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Amendments to the IARU Region 1 Constitution
· General Conference, News · Hans, PB2T

Following approval by delegates at the Virtual General Conference in October 2020, proposals to amend the Region 1 Constitution were put to a vote of all Member Societies in December 2020. The changes principally covered two areas:

  • Introduction of the facility to hold virtual general conferences, subject to prior agreement of Member Societies
  • Changes to the wording of the Constitution to make it gender-neutral

The voting has now closed. Under Article 7.1 of the Constitution, two-thirds of those Member Societies entitled to vote need to vote in favour for changes to be made to the Constitution. The number entitled to vote is 85 and therefore 57 votes in favour are needed.
The results of the vote, which have been checked and validated by the Chairman of Committee C2 at the VGC, are:

  • For the resolution: 67 votes
  • Against the resolution: 3 votes
  • Abstentions: 1 vote
  • Invalid votes: 1

A total of 72 member societies voted of the 85 possible.

The proposed changes are therefore approved. The revised Constitution has been placed on the Region 1 website at https://​www​.iaru​-r1​.org/​r​e​f​e​r​e​n​c​e​/​r​e​g​i​o​n​a​l​-​c​o​n​s​t​i​t​u​t​i​on/

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Home but never alone: Celebrating World Amateur Radio Day
· News · Lisa, PA2LS

On the 18th of April, we celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. Two young enthusiasts told ITU News about the hobby’s global revival since the start of COVID-19.

Read the full story on ITU News.

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YOTA Online – Session #11 “JOTA — Scouts in Hamradio”
· News, Youth General · Mario, EA1JAY

Press Release by Youngsters On The Air
Sunday, 14.03.2021

Are you ready for our upcoming YOTA online session already?
Did you set your alarms to Thursday, 25.03.2021 — 1900 UTC?

In this newest episode the team will present the main topic “JOTA – Scouts in Hamradio”. This time we will introduce you to another fantastic aspect of our common hobby – Jamborees On The Air. Join this newest YOTA Online session and listen to our guests live on the show. Furthermore, we will also have a special prize draw after you solved our new riddle live on the show. We will give away more ICOM merch packages. So, stay tuned and be excited!our guests on the show. Furthermore, we will also have a special prize draw after you solved our new riddle live on the show. We will give away two more ICOM merch packages. So, stay tuned and be excited!

WHAT IS YOTA ONLINE?
The Youth Working Group within the IARU Region 1 created a new program called “YOTA online”. In these monthly gatherings we will try to bring the YOTA feeling towards the online community and spread the word that there is youth in ham radio. A YOTA team consisting of active youngsters will present different topics, while answering questions from the community. There will also be a section where different recent YOTA event hosts will be able to present the highlights, while also giving participants the opportunity to share stories. These sessions are also interesting if you want to learn more about organizing such amateur radio events for young people. This will be followed by a Q&A session with the group presenting. At the end of the event we will also do a prize raffle including a little riddle amongst all participants.


WHERE WILL IT BE HELD?
We will be streaming live again on our Youtube, Facebook and Twitch channels.

Here are the links to our channels.
Youtube — https://​www​.youtube​.com/​h​a​m​y​ota
Twitch — https://​www​.twitch​.tv/​h​a​m​y​ota
Facebook — https://​www​.facebook​.com/​h​a​m​y​ota

QUESTIONS?
If you have questions while the event takes place do not hesitate to ask them.
Please keep in mind that we will be monitoring only the chats on Facebook, Youtube and Twitch while we are streaming live.
All other comments will be answered afterwards for sure.

RE-WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODES
If you missed earlier episodes or just want to watch a topic again it is very easy.
Just visit our Youtube Channel and select what you want to see.

We hope to welcome you on the show!

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5 MHz Band in South Africa
· HF, News · admin

South Africa’s SARL has asked the communications regulator ICASA to allow radio amateurs a 100 kHz wide allocation in the 5 MHz (60m) band with 400 watts output. In terms of the outcome of the WRC-15, ICASA published on 25 May 2018 in the National Radio Frequency Plan an allocation of 100 kHz of spectrum to South African Radio Amateurs. There are two separate footnotes in the plan, splitting access to the 60m band into three segments.

In footnote 5.133B there is an allocation of 5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz with a power limit of only 15 W EIRP. This is the most common allocation in countries where 60 metres is permitted. In footnote NP 0, ICASA has allocated a full 100 kHz: “The 5350 — 5450 kHz segment and the channel 5 290 kHz are allocated on a secondary basis to radio amateurs under Article 4.4 of the ITU regulations.” ICASA has however not yet updated Annexure I of the Frequency Spectrum Regulations which stipulates power limits and modulation types. However, in the SARL’s motivation to have 100 kHz of 5 MHz spectrum allocated, the SARL requested a power limit of 26 dBW (400 Watts PEP) for ZS and ZR licence holders and 20 dBW (100 watt PEP) for ZU licence holders. These power limits are common in South Africa for all bands that are allocated on a secondary basis. On bands where amateur radio has a primary allocation, the power limit for ZS and ZR licensees is 30 dBW. The current situation is that these power limits for secondary allocations apply on 5 MHz except for the segment 5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz where only 15 Watt EIRP is permitted.

Source: SARL/SARN

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