The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is a federation of national associations of certified radio amateurs, representing over 150 countries and separate territories around the world.

The three IARU Regions are organised to broadly mirror the structure of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and its related regional telecommunications organisations. The Regions comprise:
- IARU Region 1: Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Northern Asia
- IARU Region 2: The Americas
- IARU Region 3: Asia-Pacific

The IARU represents the interests of the Amateur Radio Service worldwide to relevant international organisations, promoting the interests of amateur radio and seeking to protect and enhance its spectrum privileges.

International Amateur Radio Union - Region 1

IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter August 2019 available!

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Published: Sunday, 08 September 2019 20:32
Written by DK2OM
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The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter August 2019 is now available.  Click here!

IARU attends ITU Inter-Regional Workshop

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Published: Wednesday, 04 September 2019 14:37
Written by Don Beattie
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As part of its strategy to support the topics of interest to the amateur service at WRC-19, IARU is present at the third inter-regional workshop in Geneva this week. The workshop, attended by member states and other sector members of ITU, is considering and discussing the positions of the six Regional Telecommunications Organistions on the main WRC Agenda items. It also is considering how any differing Regional positions might be reconciled during WRC to arrive at a consensus. 

IARU-R1 144 MHz Contest

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Published: Monday, 02 September 2019 10:55
Written by Verleijen Jacques
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The IARU Region 1 144 MHz contest will be held this weekend from 7 and 8 September 2019. The contest starts at 14.00 UTC You are kindly invited to participate.

You can find the contest rules here

ATU finalises its positions for WRC-19

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Published: Sunday, 01 September 2019 10:02
Written by Don Beattie
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The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held its final preparatory meeting in South Africa this last week for the World Radio Conference. The meeting was attended by Brian Jacobs, ZS6YZ who represented SARL and IARU Region 1 as part of the South African Delegation led by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.


Items of interest to the amateur service which were finalised were:

- Agreement to an African Common Proposal (AFCP) on allocating 50-54 MHz to the amateur service in Region 1 on a primary basis with provisions to allow Wind Profiler Radars and the amateur service to avoid mutual interference.(WRC Agenda Item 1.1)

- Discussion on spectrum to be considered for International Mobile Telecommunications, which ATU agreed should not include the primary amateur band at 47-47.2 GHz (WRC Agenda Item 1.13)

- Agreement to an AFCP that retains the current regulatory position in the 5725-5850 MHz frequency band which includes secondary allocations to the amateur service and the amateur-satellite service (WRC Agenda Item 1.16)

- On Wireless Power Transmission for electric vehicles, ATU agreed to support no change to the Radio Regulations but continuation of studies in ITU-R to ensure that appropriate frequency ranges and technical limits are incorporated into standards to protect radiocommunication services.


IARU Region 1 notes with satisfaction the above positions reached by ATU, which form a sound base for discussions at the forthcoming World Radio Conference in Egypt in November 2019.

 

CEPT CPG finalises its positions for WRC-19

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Published: Friday, 30 August 2019 09:31
Written by Don Beattie
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The CEPT Conference Preparatory Group met this week in Ankara, Turkey. Items of interest to the amateur service which were finalised were:

- Agreement to a European Common Proposal (ECP) on allocating 50-52 MHz to the amateur service in Region 1 on a secondary basis with a footnote listing those countries where the amateur service will have a primary allocation in the band 50-50.5 MHz (WRC Agenda Item 1.1)

- Agreement to an ECP on spectrum to be considered for International Mobile Telecommunications, which does not now include the primary amateur band at 47-47.2 GHz (WRC Agenda Item 1.13)

- Agreement to an ECP that retains the current regulatory position in the 5725-5850 MHz frequency band which includes secondary allocations to the amateur service and the amateur-satellite service (WRC Agenda Item 1.16)

- Removal of 144-146 MHz from a French proposal for study of additional spectrum for aeronautical applications. (WRC Agenda Item 10)

- At the insistence of the European Commission, a WRC-23 agenda item was considered necessary to address the world-wide protection of Regional Navigational Satellite Systems from amateur emissions in the band 1240-1300 MHz. A draft WRC Resolution was agreed which underlines the importance of this frequency band to the amateur service and explicitly excludes the removal of existing allocations as part of the proposed agenda item. (WRC Agenda Item 10)

- There was no change to the already agreed CEPT position on Wireless Power Transmission (WRC Agenda item 9.1.6). This states that no change is needed in the Radio Regulations to address the question of operating frequency for WPT-EV, but leaves open the question of spurious emissions from WPT-EV.

Commenting on the outcome of CPG, IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, said that the IARU team at Ankara (the only representatives of the amateur service at the meeting) had presented clear and convincing arguments for the amateur service position and he was pleased that regulators had recognised the strength of the amateur case. He expressed his thanks to everyone who had contributed to the outcome at CPG.

