‰ NOW 40 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2004 QST PAGES 81 AND 92 ‰ AMATEUR RADIO WORLD REGION 2 OF THE INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION IARU HELD ITS TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE IN PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD TOBAGO, SEPTEMBER 27 OCTOBER 1, AND REGION 2S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD ITS MEETING JUST PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE, ON SEPTEMBER 25. THE REGION 2 CONFERENCE ATTENDEES ELECTED ITS NEW LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING ELEVATING ROD STAFFORD, W6ROD, TO PRESIDENT, REPLACING PEDRO SEIDEMANN, YV5BPG. REINALDO LEANDRO, V5AMH, REPLACED STAFFORD AS REGION 2 SECRETARY. DANIEL LAMOUREUX, VE2KA, REPLACED TIM ELLAM, VE6SH WHO IS NOW IARU VICE PRESIDENT AS AREA A DIRECTOR. RETURNING TO THE COMMITTEE ARE INCUMBENTS DARIO JURADO, HP1DJ, VICE PRESIDENT NOEL DONAWA, 9Y4NED, TREASURER AND DIRECTOR GUSTAVO DE FARIA FRANCO, PT2ADM, DIRECTOR PEDRO RODRIGUEZ, CO2RP, DIRECTOR RON SZAMA, LU2AH, DIRECTOR, AND MARCO TULIO GUDIEL, TG9AGD, DIRECTOR. IARU ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ADOPTS THREE YEAR PLAN FOLLOWING THE REGION 2 CONFERENCE, THE INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION IARU ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL MET OCTOBER 2 4 IN TRINIDAD. THE COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED A THREE YEAR PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPORT FOR AMATEUR RADIO FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS. THE PLAN ‰ FROM PAGE 92 ‰ Capeway RC W1AA N1EY 1260 2 21 4,028 EMA Lincoln County RACES/ARES NC4LC NC4CQ 1380 2 55 4,020 NC K7ZS 1380 2 6 4,014 OR Baltimore ARC W3FT KB3JJY 940 2 39 4,004 MDC Florida Atlantic Univ ARC Boca Raton RC K4FAU N4YQU 1200 ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ PROVIDES FOR THE IARU TO MAINTAIN AND INCREASE CONTACT WITH REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ITS REGIONAL OFFICES. THE COUNCIL ALSO ADOPTED POSITIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS FOR WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE 2007 WRC 07. THE IARU WILL SEEK A FUTURE WRC AGENDA ITEM LOOKING TOWARD A WORLDWIDE AMATEUR ALLOCATION AT 50 MHZ. SIX METERS IS NOT NOW AVAILABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION CALLING ATTENTION TO THE OBLIGATION OF TELECOM MUNICATION ADMINISTRATIONS TO TAKE ALL PRACTICABLE AND NECESSARY STEPS TO AVOID HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIOCOMMUNICATION SERVICES FROM POWER AND TELECOMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, INCLUDING SO CALLED BROADBAND OVER POWER LINE BPL SYSTEMS THAT USE THE HF SPECTRUM. THE COUNCIL ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT OF A RECENT INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION ITU DEVELOPMENT SECTOR STUDY GROUP 2 MEETING THAT OUTLINES PROGRESS TOWARD REVISING A RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF AMATEUR RADIO IN ‰ FROM PAGE 92 ‰ 2 21 3,992 SFL MARCA W7MOT 1062 2 12 3,990 AZ Humboldt ARC K6XG W6ZZK 897 2 20 3,978 SF Bullitt ARS KY4KY W4KBR 939 2 35 3,966 KY Nittany ARC W3YA W3GA LA2RR, DON BEATTIE, G3BJ, PANAYOT DANEV, LZ1US, PEDRO SEIDEMANN, YV5BPG, ROD STAFFORD, W6ROD, NOEL DONAWA, 9Y4NED, PETER NAISH, VK2BPN, AND YOSHI SEKIDO, JJ1OEY AND RECORDING SECRETARY PAUL RINALDO, W4RI. THE NEXT IARU ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL MEETING IS SET FO ‰ FROM PAGE 92 ‰ NW0X 862 2 21 3,694 IA Johnson County Radio Amateurs Club W0ERH 1085 2 44 ‰ END OF 40 WPM TEXT ‚