The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter March 2021 is now available.
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The IARU Region 1 2021 Workshop programme begins next week. Delegates will be gathering virtually on 21 April for the first event in the 2021 workshop programme addressing the future of amateur radio, IARU and its member societies. Over 100 delegates are registered for the event which starts a series of meetings and discussions about future direction. Any society which has not yet registered and wishes to do so should contact the Region 1 Secretary More information can be found at https://conf.iaru-r1.org
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Press Release
by International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 – Youth Working Group
Erding, Germany – Wednesday, 07.04.2021
Team YOTA has been working hard over the last few months to establish one whole new project for the ham radio community. Everyone can take part, it takes place three times per year and only lasts 12 hours. Its aim is to increase the youngsters activity on the air, strengthening the reputation of the YOTA program and demonstrate the support for youngsters across the world.
Let us introduce you to our brand new YOTA Contest!
This years’ sessions will be held on Saturdays 22nd May (0800 – 1959 UTC), 17th July (1000 – 2159 UTC) and 30th December (1200 – 2359 UTC).
We have implemented 8 different categories which also include special ones for youngsters (≤ 25 years old) only. Covering the 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m bands the competition will take place in CW and SSB modes.
The contest exchange used will be the age of the participating operators. Different ages also serve as multipliers during the contest.
Contacts between the own continent are worth 1 point, working DX is worth 3 points but the most points will be achieved by working youngsters. The younger the operator the more points one will get for the QSO.
We, the IARU R1 Youth WG, are very happy to be cooperating with MRASZ, the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society. They are providing the contest log robot and many more things regarding this event.
The contest committee consists of the IARU R1 Youth WG Chair Philipp – DK6SP and Vice Chair Markus – DL8GM. Csaba – HA6PX and Tomi – HA8RT are completing the board.
Once the evaluation of received logs has been completed the various category winners will be awarded with a YOTA Contest plaque.
Check out the full rules on our website at https://ham-yota.com/contest as well as the log upload at https://contest.ham-yota.com.
In case of any questions feel free to contact the YOTA Contest Committee at contest@ham-yota.com directly.
We hope to see you all on air within our newest project!
In behalf of the YOTA Contest Committee,
73 Philipp, DK6SP
Youth WG Chair
IARU Region 1
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Because of the COVID-19 situation ZRS has cancelled the World Youth ARDF Championships that were scheduled to be held in June 2021 in Slovenia.
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In only two more weeks we will celebrate the WARD, the World Amateur Radio Day. At April 18 in 1925 the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris. Just two years later, at the International Radiotelegraph Conference, Amateur Radio gained on shortwave the allocations still recognized today — 160, 80, 40, 20, and 10 meters. Since its founding, the IARU has worked tirelessly to defend and expand the frequency allocations for Amateur Radio. Today, Amateur Radio is more popular than ever, with more than 3,000,000 licensed operators!
World Amateur Radio Day is the day when IARU Member-Societies can show their capabilities to the public and enjoy global friendship with other Amateurs worldwide. For 2021 the IARU Administrative Council has chosen “Amateur Radio: Home but Never Alone” as the theme for World Amateur Radio Day, Sunday, 18 April 2021. Faced with a pandemic that is forcing the adoption of extreme physical isolation to reduce the spread of the virus, the worldwide amateur radio community has responded positively to overcome the resulting social isolation. In the days and weeks following the onset of the pandemic radio amateurs reached out spontaneously to one another via the airwaves at the local, national, and global levels. On-the-air activity was at an unprecedented level throughout 2020, with record-breaking numbers of entries in the major contests.
More information at https://www.iaru.org/on-the-air/world-amateur-radio-day/.
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