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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.
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YOTA UK has ended!
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- Category: Youth - general
- Published: Wednesday, 16 August 2017 06:50
- Written by Lisa, PA2LS
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IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter July 2017 available!
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- Category: Latest
- Published: Saturday, 12 August 2017 14:40
- Written by DK2OM
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The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter July 2017 is now available. Click here!
ARISS contact with YOTA UK
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- Category: Youth - general
- Published: Friday, 11 August 2017 09:48
- Written by Lisa, PA2LS
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We are happy to say that NA1SS is in the log of GB4YOTA. Watch the contact with astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZ0JPA, a longer version is available here.
YOTA is this week in the UK, listen out for GB17YOTA
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- Category: Youth - general
- Published: Sunday, 06 August 2017 17:41
- Written by Lisa, PA2LS
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80 Youngsters from 26 countries will be enjoying an exciting week in the UK. A week full of ham radio and making new international friends.
They are taking part in an interesting program, here a few highlights:
- Tuesday an ARISS contact with astronaut Paolo Nespoli
- Intercultural evening where everyone brings food from their home country
- Kit building
- SOTA activity
- Visit to London, Bletchley Park and Ofcom
- Operating the station GB17YOTA, in all kind of digital modes, CW and Phone
- ARDF
- All youngsters will taking part in the UK foundation license exam
These daily diaries are giving a brief summary of the activities they have joined. Take a look.
Follow the youngsters on the RSGB and YOTA social media pages.
Emergency Communications Activities at HamRadio 2017
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- Category: Emergency Communications
- Published: Friday, 28 July 2017 18:37
- Written by Greg Mossop
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The 42nd HamRadio Exhibition at Friedrichshafen attracted 17110 visitors, among them many Emergency Communicators who attended the two meetings for Emergency Communicators at the event or looked at the exhibits in the main hall.
On Friday 14th July, the first IARU Region 1 Emergency Communications meeting was held in the English language with an average 15 attendees from 10 countries. The Open Forum as usual could have lasted longer with many good discussions and points raised, there was a very well received presentation from Alberto IK1YLO and Marco IU1GJE about the RNRE response to the Earthquakes and disasters in Italy in 2016. The results from the RAYNET-UK survey of their groups about the technology they used and how it matched the needs of their users were provided. The session closed with two discussion sessions about how we could organise international networks and when we should think of an event as an emergency. The discussion session presentations have been modified to provide a very short summary of what the session wanted to achieve. The presentations are available on the following links;
RAYNET-UK Technology Survey, RNRE Sisma 2016-7, What is an Emergency ( Discussion Session ), How do we create an International Network ( Discussion ) .
For the Region 1 report presentation contact the Regional co-ordinator directly here.
On Saturday the DARC Notfunk Universitaet took place with many presentations on skills and techniques in the German language from German, Swiss and Austrian presenters. An initial report on DARC Notfunk activities is available at;
http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/notfunk/meldungen/meldungen-details/news/42-ham-radio/
The next Ham Radio on the Bodensee is on June 1-3 2018.
IARU Region 1 President at opening of Ham Radio 2017.
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- Category: News
- Published: Monday, 17 July 2017 08:59
- Written by Don Beattie
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IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, gave an opening address at the Friedrichshafen Ham Radio 2017 event last week. He covered the spectrum challenges of today, and IARU's role in working for the future of amateur radio. A copy of the talk is available here
IARU at Friedrichshafen
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- Category: News
- Published: Monday, 17 July 2017 09:27
- Written by Don Beattie
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IARU had a successful Friedrichshafen. The IARU stand was well-visited and was manned by a number of IARU volunteers. Members societies and others had the opportunity to discuss with IARU key issues about amateur radio and the progress towards WRC 2019.
IARU also gave a number of talks at the Friedrichshafen event which will be made available to IARU Member Societies. One presentation given by IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, Secretary Dave Sumner, K1ZZ and Region 1 President Don Beattie, G3BJ, is available here
International Youth Meeting and YOTA flag hand over at HAM Radio
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- Category: Youth Section
- Published: Tuesday, 18 July 2017 18:12
- Written by Lisa, PA2LS
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Last weekend the IARU R1 International Youth meeting took place at HAM Radio Friedrichshafen. An enthusiastic group of young people and youth workers attended the meeting. Philipp DK6SP and Florian OE3FTA gave a presentation about their experiences in IARU R1’s youth contesting program at 9A1A. Find here the presentation.
The meeting ended with a discussion where many youngsters and youth coordinators shared their experiences on youth activities in several IARU R1 member societies.
A few highlights:
- HamCamp had this year more than 100 participants, mostly youth
- A youth team activated for a weekend PA6YOTA and PD6YOTA from club station PI4CC
- Many Italian youngsters attended the meeting and shared several activities, such as taking part in a contest from IY4FGM, the location where Marconi transmitted the first radio signals
- OeVSV shared their positive experiences of hosting YOTA 2016 in Austria
- Radio amateurs from Japan and the USA joined the meeting, with interest of bringing Youngsters On The Air to IARU Region 2 and 3
YOTA key and flag hand over
On Saturday afternoon the official YOTA flag was literally brought from OeVSV booth to the RSGB booth under loud cheering of a group of youngsters. With a ceremony at the RSGB booth the flag and morse key where handed over from the Austrian youngsters to the British youngsters. Which means YOTA UK is now almost going to start, with only 3 weeks left. We are looking forward to the event which will welcome more than 80 participants from around 30 member societies.
