International Amateur Radio Union

International confederation of organizations for amateur radio operators

International Amateur Radio Union

Abbreviation| IARU
Formation| 1925[1]
Type| International nongovernmental organization (INGO)
Purpose| Advocacy
Headquarters| Newington, Connecticut, US

Region served

| Worldwide

Membership

| 172 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 organisations that allows a forum for common matters of concern to amateur radio operators worldwide, and collectively represents matters to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The International Amateur Radio Union was founded in 1925 and, as of July 2021, it is composed of 172 national member societies.[2]

## History

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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] In the current era, this is the date (April 18) on which World Amateur Radio Day is celebrated.[7] The protocol of the congress was written in English, French and Esperanto.[8]

## Governance

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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, VE6SH (Canada), President; Ole Garpestad, LA2RR (Norway), Vice-President; and Joel Harrison, W5ZN (United States), Secretary.[9][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, US.[10]

## Regional organisation

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Countries with IARU Member Societies.

Region 1 (101 members)

Region 2 (42 members)

Region 3 (29 members)

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

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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, promoting Amateur Radio Direction Finding and initiating youth related activities, known as "the Youngsters On the Air project" (YOTA) [11]

Executive officers:[12]

* President:  Sylvain Azarian, F4GKR
* Vice-President:  Hani Raad, OD5TE
* Secretary:  Mats Espling, SM6EAN
* Treasurer:  Andreas Thiemann, HB9JOE

Country  | Member Society  | Abbreviation
and website (if available)

|
|

Albania | Albanian Amateur Radio Association | AARA
Algeria | Association of Algerian Radio Amateurs | ARA
Andorra | Andorran Amateur Radio Union | URA
Armenia | Federation of Radiosport of the Republic of Armenia | FRRA
Austria | Austrian Amateur Radio Society | OEVSV
Azerbaijan | Federation of Radiosport of the Republic of Azerbaijan | FRS
Bahrain | Bahrain Amateur Radio Society | BARS
Belarus | Belarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen | BFRR
Belgium | Royal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs | UBA
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Amateur Radio Association of Bosnia and Hercegovina | ARAuBiH
Botswana | Botswana Amateur Radio Society | BARS
Bulgaria | Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs | BFRA
Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso Amateur Radio Association | ARBF
Burundi | Burundian Amateur Radio and Television Association | ABART
Cameroon | Cameroon Amateur Radio Association | ARTJ
Ivory Coast | Ivorian Amateur Radio Association | ARAI
Croatia | Croatian Amateur Radio Association | HRS
Cyprus | Cyprus Amateur Radio Society  | CARS
Czech Republic | Czech Radio Club | CRK
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Congolese Amateur Radio Association | ARAC
Denmark | Danish Amateur Radio Experimenters | EDR
Djibouti | Djibouti Amateur Radio Association | ARAD
Egypt | Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society for Development | ERASD
Estonia | Estonian Radio Amateurs' Union | ERAU
Eswatini | Radio Society of Eswatini | RSE
Ethiopia | Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society | EARS
Faroe Islands | Radio Amateurs of the Faroe Islands | FRA
Finland | Finnish Amateur Radio League | SRAL
France | Network of French Transmitters | REF
Gabon | Gabonese Amateur Radio Association | AGRA
Gambia | Radio Society of The Gambia | RSTG
Georgia | National Association of Radio Amateurs of Georgia | NARG
Germany | German Amateur Radio Club | DARC
Ghana | Ghana Amateur Radio Society | GARS
Gibraltar | Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society | GARS
Greece | Radio Amateur Association of Greece | RAAG
Guinea | Guinean Amateur Radio Association | ARGUI
Hungary | Hungarian Amateur Radio Association | MRASZ
Iceland | Icelandic Radio Amateurs | IRA
Iraq | Iraqi Amateur Radio Society | IARS
Ireland | Irish Radio Transmitters Society | IRTS
Israel | Israel Amateur Radio Club | IARC
Italy | Italian Amateur Radio Association | 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 | Kosovo Amateur Radio Association | SHRAK
Kuwait | Kuwait Amateur Radio Society | KARS
Kyrgyzstan | Amateur Radio Union of the Kyrgyz Republic  | ARUKR
Latvia | Latvian Amateur Radio League | LRAL
Lebanon | Radio Amateurs of Lebanon  | RAL
Lesotho | Lesotho Amateur Radio Society | LARS
Liberia | Liberia Radio Amateur Association | LRAA
Liechtenstein | Amateur Radio Association of Liechtenstein | AFVL
Lithuania | Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society | LRMD
Luxembourg | Luxembourg Amateur Radio Society | RL
Mali | Club of Radio Amateurs and Affiliates of Mali | CRAM
Malta | Malta Amateur Radio League | MARL
Mauritius | Mauritius Amateur Radio Society | MARS
Moldova | Amateur Radio Society of Moldova | ARM
Monaco | Monegasque Amateur Radio Association | ARM
Mongolia | Mongolian Radio Sport Federation | MRSF
Montenegro | Montenegrin Amateur Radio Pool | MARP
Morocco | Royal Moroccan Amateur Radio Association | ARRAM
Mozambique | Mozambique Amateur Radio League | LREM
Namibia | Namibian Amateur Radio League | NARL
Netherlands | Dutch Association for Experimental Radio Research | VERON
Nigeria | Nigeria Amateur Radio Society | NARS
North Macedonia | Radio Amateur Society of North Macedonia | RSM
Norway | Norwegian Radio Relay League | NRRL
Oman | Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society | ROARS
Poland | Polish Amateur Radio Union | PZK
Portugal | Network of Portuguese Transmitters | REP
Qatar | Qatar Amateur Radio Society | QARS
Republic of the Congo | Congolese Amateur Radio Union | URAC
Romania | Romanian Federation of Amateur Radio | FRR
Russia | Russian Amateur Radio Union | SRR
Rwanda | Rwanda Amateur Radio Union | RARU
San Marino | Radio Amateur Association of the Republic of San Marino | ARRSM
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Amateur Radio Society | SARS
Senegal | Senegalese Amateur Radio Association | ARAS
Serbia | Amateur Radio Union of Serbia | SRS
Seychelles | Seychelles Amateur Radio Association | SARA
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Amateur Radio Society | SLARS
Slovakia | Slovak Amateur Radio Association | SZR
Slovenia | Association of Radio Amateurs of Slovenia | ZRS
South Africa | South African Radio League | SARL
Spain | Spanish Amateur Radio Union | URE
Sudan | Sudan Amateur Radio Union | SARU
Sweden | Swedish Society of Radio Amateurs | 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 | Tunisian Amateur Radio Association | ARAT
Turkey | Turkish Amateur Radio Association | TRAC
Turkmenistan | League of Radio Amateurs of Turkmenistan | LRT
Uganda | Uganda Amateur Radio Society | UARS
Ukraine | Ukrainian Amateur Radio League | UARL
United Arab Emirates | Emirates Amateur Radio Society | EARS Archived 2019-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
United Kingdom | Radio Society of Great Britain | RSGB
Zambia | Radio Society of Zambia (withdrawn) | RSZ
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Amateur Radio Society | ZARS

