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 174 national member societies.
History 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. 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.Sumner, David (2000). "IARU 75th Anniversary, 18 April 2000" . The Calendar, International Amateur Radio Union, No. 180, March 15, 2000. In the current era, this is the date (April 18) on which World Amateur Radio Day is celebrated. The protocol of the congress was written in English, French and Esperanto.editeur Etienne Chiron 40 rue de Seine Paris 1925
Governance The IARU has an elected president and vice president, an appointed secretary and other officials (including regional representatives) forming an Administrative Council (IARU-AC). These office holders are presently Timothy Ellam, VE6SH (Canada), president; Thomas Wrede, DF2OO (Germany), vice-president; and Joel Harrison, W5ZN (United States), secretary.International Amateur Radio Union (2005). "Constitution of the International Amateur Radio Union" . Jan. 11, 2005. The IARU International Secretariat (IARU-IS) 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.International Amateur Radio Union (2005). "The IARU International Secretariat" . January 11, 2005.
Regional organisation
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
IARU Region 1 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).International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (2008). "About IARU and IARU Region 1" . Retrieved August 5, 2008.
Executive officers: President: Sylvain Azarian, F4GKR Vice-President: Hani Raad, OD5TE Secretary: Mats Espling, SM6EAN Treasurer: Andreas Thiemann, HB9JOE
+CountryMember SocietyAbbreviationand website (if available) Albanian Federation of Radio Amateurs FSHRAAssociation of Algerian Radio AmateursARAAndorran Amateur Radio UnionURAFederation of Radiosport of the Republic of Armenia FRRAAustrian Amateur Radio SocietyOEVSVFederation of Radiosport of the Republic of Azerbaijan FRSBahrain Amateur Radio Society BARSBelarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and RadiosportsmenBFRRRoyal Union of Belgian Radio AmateursUBAAmateur Radio Association of Bosnia and HercegovinaARAuBiHBotswana Amateur Radio Society BARSBulgarian Federation of Radio AmateursBFRABurkina Faso Amateur Radio Association ARBFBurundian Amateur Radio and Television Association ABARTCameroon Amateur Radio Association ARTJIvorian Amateur Radio AssociationARAICroatian Amateur Radio AssociationHRS Cyprus Amateur Radio SocietyCARSCzech Radio ClubCRK Congolese Amateur Radio Association ARACDanish Amateur Radio ExperimentersEDRDjibouti Amateur Radio Association ARADEgyptian Radio Amateurs Society for DevelopmentERASDEstonian Radio Amateurs' UnionERAURadio Society of Eswatini RSEEthiopian Amateur Radio Society EARSRadio Amateurs of the Faroe Islands FRAFinnish Amateur Radio LeagueSRALNetwork of French TransmittersREFGabonese Amateur Radio Association AGRARadio Society of The Gambia RSTGNational Association of Radio Amateurs of Georgia NARGGerman Amateur Radio ClubDARCGhana Amateur Radio Society GARSGibraltar Amateur Radio SocietyGARSRadio Amateur Association of GreeceRAAGGuinean Amateur Radio Association ARGUIHungarian Amateur Radio AssociationMRASZIcelandic Radio AmateursIRAIraqi Amateur Radio SocietyIARSIrish Radio Transmitters SocietyIRTSIsrael Amateur Radio ClubIARCItalian Amateur Radio AssociationARIRoyal Jordanian Radio Amateur Society RJRASKazakhstan Federation of Radiosport and Radio AmateurKFRRAmateur Radio Society of KenyaARSKKosovo Amateur Radio AssociationSHRAKKuwait Amateur Radio SocietyKARSAmateur Radio Union of the Kyrgyz RepublicARUKRLatvian Amateur Radio LeagueLRALRadio Amateurs of LebanonRAL Lesotho Amateur Radio SocietyLARSLiberia Radio Amateur Association LRAALibyan Communications Amateur Society LCASAmateur Radio Association of LiechtensteinAFVLLithuanian Amateur Radio SocietyLRMDLuxembourg Amateur Radio SocietyRLClub of Radio Amateurs and