The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union: The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its annual in-person meeting on September 28 and 29, 2019 in Lima, Peru, just before the triennial General Assembly of IARU Region 2. The AC is responsible for the policy and […]
World Radio Conferences
World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19): An Update
Countdown to WRC-19: An Update to the article in the September-October 2019 TCA The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from October 28 to November 22, 2019. Our delegate, Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, the RAC Special Advisor at World Radiocommunication Conferences, regularly keeps us all up to date – through articles […]
Countdown to WRC-19: Regional Organizations Wrapping Up Preparations
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from October 28 to November 22, 2019. Stay tuned for additional information about the Conference in the pages of The Canadian Amateur magazine, on the RAC website and in social media using #RACatWRC19. The following news item is courtesy of the American […]
Update on Two Metres Sharing Proposal Countdown to World Radiocommunication Conference 2019
For immediate release: There has been a concern – understandably – in the Amateur community over a proposal made by France to study reallocating144 – 146 MHz to the aeronautical navigation service at a World Radiocommunication Conference, likely in 2023, to accommodate the growing number of aircraft employing new navigation tracking and communication aids. At the […]
Countdown to WRC-19: Highlights of CITEL WRC Preparatory Meeting August 12 to 16 in Ottawa
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 American States, concluded a week of meetings on Friday, August 16 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. These meetings have as their principal purpose to […]
2 Metre Sharing Proposal is on CEPT Conference Preparatory Group Agenda
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL): The final European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) Conference Preparatory Group (CPG) meeting prior to World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) gets underway on Monday, August 26. Action at that gathering will determine whether a French proposal to have WRC-23 study […]
Article: Global Institutions Support Amateur Radio Communication and Experimentation
The following item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL): Former ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, has contributed to the latest edition of ITU News Magazine – published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The issue is devoted to “terrestrial wireless communications,” which includes the Amateur Radio and Amateur Satellite Services. Sumner’s article, “Self-training, […]