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IARU Innovation Zone @ HAM RADIO 2025
· Events, News · Mats, SM6EAN

Don’t miss out on the activities in the IARU Innovation Zone at HAM RADIO 2025. Check out the New posts and under Events…

🔧📡 Technology Working Group @ HAMRADIO Friedrichshafen

Discover the future of amateur radio – live in the INNOVATION ZONE! (Stand A1-472)

The Technology Working Group (TWG) and the Open Source Project Coordinator of IARU Region 1 invite you to experience the most exciting developments in amateur radio firsthand! At HAMRADIO 2025, we will showcase the latest technologies, bold open-source innovations, and open discussions about the future of our hobby at the INNOVATION ZONE.

💡 What to Expect:

  • Wideband HF & IP over Shortwave – 120 kbit/s via HF, STANAG 5066 & SDR
  • AI in Amateur Radio – From contest robots to SSB skimmers and noise cancelling
  • LoRa Mesh & Emergency Communication – Resilient networks for EMCOM and disaster relief
  • Citizen Science Projects – Measure, observe, and build knowledge together
  • Satellite Launch & Telemetry Reception – From CubeSAT to SatDump
  • HamserverPi with SIP telephony & private IP networks on amateur frequencies
  • Open Source Software – From the community, for the community
  • ZigRadio
  • OpenRTX – Free and open-source firmware for amateur radio
  • TRX-control – Full control of your transceiver via software
  • MMDVM Relays – Open source multi-mode digital voice modem
  • FreeDV RADE Project – Machine-learning-powered vocoder for HF

🤖 Interactive Demos & Live Tech

Visit our demo zone and experience:

  • Messaging via LoRa over GEO satellites (QO-100)
  • Wildlife tracking and Skywarn with SDR
  • AI-controlled contest station & antenna diagnostics
  • FreeDV over HF with the RADE machine learning codec
  • State-of-the-art EMCOM with SIP via HAMNET
  • Satellite decoding via SDR and smartphone
  • Live open-source projects: OpenTRX, TRXcontrol, MMDVM, ZipRadio and more!

🎙️ Social Media Corner

Meet the leading YouTubers and influencers from the Amateur Radio world live at the IARU Innovation Zone booth.

🎙️ Discussions & Exchange

The TWG is an open lab of ideas – join us for conversations about:

  • The future of amateur radio in the era of AI and open source
  • Synergies with youth, EMCOM, satellites, and GNU Radio
  • Open innovation, citizen science, and resilience

🎯 Be there – bring your ideas, your knowledge, and your energy!
📍 INNOVATION ZONE Booth – Stand A1-472, Friedrichshafen Expo
📅 HAMRADIO 2025 – Experience the IARU Technology Working Group live

Contact:

Mike Zwingl, OE3MZC, Chair IARU-R1 Technology Working Group
Email oe3mzc@​icssw.​org

Marc Balmer, HB9SSB, Open Source Coordinator IARU-R1
Email: hb9ssb@​iaru-​r1.​org

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IARU 100 years special stamp
· News · Mats, SM6EAN

The RL, Radioamateurs du Luxembourg, is pleased to announce that the Luxembourg Post Philately has issued a Special Post stamp on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the IARU .

Over a year ago, members of the RL asked the Luxembourg Post to issue a special Post stamp. In an information meeting with the responsible for the Post Philately at which the IARU Vice President Thomas, DF2OO, for the IARU and Armand, LX1MA, Phil, LX2A, Vice President RL and myself for the RL participated.

We could convince the postal officials to issue a special stamp. One of the founding fathers of the IARU Jean Wolff, 1JW, later LX1JW, worked in 1925 in a high position for the postal authority in Luxembourg

The stamp and the card are available in the online shop of Post Philately. https://​www​.postphilately​.lu/​e​n​-US
https://​www​.postphilately​.lu/​e​n​-​U​S​/​p​r​o​d​u​c​t​s​/​c​o​l​l​e​c​t​i​o​n​n​e​u​r​s​/​t​i​m​b​r​e​s​-​d​e​-​c​o​l​l​e​c​t​i​o​n​/​t​i​m​b​r​e​-​m​e​n​g​-​p​o​s​t​-​1​0​0​-​a​n​s​-​i​aru

Another possibility is to purchase a card with Stamp at the RL Booth at the HAMRADIO in June 2025. Who want such a card you can pre-order one by email at dx@​pt.​lu until 31 May 2025.

73′ Mich, LX1KQ, President RL

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YOTA Contest 2026
· News, Youth General · Mats, SM6EAN

The first round of YOTA Contest 2026 will be held on March 15th between 10:00 – 22:00 UTC.

YOTA Contest encourages us to make QSOs with as many young HAMs as possible. QSOs with operators under the age of 26 are worth more points. The exchange is the age of the OP(s), and these numbers individually work as multipliers.

The rules of the contest can be found here:
https://​yotacontest​.mrasz​.org/​r​u​l​e​s​-​2​0​2​6​/​e​n​g​l​ish

YOTA Website:
https://​www​.ham​-yota​.com/

Support young HAMs by taking part, and help them get into HAM radio operation and contesting!

See you on March 15th in the YOTA Contest!

73, YOTA CC

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New chair in Youth Committee
· News, Youth General · Mats, SM6EAN

The Executive Committee (EC) is happy to announce Mario Lerma Martínez, EA1JAY, as the new chair for the IARU Region 1 Youth Committee. After a proposal from the Youth Committee, the EC unanimously voted for the proposal.

Please join us in welcoming Mario and wish him all the best in this new role.

For those of you who don’t know Mario, he has been kind enough to provide us with a brief presentation:

I am Mario EA1JAY, a Full License holder since mid-2018, actively collaborating with URE in promoting amateur radio among young people since the 2018 edition of December YOTA Month (DYM). Since then, I have coordinated the event at national level in Spain and helped organize youth-oriented activities. Since 2022, I have been part of the Youth Working Group/Youth Committee, where I started coordinating DYM at international level.

I have participated in every YOTA summer camp since the Bulgaria edition as a representative of URE and, since 2023, as part of the Youth Working Group/Youth Committee. This experience has allowed me to connect with a large number of young operators who share the same passion and goals, further motivating me to continue promoting this hobby among youth.

I am usually QRV on HF, VHF, and UHF, operating in both analog and digital modes, and hopefully soon in CW as well. As an RF Engineer, I am fascinated by the wide range of opportunities that amateur radio offers, not only from a technical perspective but also as a fun and social activity that has allowed me to meet lots of new friends. Over time, it has become more than just a hobby, it has definitely become a lifestyle for me.

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