The issues now move to WRC in Egypt in November for final resolution. IARU will be there.

IARU R1 50/70 MHz Contest - Provisional Results

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Published: Friday, 23 August 2019 07:34
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Provisional results for the last IARU Region 1 50/70 MHz contest are available on

https://iaru.oevsv.at/v_upld/prg_resultstable.php?cont_id=4

Complaining period will end on Sept 30th, after which the results will be final.

 

 

YOTA Summer Camp Bulgaria 2019 – Looking back

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Category: Youth - general
Published: Wednesday, 21 August 2019 19:05
Written by Monty, OE3VVU
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From the 11th to the 17th of August 2019 around 80 youngsters from 27 countries met in Bankya, near Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria to connect and learn from each other. The event was organised by the Bulgarian Federation of Amateur Radio as part of IARU Region 1’s “Youngsters On The Air” program, abbreviated as YOTA. The summer camp is held in a different country every year, over the last years it has been held in Austria, the United Kingdom, South Africa and many more. YOTA is growing quickly, this year’s summer camp demonstrated this especially well. The great majority of participants had never participated in a YOTA summer camp before, they are a new generation of young amateur radio enthusiasts. Another thing showing YOTA’s success is the number of girls at the camp, 40% of the participants were YLs, a percentage not often seen in amateur radio.

During the week youngsters did a variety of workshops such as building VHF and HF antennas, electronic kits, and much more. However the focus of this week’s presentations was on learning from each other: YOTA is shifting more and more towards a “youngsters for youngsters” approach where youngsters teach each other, rather than relying on older generations for input. A number of participating youth teams presented their youth activities. For example, the Finnish team gave an insight into the Nordics On The Air sub-regional camp, they not only showed how successful it was, but gave great tips and a good guide to organising such an event. The main goal of the YOTA summer camp is to give youngsters the ideas, knowledge and experiences they require to go back to their home country at the end of the week and start their own youth activities. The practical workshops are mostly easily reproducible so that youngsters could use them to introduce new young people into the hobby. For example youngsters might do a kit building workshop at a local school or use the antenna built at the camp to do a SOTA activation together with some new youngsters.

Sub-regional camps like those held in Finland, Italy and Germany in the last years are being organised more and more. For example, the next one is already being held in September in the Czech Republic, followed closely by a camp in the Netherlands in December. The idea behind a sub-regional camp is to bring together around 30 youngsters for an extended weekend, for example from Thursday until Sunday. Other than the YOTA summer camp, these camps are also used to bring new youngsters into the hobby. Un-licensed youngsters who know relatively little about amateur radio are invited to these camps to show them how interesting and fun amateur radio is.

The Italian youth team’s presentation showed very well that a sub-regional camp can be organised on quite a limited budget, their camp only cost 25 euros per participant per day. Furthermore they showed how such an event can re-vitalise a local radio club. The radio club supporting the event gained many new members as many of the participants of the camp did their license after the camp and joined the club. Furthermore the existing members of the club became more active as they organised the camp together.

A large number of youth teams now want to organise such an event, and during the coming months there will be many applications to IARU to hold a YOTA sub-regional camp. What the participants learnt at the YOTA summer camp will be an invaluable resource for organising sub-regional camps and youth activities on any scale.

A special thank you to BFRA for hosting this great event!

OL19CAMP – YOTA Subregional Camp

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Published: Wednesday, 14 August 2019 07:48
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We are happy to announce an additional YOTA Sub-regional event for 2019:

Radio amateur adventure weekend of Western Slavs.
The camp is mostly meant to get to know each other.

When?  from 27.9. to 29.9.2019
Where? www.vyhlidka-blansko.cz
Why? Do you want your youngsters to experience the unforgettable magic of amateur radio? Send them to the Czech Radio Club for the weekend! They get to know new friends and get to know what radio and electronics are and how it works. We tell him about radio broadcasting and it’s up to them if they’ll use this new information and skill in their next lives. These days it’s an easily available hobby that a lot of kids dream about. Your youngster will develop a totally new view on computers, mobile phones and all the modern electronics.
To who? We welcome both girls and boys from 10 to 25 years old.
How much does it cost? Since the IARU and the CRK financially support the event, the participation fee is 500 Kč (Czech currency) – we offer accommodation, catering, drinks and professional lectures.
If we have not a car. Transport will be solved individually depending on our agreement.
If I have more questions. If anything is unclear, just write an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Where can I register? Send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with request for registration form. Keep in mind that we only have 30 seats.

Note: This is an English translation of the Czech version, which can be found on the Český Radioklub homepage