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07/06/2016 | IARU HF World Championship July 9-10 is Mid-Year Contest Centerpiece
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) HF World Championship over the July 9-10 weekend highlights the mid-2016 contest calendar for radio amateurs around the globe.
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06/01/2016 | Belize in Need of an IARU Member Society
The Belize Amateur Radio Club (BARC), which had been the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member society for that South American county, no longer exists, according to the IARU.
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04/16/2016 | It’s World Amateur Radio Day!
Every April 18, hams around the globe observe World Amateur Radio Day (WARD).
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04/07/2016 | World Amateur Radio Day 2016 Will Celebrate Amateur Radio’s Contribution to Society
World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), observed every April 18, marks the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in 1925.
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11/16/2015 | IARU: Amateur Allocation at 60 Meters Making Positive Progress at WRC-15
At World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15), currently under way in Geneva, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has reported further progress toward reaching consensus on a new 15 kHz global secondary 60 meter Amateur Radio allocation.
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09/29/2015 | LAPAN-A2 FM and APRS Satellite Launched
It’s getting even busier in space. Indonesia’s IARU Amateur Radio society ORARI reports that the LAPAN-A2/ORARI satellite was launched on Monday, September 28, from India.
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08/21/2015 | IARU Reiterates Commitment to Coordinate Satellites Only Within International Band Plans
In apparent reference to efforts by China’s Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) to coordinate operating frequencies for nine satellites set to launch in early September, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has made it clear that it will not coord...
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08/08/2015 | IARU Raises Satellite Frequency-Coordination Concerns
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has expressed concern that satellites that are — or will be — operating in Amateur Radio bands may cause conflicts in some parts of the world.
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