International Amateur Radio Union

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Structure of the IARU in accordance with the regions of the ITU :
  • Region 1
  • Region 2
  • Region 3

    • The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is the international association of amateur radio associations. In the IARU there is a radio amateur association for each country (in Germany: DARC , in Austria: ÖVSV , in Switzerland: USKA ).

    The IARU was founded in 1925 to better represent the interests of radio amateurs at the world radio conferences . It is represented there in an advisory capacity. Its headquarters are in Newington , Connecticut .

    The IARU is divided into three regions in order to do justice to the different frequency assignments in the three ITU regions introduced in the Radio Regulations . The IARU has issued a band plan in each region . Here, certain areas are recommended in each amateur band for the different operating modes .

    The international coordination of QSL card delivery is also the responsibility of the IARU.

    Every year in July, the IARU hosts the IARU HF World Championship Contest, one of the largest radio competitions in the world. Twice a year, in May and November, the IARU hosts a global emergency radio exercise , the Global Simulated Emergency Test (Global SET). The IARU issues the Worked All Continents amateur radio diploma .

    founding

    The founding congress of the IARU took place in Paris from April 14th to 18th, 1925. 271 participants from 26 countries took part. The minutes were drawn up in English, French and Esperanto .

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    literature

    • Premier Congrès International des Radio-Amateurs, first international Radio-Amateur Congress, Unua Internacia Kongreso de Radio Amatoroj, 1926, Étienne CHIRON, Paris.