The 14th IARU HST World Championship will be held in Esztergom, Hungary on September 8-12, organized by the MARSZ, Hungarian Radio Amateur Society. The competition has 4 female and 5 male categories, testing skills and knowledge in four events: Receiving, Transmitting, Rufz (call sign receiving RufzXP), and Morse Runner (contest simulator). The results will be […]
Going to 2016 Rio Olympic Games? Here’s How to Operate.
Radio Amateur operators who will visit Brazil for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be able to be on air without bureaucracy. During August and September any foreign Amateur will be able to operate in Brazil regardless of the existence of a reciprocity agreement between countries. No IARP or CEPT licence is necessary as well. […]
Are you between 15 and 25? YOTA 2016 Summer Camp in Salzburg, Austria
IARU Region 1 is again operating a YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) Summer Camp for young Amateurs from IARU R1 countries (Europe, Africa). This year, Region 1 has invited IARU Regions 2 and 3 to each send two young Amateurs to be part of this special event. The goal of YOTA is to welcome new and young Amateur […]
Allocation at 60 Metres Approved at WRC15!!!
NEWS FLASH – November 18, 2015 At the Sixth Plenary of WRC-15 held this afternoon (Geneva time) the proposal for a new secondary allocation to Amateur Radio at 5 MHz passed both 1st and 2nd readings. This effectively ends the four-year trek to bring Agenda Item 1.4 to fruition. The changes to the Radio Regulations […]
Updated RAC 0–30 MHz Band Plan Released
The RAC Band Planning Committee has released an updated band plan for all LF and HF (0-30 MHz) amateur allocations. This includes the new LF bands at 2200m and 600m, the 60m USB channels, and changes to reflect current best practice on other bands. The updated band plan represents the RAC Band Planning Committee’s year-long […]
IARU HF World Championship July 11-12
The Annual IARU HF World Championship will be held on the weekend of July 11 and 12, 2015. All licensed amateurs worldwide may participate. Date and Contest Period: The second full weekend of July, beginning 1200 UTC Saturday and ending 1200 UTC Sunday (July 11-12, 2015). Both Single and Multi operator stations may operate the […]
DARF Trust Receives Major Donation
The Defence of Amateur Radio Fund (DARF) is pleased to announce a $10,000 donation from a ham who wishes to remain anonymous. This is the largest single amount donated to the trust fund in recent years. In making his donation, the donor noted that he based the amount on the on the projected costs to […]