IARU Region 1 Member Societies meet in Vienna

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Sunday, 28 April 2019 15:17
Written by Don Beattie

In between the IARU Region 1 triennial conferences, an “interim” meeting is held to progress agenda items of relevance to the amateur service. The 2019 Interim meeting was held in Vienna from 26-28 April.

Some 65 papers were considered by three conference groups, covering EMC issues, HF matters and VHF/UHF/Microwave frequencies.Topics of particular interest included the work leading up to World Radio Conference, the current position on plans for Wireless Power Transmission, band plans, contest adjudication and EMC threats and related actions.

Agreed recommendations from the interim meeting become IARU Region 1 policy on an interim basis until the next triennial conference when they are submitted for ratification. Details of the proceedings from the 2019 Interim Meeting will be published on the IARU Region 1 website in due course.

Some 60 representatives from European IARU Member Societies attended the meeting, along with some IARU Region 1 Executive Committee members and Permanent Committee Chairs.

IARU continues its work in the interests of the amateur service and its volunteers continue to devote enormous time to the furtherance of IARU objectives. More offers of help to further strengthen the IARU work are always sought – please contact the President of IARU Region 1 if you think you can help.