International Amateur Radio Union
Abbreviation | IARU |
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Motto | "Representing the Interests of Two-Way Amateur Radio Communication"[1] |
Formation | 1925[1] |
Type | INGO |
Purpose | Advocacy |
Headquarters | Newington, Connecticut, USA |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 162 national member societies[2] |
Official language | English[3] |
President | Tim Ellam VE6SH[1] |
Main organ | Administrative Council[4] |
Website | www.iaru.org |
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is an international confederation of national amateur radio organisations that allows a forum for common matters of concern and collectively represents matters to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Following an informal meeting in 1924 of representatives from France, Great Britain, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Canada, and the United States, a plan was formulated to hold an International Amateur Congress in Paris, France in April 1925. This Congress was held for the purpose of founding an international amateur radio organization.[5] The Congress was attended by representatives of 23 countries in Europe, Americas, and Asia. A constitution for the IARU was adopted on April 17, and the formation of the International Amateur Radio Union was ratified on April 18, 1925.[6]
The protocol of the congress was written in English, French and Esperanto.[7]
As of February 2009, the International Amateur Radio Union is composed of 162 national member societies.[8]
Contents
1 Governance
2 Regional organisation
2.1 IARU Region 1
2.2 IARU Region 2
2.3 IARU Region 3
3 GAREC - Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conferences
4 Radiosport
5 Operating Station and the WAC Award
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Governance
The IARU has an elected President and Vice President, an appointed Secretary and other officials (including regional representatives) forming an Administrative Council. These office holders are presently Timothy Ellam (Canada), President; Ole Garpestad (Norway), Vice-President and Rod Stafford (USA), Secretary.[4] The IARU International Secretariat (IARUIS) is operated by a member society after election by members. Currently, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) operates the IARUIS from its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, USA.[9]
Regional organisation
The IARU is organised into three regions, named Region 1, Region 2, and Region 3. These regions correspond to the regulatory regions used by the International Telecommunication Union. Each region has an Executive Committee, typically composed of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and several Directors. These regional officers are elected by representatives from the member societies at triennial regional conferences. Coordinators may be appointed by the Executive Committee of their region to support particular areas within the region, or to promote certain amateur radio activities within the region. All three regions have appointed Coordinators for Amateur Radio Direction Finding, emergency communications, monitoring for electromagnetic interference, and radio propagation.
IARU Region 1
IARU Region 1 includes the member societies representing amateur radio operators in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and northern Asia. IARU Region 1 has the largest number of member societies among the three IARU regions, and has been the source of several international initiatives. IARU Region 1 lobbying efforts led to the creation of the 30 meter, 17 meter, and 12 meter amateur radio bands, improving the standardization of reciprocal licensing, and promoting Amateur Radio Direction Finding.[10]
Country | Member Society/web site | Abbreviation |
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Albania | Albanian Amateur Radio Association | AARA |
Algeria | Amateurs Radio Algeriens | ARA |
Andorra | Unió de Radioaficionats Andorrans | URA |
Armenia | Federation of Radiosport of the Republic of Armenia | FRRA |
Austria | Österreichischer Versuchssenderverband | OEVSV |
Azerbaijan | Federation of Radiosport of the Republic of Azerbaijan | FRS |
Bahrain | Amateur Radio Association of Bahrain | ARAB |
Belarus | Belarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen | BFRR |
Belgium | Royal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs | UBA |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Asocijacija Radioamatera u Bosne i Hercegovine | ARABH |
Botswana | Botswana Amateur Radio Society | BARS |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs | BFRA |
Burkina Faso | Association des Radioamateurs du Burkina Faso | ARBF |
Cameroon | Association des Radio Amateurs du Cameroun | ARTJ |
Ivory Coast | Association Des Radio Amateurs Ivoiriens | ARAI |
