The International Amateur Radio Union 1 The Modern RADIO AMATEUR

The International Amateur Radio

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The Modern RADIO AMATEUR


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Communicate by RADIO!• You have your

own radio station and transmitting licence

• No telephone line is used!

Talk AROUND the WORLD!

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A radiocommunication servicefor self-training, intercommunication

and TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION

by duly authorised persons

interested in radio technique

and without monetary interests

What is the AMATEUR SERVICE?


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Amateur Stations


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• A radiocommunication service• using space stations on earth

satellites

• for the same purpose as the AMATEUR SERVICE

What is the AMATEUR SATELLITE

SERVICE?


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The P3-D

Amateur Satellite

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A new era in amateur radio began on

November 16, 2000. The Phase 3D

satellite was launched from the

European Spaceport in Kourou, French

Guiana. It is now

known as

AMSAT

OSCAR-40

AO-40!

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• public service – in natural disasters• develops electronic expertise

• develops a nation’s human resources

• contributes to the radio art

• explores radio propagation

AMATEUR RADIO: A NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL

resource



• Amateur stations can adapt and can reconfigure their networks

• Amateur stations are geographically dispersed

AMATEUR RADIO: DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS

Amateur stations can communicate in the event of loss of normal services



• Amateurs maintain ties with government and relief agencies

• There is need for organisation in advance





• Networks must be regularly exercised …

• … with regular practice, drills, tests and …

• … “Field Days”

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• Electronic devices and systems proliferate today

• Radio Amateurs train themselves in:

Telecommunications techniques

Electronics

Radio wave propagation

AMATEUR RADIO: A National Source of ELECTRONICS EXPERTISE



• More than 40 Amateur Satellites since 1961• Developed packet radio

• GPS automatic packet reporting system

• Antenna designs

• Home-built radio equipment

AMATEUR RADIO: Contributes and demonstrates ELECTRONIC INNOVATIONS



TheJAS-2 / FO-29

Amateur Satellite

Launched on August 17, 1996, from

Tanegashima, Japan



• Explores propagation modes and anomalies:

Meteor scatterEarth-moon-earthSporadic-ETransequatorial spread-F

• Observes, measures and records signals

• Uses numerous HF, VHF and UHF beacons

AMATEUR RADIO: Explores Signal Phenomena

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• promotes international friendship• projects a national image• provides learning opportunities • A disciplined and self-regulating

service

AMATEUR RADIO: A NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL

resource



• Gives opportunity for direct person-to-person international contact

• Recognises no political, cultural, ethnic, economic, geographic, religious, age, or other barriers

• A unique bridge among all peoples of the world

AMATEUR RADIO: Promotes International Friendship and

Understanding



• Radio Amateurs represent their country over the airwaves

• During international contacts, they convey a positive image of their country – friendly, progressive, and interested in the rest of the world

AMATEUR RADIO: Projects the NATIONAL IMAGE

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• For all ages, especially for youth, can lead to professional jobs in telecommunications and electronics

• A productive outlet for older people

• For the physically handicapped – offers a unique window on the world

AMATEUR RADIO: Provides LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES



In AMATEUR RADIO …You learn how radio works!

Radio experimenting is fun!

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Teach Yourself

AboutRADIO!

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To get an AMATEUR RADIO LICENCE:

• The rules vary from country-to-country

• See Article S25 of the Radio Regulations

• A pass in an elementary written examination is required

• Some countries have different “grades” of licence with different privileges

• For details, visit this site:



Get more information from:

• Your local Radio Administration

• Your local Amateur Radio Society

• The IARU web page: www.iaru.org

BECOME A RADIO AMATEUR!

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The international organisation

of

Amateur Radio national societies

What is the INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR

RADIO UNION?

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• To promote and to coordinate AMATEUR RADIO world-wide

• To encourage fraternalism

• To represent Amateur Radio at international telecommunications conferences

IARU’s Mission:

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• Founded in Paris, in April 1925

• Twenty-three countries represented

• Delegates from Europe, North and South America, and Japan

• The first IARU Constitution was adopted on April 17, 1925

IARU’s History:

75 YEARS!



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• More than 140 Member Societies

• One National Society in each country represents its members in the IARU

• Each member society represents Amateur Radio

in its own country

IARU’s STRUCTURE:

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• IARU is divided into three REGIONS – coinciding with the three ITU Regions

• One of these Regions holds a conference each year where Member Societies discuss problems and solutions for AMATEUR RADIO

The IARU REGIONS:

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• Comprises representatives from the three IARU Regions and from the IARU International Secretariat

• Coordinates the interests of Amateur Radio at International Conferences

• Establishes long-range planning for International AMATEUR RADIO

The IARU Administrative Council:

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• The IARU is governed by an Administrative Council

• IARU promotes Amateur Radio world-wide

• IARU acts through its Regional Organisations and its Member Societies

• IARU’s International Secretariat is at Newington, CT, USA

The IARU - Summary:

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Region 1

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• IARU Region 1 covers Europe and Africa through to Mongolia

• The Secretariat of IARU Region 1 is in England

• IARU Region 1 has an Executive Committee which attends to the affairs of the Region in the period between Regional Conferences

IARU Region 1:

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Region 2

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• IARU Region 2 covers North and South America

• The Secretariat of IARU Region 2 is in Guayaquil, Ecuador

• IARU Region 2 has an Executive Committee which attends to the affairs of the Region in the period between Regional Conferences

IARU Region 2:

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Region 3

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• IARU Region 3 covers Asia and the Pacific

• The Secretariat of IARU Region 3 is in Tokyo, Japan

• IARU Region 3 has Five Directors and a Secretary who attend to the affairs of the Region in the period between

Regional Conferences

IARU Region 3:

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AUSTRALIA: Wireless Institute of Australia [WIA]

BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Amateur Radio League [BARL]

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Brunei Darussalam Amateur Radio Association [BDARA]

CHINA: Chinese Radio Sports Association [CRSA]

CHINESE TAIPEI: Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League [CTARL]

FIJI: Fiji Association of Radio Amateurs [FARA]

IARU Region 3Member Societies …

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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]

REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Korean Amateur Radio League [KARL]

IARU Region 3… Member Societies …

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MALAYSIA: Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society [MARTS]

NEW CALEDONIA: Association des Radio-Amateurs [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 [PNGARS]PHILIPPINES: Philippine

Amateur Radio Association [PARA]

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society [SARTS]

SOLOMON ISLANDS: Solomon Islands Radio Society [SIRS]SRI LANKA: Radio Society of Sri Lanka [RSSL]THAILAND: Radio Amateur Society of Thailand [RAST]TONGA: Amateur Radio Club of Tonga [ARCOT]UNITED KINGDOM: Radio Society of Great Britain [RSGB]U.S.A.: American Radio Relay League [ARRL]VANUATU: Vanuatu

Amateur Radio Society [VARS]

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The AMATEUR SERVICES NEED SPECTRUM:

• To experiment and to provide service

• In allocations throughout the spectrum

• Amateur Radio spectrum requirements are posted on the IARU web page: www.iaru.org

SUPPORT AMATEUR RADIO!

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