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    04/02/2013 | J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU (SK)

    J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU, of Ottawa, Ontario, passed away Sunday, March 31 after a long illness. He was 80. In 1994, Pulfer became the Secretary, then Secretary Treasurer for the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), that country’s IARU Member Society. He also
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    11/12/2012 | Ho Chi Minh City Hosts IARU Region 3 Conference

    Officials from 16 IARU Member Societies in Region 3 attended the IARU Region 3 15th Triennial Conference. Hosted by the Vietnam Amateur Radio Club (VARC), the conference took place November 5-9 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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    11/07/2012 | IARU Administrative Council Plans for WRC-15 at Annual Meeting

    The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its Annual Meeting November 2-4 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The AC -- which consists of the three IARU International Officers and two representatives from each of the t
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    09/24/2012 | IARU Region 3 Chairman Michael Owen, VK3KI (SK)

    IARU Region 3 Chairman Michael Owen, VK3KI, passed away September 22. He was 75. Owen, who was also President of the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) -- that country’s IARU Member-Society -- participated in many IARU committees and was a member of th
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  • 08/29/2012 | IARU Supports Proposal for .radio Domain Name

    The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) has expressed public support for a .radio top-level domain name. Under the proposal as put forth by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), registration will be available via the EBU to all eligible radio repres
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    06/25/2012 | Former ARRL General Manager and IARU President Richard Baldwin, W1RU (SK)

    Richard “Dick” Baldwin, W1RU, of Damariscotta, Maine, passed away on Thursday, June 21, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 92. An ARRL Charter Life Member, Baldwin capped a long career on the ARRL staff with service as General Manager
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    04/24/2012 | ARRL EXPO at the Dayton Hamvention®: Where the DX Comes to You!

    As part of the ARRL EXPO -- part of the 2012 Dayton Hamvention® -- the ARRL is pleased to present a plethora of DX activities. Visitors to the ARRL EXPO will see a lot of activities relating to DX, including DXCC card checking and a chance to drop off QSL
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    02/16/2012 | WRC-12 Delegates Place Possible 5 MHz Allocation on Agenda for Next WRC

    One of the responsibilities of each WRC delegation is to set the agenda for the next WRC. WRC-12 delegates approved an Amateur Radio-related agenda item for the upcoming WRC-15: To consider the possibility of making an allocation of an appropriate amount
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