Croatia | Hrvatski Radioamaterski Savez | HRS |
Cyprus | Cyprus Amateur Radio Society | CARS |
Czech Republic | Český Radioklub | CRK |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Association des Radio Amateurs du Congo | ARAC |
Denmark | Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører | EDR |
Djibouti | Association des Radioamateurs de Djibouti | ARAD |
Egypt | Egypt Amateurs Radio Assembly | EARA |
Estonia | Eesti Raadioamatööride Ühing | ERAU |
Ethiopia | Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society | EARS |
Faroe Islands | Føroyskir Radioamatørar | FRA |
Finland | Suomen Radioamatööriliitto | SRAL |
France | Réseau des Émetteurs Français | REF |
Gabon | Association Gabonaise des Radio-Amateurs | AGRA |
Gambia | Radio Society of The Gambia | RSTG |
Georgia | National Association Radioamateurs of Georgia | NARG |
Germany | Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club | DARC |
Ghana | Ghana Amateur Radio Society | GARS |
Gibraltar | Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society | GARS |
Greece | Radio Amateur Association of Greece | RAAG |
Guinea | Association des Radioamateurs de Guinea | ARGUI |
Hungary | Magyar Rádióamatõr Szövetség[1] | MRASZ |
Iceland | Íslenskir Radíóamatörar | IRA |
Iraq | Iraqi Amateur Radio Society | IARS |
Ireland | Irish Radio Transmitters Society | IRTS |
Israel | Israel Amateur Radio Club | IARC |
Italy | Associazione Radioamatori Italiani | ARI |
Jordan | Royal Jordanian Radio Amateur Society | RJRAS |
Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan Federation of Radiosport and Radio Amateur | KFRR |
Kenya | Amateur Radio Society of Kenya | ARSK |
Kosovo | Shoqata e Radio Amatoreve te Kosoves | SHRAK |
Kuwait | Kuwait Amateur Radio Society | KARS |
Latvia | Latvijas Radio Amatieru Līga | LRAL |
Lebanon | Radio Amateurs of Lebanon | RAL |
Lesotho | Lesotho Amateur Radio Society | LARS |
Liberia | Liberia Radio Amateur Association | LRAA |
Liechtenstein | Amateurfunk Verein Liechtenstein | AFVL |
Lithuania | Lietuvos Radijo Mėgėjų Draugija | LRMD |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg Amateur Radio Society | RL |
Macedonia | Radioamaterski Sojuz na Makedonija | RSM |
Mali | Club des Radioamateurs et Affilies du Mali | CRAM |
Malta | Malta Amateur Radio League | MARL |
Mauritius | Mauritius Amateur Radio Society | MARS |
Moldova | Asociația Radioamatorilor din Moldova | ARM |
Monaco | Association des Radio-Amateurs de Monaco | ARM |
Mongolia | Mongolian Radio Sport Federation | MRSF |
Montenegro | Montenegrin Amateur Radio Pool | MARP |
Morocco | Association Royale des Radio Amateurs du Maroc | ARRAM |
Mozambique | Liga dos Rádio Emissores de Moçambique | LREM |
Namibia | Namibian Amateur Radio League | NARL |
Netherlands | Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek Nederland | VERON |
Nigeria | Nigeria Amateur Radio Society | NARS |
Norway | Norsk Radio Relæ Liga | NRRL |
Oman | Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society | ROARS |
Poland | Polski Związek Krótkofalowców | PZK |
Portugal | Rede dos Emissores Portugueses | REP |
Qatar | Qatar Amateur Radio Society | QARS |
Romania | Federaţia Română de Radioamatorism | FRR |
Rwanda | Rwanda Amateur Radio Union | RARU |
Russia | Russian Amateur Radio Union | SRR |
San Marino | Associazione Radioamatori della Repubblica di San Marino | ARRSM |
Senegal | Association des Radio-Amateurs du Senegal | ARAS |
Serbia | Savez Radio-Amatera Srbije | SRS |
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Amateur Radio Society | SLARS |
Slovakia | Slovenský Zväz Rádioamatérov | SZR |
Slovenia | Zveza Radioamaterjev Slovenije | ZRS |
South Africa | South African Radio League | SARL |
Spain | Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles | URE |
Swaziland | Radio Society of Swaziland | RSS |
Sweden | Föreningen Sveriges Sändareamatörer | SSA |
Switzerland | Union of Swiss Short Wave Amateurs | USKA |
Syria | Syrian Scientific Technical Amateur Radio Society | SSTARS |
Tajikistan | Tajik Amateur Radio League | TARL |
Tanzania | Tanzania Amateur Radio Club | TARC |
Tunisia | Association des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens | ARAT |
Turkey | Telsiz ve Radyo Amatörleri Cemiyeti | TRAC |
Turkmenistan | Liga Radiolyubiteley Turkmenistana | LRT |
Uganda | Uganda Amateur Radio Society | UARS |
Ukraine | Ukrainian Amateur Radio League | UARL |
United Arab Emirates | Emirates Amateur Radio Society | EARS |
United Kingdom | Radio Society of Great Britain | RSGB |
Yemen | No representation—ham radio prohibited | |
Zambia | Radio Society of Zambia | RSZ |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Amateur Radio Society | ZARS |
IARU Region 2
