YOTA Contest 2025
The first round of YOTA Contest 2025 will be held on March 9th between 10:00–22:00 UTC.
YOTA Contest encourages us to make QSOs with as many young HAMs as possible. QSOs with operators under the age of 26 are worth …
New chair in Youth Committee
The Executive Committee (EC) is happy to announce Mario Lerma Martínez, EA1JAY, as the new chair for the IARU Region 1 Youth Committee. After a proposal from the Youth Committee, the EC unanimously voted for the proposal.
Please join us …
New IARU member society — LCAS
We are happy to welcome our new IARU member: Libyan Communications Amateur Society (LCAS) of Tripoli, Libya. The voting was carried forward unanimously.
Contact details will soon be up on the IARU member society list https://www.iaru.org/reference/member-societies/ …
HB9CET SK
It is with deep regret that we bid farewell to our long-time friend and colleague, Peter Jost, HB9CET, who passed away on 3 January 2025 at the age of 82.Peter was a towering figure in the world of amateur radio. …
ON4WF SK
It is with great sadness we say goodbye to Gaston, ON4WF. We remember Gaston as being full of energy and very active in the amateur radio community, including UBA and ARISS. Trying to describe Gaston’s merits is impossible.
Gaston received …
ENAMS online presentations
Recently news post on the IARU-R1 website and email have informed about the new generation of the noise measuring receiver ENAMS 2.0 (developed by DARC) within the IARU-R1 Noise Measuring Campaign (NMC). In order to spread information and to allow …
International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December 2024
Join Us in Celebrating the Program for Disabled Radio Amateurs (PDRA) on International Day of Persons with Disabilities!
Hosting special operating activities or nets that focus on accessibility in amateur radio.
Sharing stories and achievements of disabled ham operators within …
YL gathering in Czech Republic
Between 4 and 10 August 2024, 22 YLs from 11 countries gathered in Czech Republic at the OK5Z contest station in Popůvky nad Jihlavou.
Please see the very nice report from this event. LINK
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New chair in the Political Relations Committee (PRC)
We are happy to announce that Nestor Jacovides, 5B4AHZ, has been appointed the new IARU region 1 PRC chair. Nestor has been working together with the former chair, Séamus, EI8BP, leading up to the appointment.
Nestor was licensed in 1993 …
Timothy Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, Re-elected as President, Thomas Wrede, DF2OO, elected as Vice President of International Amateur Radio Union
For further information, please see the global IARU web at https://www.iaru.org/ …