Anniversary celebration of the IARU/ITU/REF

To celebrate the 90th anniversaries of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and the Reseaux des Emetteurs Francais (REF), and the 150th anniversary of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the following special event station from different French areas / entities are to be active on the air.

• TO90IARU - April 4-18th; from Martinique
• TK90IARU - April 4-18th; from Corsica
• TM90WARD - April 17-19th; from France
• TM90REF - May 17-31st; from France
• TM150ITU - May 3-17th; from France
• TM150UIT - May 3-17th; from France

All QSOs will be automatically confirmed by Bureau from the REF QSL Bureau.

World Amateur Radio Day 2015

This 18th April, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. 

It was on that day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris Since its founding, the IARU has worked tirelessly to defend and expand the frequency allocations for Amateur Radio.

Thanks to the support of enlightened administrations in every part of the globe, radio amateurs are now able to experiment and communicate in frequency bands strategically located throughout the radio spectrum. 

From the 25 countries that formed the IARU in 1925, the IARU has grown to include over 160 member-societies in three regions. IARU Region 1 includes Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Asia. Region 2 covers the Americas, and Region 3 is comprised of Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific island nations, and most of Asia. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recognized the IARU as representing the interests of Amateur Radio.

Today, Amateur Radio is more popular than ever, with over 3,000,000 licensed operators!

IARU - http://iaru.org/

VHF Society Call for Papers

The Central States VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers, presentations and posters for the upcoming 49th Annual Central States VHF Society Conference 23-26 July 2015 taking place in Denver, Colorado.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to antennas, propagation, satellites, test equipment, digital modes, contesting and the like. Non-weak signal topics, such as FM, Repeaters, packet radio and other utility communications modes are generally not considered acceptable, however, there are always exceptions.

Registration - http://www.csvhfs.org