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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What is the AMATEUR SERVICE?

• A radiocommunication service
• for self-training, intercommunication and
  TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
• by duly authorised persons
• interested in radio technique
• and without monetary interests

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• Amateur Stations

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What is the AMATEUR SATELLITE SERVICE?

• A radiocommunication service
• using space stations on earth satellites
• for the same purpose as the AMATEUR SERVICE

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• The P3-D Amateur Satellite undergoing
  vibration tests February 2000

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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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AMATEUR RADIO A NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL
resource

• public service in natural disasters
• develops electronic expertise
• develops a nations human resources
• contributes to the radio art
• explores radio propagation

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AMATEUR RADIO DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS

• Amateur stations can adapt and can reconfigure
  their networks
• Amateur stations are geographically dispersed

Amateur stations can communicate in the event of
loss of normal services
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AMATEUR RADIO DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS

• Amateurs maintain ties with government and
  relief agencies
• There is need for organisation in advance

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AMATEUR RADIO DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS

• Networks must be regularly exercised
• with regular practice, drills, tests and
• Field Days

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AMATEUR RADIO A National Source of ELECTRONICS
EXPERTISE

• Electronic devices and systems proliferate today
• Radio Amateurs train themselves in
• Telecommunications techniques
• Electronics
• Radio wave propagation

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AMATEUR RADIO Contributes and demonstrates
ELECTRONIC INNOVATIONS

• More than 40 Amateur Satellites since 1961
• Developed packet radio
• GPS automatic packet reporting system
• Antenna designs
• Home-built radio equipment

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• The
• JAS-2 / FO-29 Amateur Satellite
• Launched on August 17, 1996, from Tanegashima,
  Japan

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AMATEUR RADIO Explores Signal Phenomena

• Explores propagation modes and anomalies
• Meteor scatter
• Earth-moon-earth
• Sporadic-E
• Transequatorial spread-F
• Observes, measures and records signals
• Uses numerous HF, VHF and UHF beacons

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AMATEUR RADIO A NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL
resource

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

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AMATEUR RADIO Promotes International Friendship
and Understanding

• 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

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AMATEUR RADIO Projects the NATIONAL IMAGE

• 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

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AMATEUR RADIO Provides LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• 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

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In AMATEUR RADIO You learn how radio works!
Teach Yourself About RADIO!

• Radio experimenting is fun!

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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

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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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What is the INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION?

• The international organisation
• of
• Amateur Radio national societies

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IARUs Mission

• To promote and to coordinate AMATEUR RADIO
  world-wide
• To encourage fraternalism
• To represent Amateur Radio at international
  telecommunications conferences

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IARUs History

• 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

75 YEARS!
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IARUs STRUCTURE

• 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

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The IARU REGIONS

• 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

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The IARU Administrative Council

• 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

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The IARU - Summary

• The IARU is governed by an Administrative Council
• IARU promotes Amateur Radio world-wide
• IARU acts through its Regional Organisations and
  its Member Societies
• IARUs International Secretariat is at Newington,
  CT, USA

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Region 1
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IARU Region 1

• 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

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Region 2
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IARU Region 2

• 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

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Region 3
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IARU Region 3

• 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

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IARU Region 3 Member Societies

• 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

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IARU Region 3 Member Societies

• 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

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IARU Region 3 Member Societies

• 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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IARU Region 3 Member Societies

• 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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