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, 80 metres and 30 metres have been extended. These revised allocations follow the latest International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Band Plans approved at […]
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 the Council with the concurrence of a majority of the Member States of the International Telecommunications Union. As part of the International Day for Disaster […]
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, Germany, with representatives of 40 member-societies present and another 13 represented by proxy. IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, welcomed the attendees, urging them to reflect […]
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 1 Conference. The AC reviewed its priorities and positions with regard to the agenda items for the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) of the International […]
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 continuing the domestic allocation of five channels congruent with the United States. The announcement was made in Gazette Notice SMSE-005-17 which can be found below […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Quest for Sixty Metres – almost there!
“The WRC-15 Sub-Working Group on Agenda Item 1.4” chaired by Dale Hughes VK1DSH has finished debate on and passed forward to the next level an agreement for a new secondary allocation to the Amateur Radio Service at 5 MHz. The proposed allocation is for 15 kHz between 5351.5 and 5366.5 kHz with a maximum Effective […]
Annual IARU Region 2 Executive Committee Meeting
The annual IARU Region 2 Executive Committee meeting was held in the city of Bogota, Colombia on September 19-20, 2015, with the presence of all area directors and of Rod Stafford, W6ROD, representing IARU Administrative Committee. At the meeting, the reports of each area director and of the coordinators were read and analyzed, and the […]
ARISS News Release
ARISS-International Meeting Held in Tokyo, Japan An ARISS International delegates meeting was held at the Big Sight convention facility located in Tokyo, Japan from Thursday August 20 until Sunday August 23. This year’s ARISS face-to-face meeting was held in conjunction with the Japan Amateur Radio League’s 90th anniversary celebration and international Ham Fair exposition. ARISS-International […]