### IARU Region 2

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IARU Region 2 includes the member societies representing amateur radio operators in the 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.[13]

Executive officers:[14]

* President:  Ramón Santoyo, XE1KK
* Vice-President:  José Arturo Molina, YS1MS
* Secretary:  George Gorsline, VE3YV
* Treasurer:  John Bellows, K0QB

Country  | Member society  | Abbreviation
and website (if available)

|
|

Anguilla | Anguilla Amateur Radio Society  | AARS
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Amateur Radio Society  | ABARS
Argentina | Argentine Radio Club | 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 of Bolivia  | RCB
Brazil | League of Brazilian Amateur Radio Transmitters | LABRE
British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands Radio League  | BVIRL
Canada | Radio Amateurs of Canada | RAC
Cayman Islands | Cayman Amateur Radio Society  | CARS
Chile | Chilean Radio Club | RCCH
Colombia | Colombian Amateur Radio League | LCRA
Costa Rica | Radio Club of Costa Rica | RCCR
Cuba | Cuban Amateur Radio Federation | FRC
Curaçao | Dutch Caribbean Association for Experimental Radio Research  | VERONA
Dominica | Dominica Amateur Radio Club  | DARCI
Dominican Republic | Radio Club of the Dominican Republic  | RCD Archived 2019-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
Ecuador | Guayaquil Radio Club  | GRC
El Salvador | El Salvador Amateur Radio Club | CRAS
Grenada | Grenada Amateur Radio Society | GARS
Guatemala | Guatemala Amateur Radio Club | CRAG
Guyana | Guyana Amateur Radio Association (suspended) | GARA
Haiti | Haitian Radio Club  | RCH
Honduras | Radio Club of Honduras | RCH
Jamaica | Jamaica Amateur Radio Association  | JARA
Mexico | Mexican Federation of Radio Experimenters | FMRE
Montserrat | Montserrat Amateur Radio Society  | MARS
Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Radio Experimenters' Club | CREN
Panama | Panamanian Amateur Radio League | LPRA
Paraguay | Radio Club of Paraguay | RCP
Peru | Radio Club of Peru | RCP
Saint Kitts and Nevis | St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Amateur Radio Society  | SKNAARS
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St. Vincent & the Grenadines Amateur Radio Club  | SVGARC
Suriname | Association of Radio Amateurs of Suriname (suspended) | 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 (IARU International Secretariat) | ARRL
Uruguay | Radio Club of Uruguay | RCU
Venezuela | Radio Club of Venezuela | RCV

