Saturday from 10:00 to 11:30 in Room Schweiz IARU Region 1 Monitor System Meeting.

• On Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00 in Room Liechtenstein, IARU Region 1 International Youth Meeting (YOTA)

• On Saturday from 14:00 to 15:90, Greg G0DUB will be available at IARU booth to discuss Emergency Communications.

Follow our website and social media accounts to be updated on the program : 

• IARU R1 Facebook page :  https://www.facebook.com/iarur1/
• IARU R1 Twitter account : https://twitter.com/IARU_R1/

ITU Study Group 1 meets in Geneva

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Published: Friday, 07 June 2019 21:22

Written by Don Beattie

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The May/June ITU-R Study Group 1 meeting, together with its Working Parties has just completed its 2019 meeting in Geneva. IARU was represented for the whole seven days of meetings by Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ.

The meetings spent a large amount of time discussing the emerging Wireless Power Transmission technologies and their applications.  Work was advanced on Reports on WPT at 100-148.5 kHz for low power charging of portable devices, for WPT for electric vehicles (WPT-EV) at around 20, 60 and 85 kHz and for “Beam” WPT for remote charging.

Emergency Communications meeting at HamRadio 2019

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Category: Emergency Communications

Published: Wednesday, 05 June 2019 22:25

Written by Greg Mossop

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21-23 June brings the largest gathering of Radio Amateurs in Europe and also the largest gathering of Emergency Communicators at HAMRADIO 2019 in Friedrichshafen. IARU Region 1 will be hosting a meeting for Radio Amateurs interested in Emergency Communications in Room Rom on Friday 21st June starting at 1200 local time with the following preliminary programme ( times may change ).

1200-1215 Greg G0DUB Welcome and short Region 1 report.

1215-1240 Mike SP9XWM and Cris SP7WME - Polish use of new technology in exercises

1240-1300 Open Discussion - What use can we make of Satellites and other new modes for Emergency Communications. Discussing Low Earth Orbit as well as Geostationary satellites, HF conditions and weak signal message modes ( e.g. JS8call ).

1300-1330 Alberto IK1YLO - Film : 6 minutes about NEIFLEX ( North East Italian Flood Exercise ) European Exercise of 5/9 June 2018 followed by
an update on their national DMR project.

1330-1340 Ron 4X1IG - 'Contest as a drill'

1340-1400 Oliver DL7TNY - Introduction to AREDN data networks

1400-1430 Open Forum. Any remaining questions and guidance for new groups.

1430-1530 Greg G0DUB - How would we respond to a power grid failure. A short exercise.

The Working language for this meeting will be English.