IARU Region 2 includes the member societies representing amateur radio operators in Americas. The organization of IARU Region 2 was founded in 1964 when representatives from 15 national radio societies attended the First Panamerican Radio Amateur Congress in Mexico City, Mexico. Antonio Pita, XE1CCP was the region's first elected President.[11]
Country | Member Society | Abbreviation |
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Anguilla | Anguilla Amateur Radio Society | AARS |
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Amateur Radio Society | ABARS |
Argentina | Radio Club Argentino | RCA |
Aruba | Aruba Amateur Radio Club | AARC |
Bahamas | Bahamas Amateur Radio Society | BARS |
Barbados | Amateur Radio Society of Barbados | ARSB |
Belize | Belize Amateur Radio Club | BARC |
Bermuda | Radio Society of Bermuda | RSB |
Bolivia | Radio Club Boliviano | RCB |
Brazil | Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rádio Emissão | LABRE |
British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands Radio League | BVIRL |
Canada | Radio Amateurs of Canada | RAC |
Cayman Islands | Cayman Amateur Radio Society | CARS |
Chile | Radio Club de Chile | RCCH |
Colombia | Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados | LCRA |
Costa Rica | Radio Club de Costa Rica | RCCR |
Cuba | Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba | FRC |
Dominica | Dominica Amateur Radio Club | DARCI |
Dominican Republic | Radio Club Dominicano | RCD |
Ecuador | Guayaquil Radio Club | GRC |
El Salvador | Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador | CRAS |
Grenada | Grenada Amateur Radio Club | GARC |
Guatemala | Club de Radioaficionados de Guatemala | CRAG |
Guyana | Guyana Amateur Radio Association | GARA |
Haiti | Radio Club d'Haïti | RCH |
Honduras | Radio Club de Honduras | RCH |
Jamaica | Jamaica Amateur Radio Association | JARA |
Mexico | Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores | FMRE |
Montserrat | Montserrat Amateur Radio Society | MARS |
Netherlands Antilles | Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in de Nederlandse Antillen | VERONA |
Nicaragua | Club de Radioexperimentadores de Nicaragua | CREN |
Panama | Liga Panameña de Radioaficionados | LPRA |
Paraguay | Radio Club Paraguayo | RCP |
Peru | Radio Club Peruano | RCP |
Suriname | Vereniging van Radio Amateurs in Suriname | VRAS |
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio Society | TTARS |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Amateur Radio Society | TACARS |
United States | American Radio Relay League | ARRL |
Uruguay | Radio Club Uruguayo | RCU |
Venezuela | Radio Club Venezolano | RCV |
IARU Region 3
IARU Region 3 includes member societies representing amateur radio operators in Australia, most of Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Although most of their membership is located in other IARU regions, the American Radio Relay League and the Radio Society of Great Britain are full member societies of IARU Region 3. The ARRL represents amateur radio operators in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marianas, and other dependent territories in the Pacific Ocean. The RSGB represents amateur radio operators in the British Indian Ocean Territory. IARU Region 3 has a special emphasis on promoting the harmonization of license qualifications in an effort to promote easier reciprocal operations by amateur radio operators in the region.[12]
Country | Member Society | Abbreviation |
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Australia | Wireless Institute of Australia | WIA |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh Amateur Radio League | BARL |
Brunei | Brunei Darussalam Amateur Radio Association | BDARA |
China | Chinese Radio Sports Association | CRSA |
Republic of China | Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League | CTARL |
Fiji | Fiji Association of Radio Amateurs | FARA |
French Polynesia | Club Oceanien de Radio et d'Astronomie | CORA |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society | HARTS |
India | Amateur Radio Society of India | ARSI |
Indonesia | Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia | ORARI |
Japan | Japan Amateur Radio League | JARL |
Macau | Associação dos Radioamadores de Macau | ARM |
Malaysia | Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society | MARTS |
Myanmar | Burma Amateur Radio Transmitting Society | BARTS |
New Caledonia | Association des Radio-Amateurs de Nouvelle-Calédonie | ARANC |
New Zealand | New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters | NZART |
North Korea | No representation—ham radio prohibited | |
Pakistan | Pakistan Amateur Radio Society | PARS |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Amateur Radio Society | PNGARS |
Philippines | Philippine Amateur Radio Association | PARA |
Pitcairn Islands | Pitcairn Island Amateur Radio Association | PIARA |
Samoa | Samoa Amateur Radio Club | SARC |
Singapore | Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society | SARTS |
Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands Radio Society | SIRS |
South Korea | Korean Amateur Radio League | KARL |
Sri Lanka | Radio Society of Sri Lanka | RSSL |
Thailand | Radio Amateur Society of Thailand | RAST |
Tonga | Amateur Radio Club of Tonga | ARCOT |
Vanuatu | Vanuatu Amateur Radio Society | VARS |
Vietnam | Vietnam Amateur Radio Club | VARC |
GAREC - Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conferences
The Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference or "GAREC" is a yearly conference held by the International Amateur Radio Union for discussion of amateur radio operation during natural disasters and other emergencies with the motto, "Saving lives through emergency communications".[13] GAREC was first held in Tampere, Finland in 2005, coinciding with the adoption of the Tampere Convention, a globally binding emergency communications treaty that had been signed in Tampere in 1998.[14] In later conferences, the venue has attempted to rotate in sequence through ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3 (though not necessarily in that particular order).
Radiosport
The IARU organises and promotes radiosport activities throughout the world. The IARU promulgates the rules used for high-speed telegraphy and sponsors regional and world championships. The IARU also promulgates the rules used by most competitions in amateur radio direction finding, including IARU-sponsored regional and world championships. The IARU also sponsors the annual IARU HF World Championship in amateur radio contesting. The IARU does not directly administer any of these radiosport events, but authorises and sponsors them through host organisations.[15]
Operating Station and the WAC Award
The IARU maintains a radio station at its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. Its callsign is NU1AW. As an amateur radio station licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission the "1" stands for its location in the New England area. "NU" was taken from the pre-1928 era when amateurs made up their own prefixes, and informally used these letters to show they were in "North America—USA". The "AW" suffix represents the connection with the American Radio Relay League, whose own station is W1AW. NU1AW is frequently active during amateur radio contests.[16]
For many years the IARU has issued the Worked All Continents certificate to amateurs who contact fellow hams in the six permanently populated continental areas of the world. Special awards and endorsements for various bands and modes are also available.
See also
- International distress frequency#Amateur radio frequencies
References
^ abc International Amateur Radio Union (2007). "The International Amateur Radio Union". Oct. 22, 2007.
^ International Amateur Radio Union (2005). "Member Societies". Jan. 7, 2005.
^ IARU Constitution Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ ab International Amateur Radio Union (2005). "Constitution of the International Amateur Radio Union" Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Jan. 11, 2005.
^ Clinton B. DeSoto (1936). 200 meters & Down — The Story of Amateur Radio. W. Hartford, CT: The American Radio Relay League. pp. 106–109. ISBN 0-87259-001-1..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Sumner, David (2000). "IARU 75th Anniversary, 18 April 2000" Archived 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine. The Calendar, International Amateur Radio Union, No. 180, March 15, 2000.
^ editeur Etienne Chiron 40 rue de Seine Paris 1925
^ American Radio Relay League (2009). "IARU Member-Societies Ratify New Officers, Vote to Admit New Members". Retrieved February 19, 2009.
^ International Amateur Radio Union (2005). "The IARU International Secretariat". January 11, 2005.
^ International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (2008). "About IARU and IARU Region 1" Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
^ International Amateur Radio Union (2008). "IARU-R2 History". Retrieved Aug. 5, 2008.
^ International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 (2008). "Directory" Archived 2013-04-15 at Archive.today. Retrieved Aug. 5, 2008.
^ http://www.iaru.org/garecnet/
^ The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-05-13.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link). Accessed 13 August 2007.
^ International Amateur Radio Union (2007). "IARU Contests". Jul. 23, 2007. Archived January 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ International Amateur Radio Union (1996). NU1AW: IARU's Club Station Archived 2009-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 30, 2008.
External links
IARU web site
- Current list of IARU Member Societies
- Current list of IARU Member Societies
- IARU Region 1 web site
- IARU Region 2 web site
- IARU Region 3 web site