Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, George Gorsline, VE3YV, Flavio Archangelo, PY2ZX, Serge Bertuzzo, VA3SB and Jon Siverling, WB3ERA at the CITEL meetings in Ottawa CITEL, the telecommunications committee of the Organization of […]
International Affairs Officer
Update on the Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC-19
Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, RAC Special Advisor, is once again in Geneva, Switzerland attending the latest Preparatory Meetings for the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19). He will be tweeting comments on […]
IARU Region 2 General XX Assembly to be held in Lima, Peru
The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU): On behalf of the IARU Region 2 Executive Committee, I am pleased to give notice of the […]
Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Bulgaria: August 11-17
The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU): The 9th edition of Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) will be held in Bulgaria, close to the […]
Amateurs in Argentina gain access to 60m and 630m
The Radio Club Argentino (RCA) has announced that their communications authorities have granted Amateurs access to the 630 metre and 60 metre bands. In addition, existing allocations at 160 metres, […]
WTDC-17: The Amateur Radio Service is key in emergencies and disasters
The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 9 to 20 at the invitation of the Government of Argentina and with the approval by […]
IARU Region 1 General Conference Update: September 17-23
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/iaru-president-traditional-aspects-of-ham-radio-may-not-be-attractive-to-newcomers The 24th General Conference of International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1) convened September 17-23 in Landshut, […]
IARU Administrative Council Addresses New Radio Spectrum Pollution Threat
The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its annual in-person meeting on September 15 and 16 in Landshut, Germany, immediately prior to the IARU Region […]
Proposed Revisions to the Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations Canada Proposes to add 5 MHz and to keep five existing domestic channels
The Government of Canada has just released a consultation document to implement the changes from World Radio Conference 2015 (WRC-15) including 60 metres. Note that these are in addition to […]
Call for participants 14th IARU High Speed CW Test World Championship
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 […]