Affiliates of Mali CRAMMalta Amateur Radio LeagueMARLMauritius Amateur Radio SocietyMARSAmateur Radio Society of MoldovaARMMonegasque Amateur Radio AssociationARMMongolian Radio Sport FederationMRSFMontenegrin Amateur Radio PoolMARPRoyal Moroccan Amateur Radio AssociationARRAMMozambique Amateur Radio League LREMNamibian Amateur Radio LeagueNARLDutch Association for Experimental Radio ResearchVERONNigeria Amateur Radio Society NARSRadio Amateur Society of North MacedoniaRSMNorwegian Radio Relay LeagueNRRLRoyal Omani Amateur Radio Society ROARSPolish Amateur Radio UnionPZKNetwork of Portuguese TransmittersREPQatar Amateur Radio SocietyQARSCongolese Amateur Radio Union URACRomanian Federation of Amateur RadioFRRRussian Amateur Radio UnionSRRRwanda Amateur Radio Union RARURadio Amateur Association of the Republic of San MarinoARRSMSaudi Amateur Radio SocietySARSSenegalese Amateur Radio AssociationARAS Amateur Radio Union of SerbiaSRSSeychelles Amateur Radio Association SARASierra Leone Amateur Radio Society SLARSSlovak Amateur Radio AssociationSZRAssociation of Radio Amateurs of SloveniaZRSSouth African Radio LeagueSARLSpanish Amateur Radio UnionURESudan Amateur Radio UnionSARUSwedish Society of Radio AmateursSSAUnion of Swiss Short Wave AmateursUSKASyrian Scientific Technical Amateur Radio SocietySSTARSTajik Amateur Radio LeagueTARLTanzania Amateur Radio Club TARCTunisian Amateur Radio AssociationARATTurkish Amateur Radio AssociationTRACLeague of Radio Amateurs of Turkmenistan LRTUganda Amateur Radio Society UARSUkrainian Amateur Radio LeagueUARLEmirates Amateur Radio SocietyEARS Radio Society of Great BritainRSGBRadio Society of Zambia (withdrawn) RSZZimbabwe Amateur Radio Society ZARS
IARU Region 2 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.International Amateur Radio Union (2008). "IARU-R2 History". Retrieved Aug. 5, 2008.
Executive officers: President: Ramón Santoyo, XE1KK Vice-President: José Arturo Molina, YS1MS Secretary: George Gorsline, VE3YV Treasurer: John Bellows, K0QB
CountryMember societyAbbreviationand website (if available) Anguilla Amateur Radio Society AARS Antigua and Barbuda Amateur Radio Society ABARS Argentine Radio Club RCA Aruba Amateur Radio Club AARC Bahamas Amateur Radio Society BARS Amateur Radio Society of Barbados ARSB Belize Amateur Radio Club BARC Radio Society of Bermuda RSB Radio Club of Bolivia RCB League of Brazilian Amateur Radio Transmitters LABRE British Virgin Islands Radio League BVIRL Radio Amateurs of Canada RAC Cayman Amateur Radio Society CARS Chilean Radio Club RCCH Colombian Amateur Radio League LCRA Radio Club of Costa Rica RCCR Cuban Amateur Radio Federation FRC Dutch Caribbean Association for Experimental Radio Research VERONA Dominica Amateur Radio Club DARCI Radio Club of the Dominican Republic RCD Guayaquil Radio Club GRC El Salvador Amateur Radio Club CRAS Grenada Amateur Radio Society GARS Guatemala Amateur Radio Club CRAG Guyana Amateur Radio Association (suspended) GARA Haitian Radio Club RCH Radio Club of Honduras RCH Jamaica Amateur Radio Association JARA Mexican Federation of Radio Experimenters FMRE Montserrat Amateur Radio Society MARS Nicaraguan Radio Experimenters' Club CREN Panamanian Amateur Radio League LPRA Radio Club of Paraguay RCP Radio Club of Peru RCP St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Amateur Radio Society SKNAARS St. Vincent & the Grenadines Amateur Radio Club SVGARC Association of Radio Amateurs of Suriname (suspended) VRAS Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio Society TTARS Turks and Caicos Amateur Radio Society TACARS American Radio Relay League (IARU International Secretariat) ARRL Radio Club of Uruguay RCU Radio Club of Venezuela RCV
IARU Region 3 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.International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 (2008). "Directory" . Retrieved Aug. 5, 2008.
Executive officers: President: Wisnu Widjaja, YB0AZ Secretary: Shizuo Endo, JE1MUI