### IARU Region 3

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IARU Region 3 includes the 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.[15]

Executive officers:[16]

* President:  Wisnu Widjaja, YB0AZ
* Secretary:  Shizuo Endo, JE1MUI

Country  | Member society  | Abbreviation
and website (if available)

|
|

Australia | Wireless Institute of Australia | WIA
Bangladesh | Bangladesh Amateur Radio League | BARL
Brunei | Brunei Darussalam Amateur Radio Association  | BDARA Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
China | Chinese Radio Amateurs Club | CRAC
Republic of China | Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League | CTARL
Fiji | Fiji Association of Radio Amateurs  | FARA
French Polynesia | Oceanian Radio and Astronomy Club  | 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 | Macau Amateur Radio Society | ARM
Malaysia | Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society | MARTS Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
Myanmar | Burma Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (suspended) | BARTS
New Caledonia | New Caledonian Amateur Radio Association  | ARANC
New Zealand | New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters | NZART
Pakistan | Pakistan Amateur Radio Society | PARS
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Amateur Radio Society (suspended) | 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 under The Royal Patronage of His Majesty The King | RAST
Tonga | Amateur Radio Club of Tonga  | ARCOT
Vanuatu | Vanuatu Amateur Radio Society  | VARS
Vietnam | Vietnam Amateur Radio Club  | VARC

### Countries without IARU member societies

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* = Amateur radio licenses not issued in this country

Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3

|
|

Angola
Benin
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Guinea-Bissau
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritania
Niger
Palestine
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Togo
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
Yemen*  |  Greenland
Saint Lucia |  Afghanistan
Bhutan
Cambodia
Cook Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Iran
Kiribati
Laos
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Nepal
Niue
North Korea*
Palau
Timor-Leste
Tuvalu

## GAREC - Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conferences

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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".[17] 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.[18] 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

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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.[19]

## Operating Station and the WAC Award

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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.[20]

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

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* International distress frequency#Amateur radio frequencies

## References

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1. ^ a b International Amateur Radio Union (2007). "The International Amateur Radio Union". Feb. 1, 2020.
2. ^ a b International Amateur Radio Union (2019). "Member Societies". Nov. 6, 2019.
3. ^ IARU Constitution Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ a b International Amateur Radio Union (2005). "Constitution of the International Amateur Radio Union" Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Jan. 11, 2005.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "World Amateur Radio Day". iaru.org.
8. ^ editeur Etienne Chiron 40 rue de Seine Paris 1925
9. ^ "About Us | IARU". www.iaru.org. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
10. ^ International Amateur Radio Union (2005). "The IARU International Secretariat" Archived 2008-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. January 11, 2005.
11. ^ 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.
12. ^ "Executive Committee | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)".
13. ^ International Amateur Radio Union (2008). "IARU-R2 History". Retrieved Aug. 5, 2008.
14. ^ "International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) | Executive Committee".
15. ^ International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 (2008). "Directory" Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today. Retrieved Aug. 5, 2008.
16. ^ "IARU R3 Directors & Officers | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)".
17. ^ "GAREC 2010 Saving lives through Emergency Communications". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
18. ^ The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations. "The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-05-13.. Accessed 13 August 2007.
19. ^ International Amateur Radio Union (2007). "IARU Contests". Jul. 23, 2007. Archived January 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
20. ^ International Amateur Radio Union (1996). NU1AW: IARU's Club Station Archived 2009-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 30, 2008.

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