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 Rear (L-R) Rod Stafford, W6ROD, ARRL Southeastern Division Director Frank Butler, W4RH (who attended as a guest), Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, Dario Jurado, HP1DJ, IARU President Larry Price, W4RA, Yoshi Sekido, JJ1OEY, Don Beattie, G3BJ. Front (L-R) Chandru Ramchandra, VU2RCR, IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, IARU Recording Secretary Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, IARU Vice President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, and Y. S. Park, HL1IFM. Not pictured: Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T. |
NEWINGTON, CT, Sep 23, 2005--The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Administrative Council will explore ways to improve the coordination of Amateur Radio's representation on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) issues at national, regional and global forums. Meeting September 17-18 in Zurich, Switzerland, the Council also made further progress firming up plans to deal with Amateur Radio-related issues at World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (WRC-07).
The Council requested the International Secretariat (ARRL)--in conjunction with the EMC advisor--look into ways to better harmonize Amateur Radio's EMC response at meetings and conferences. The study, prompted mainly by concerns about interference from broadband over power line (BPL), is to be completed by year's end. The objective is to recommend steps, subject to Council approval, to arrive at a more unified Amateur Radio position regarding BPL and EMC and to "maintain a favorable EMC environment for radio services."
At its October 2004 session, the Administrative Council adopted a resolution concerning potential interference to radio services from BPL systems. The Council resolved to urge member-societies to make national administrations and standards bodies aware of their obligations under the international Radio Regulations. Those rules, in part, call on administrations to "take all practicable and necessary steps to ensure that the operation of electrical apparatus or installations of any kind, including power and telecommunication distribution networks . . . does not cause harmful interference to a radiocommunication service."
In terms of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meetings requiring Amateur Radio representation, the principal focus in Zurich was on WRC-07 preparations. The Administrative Council affirmed the IARU's positions on agenda items.
WRC-07 issues facing Amateur Radio include the possible identification of additional HF spectrum between 4 and 10 MHz for broadcasting, which could put pressure on other services. A possible international amateur allocation in the vicinity of 136 kHz is also on the agenda.
In other business, the Council received a discussion paper from the IARU leadership describing the anticipated future environment and a vision of the IARU's long-term future role and structure. IARU President Larry Price, W4RA, appointed an ad hoc committee to continue this work. IARU Vice President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, will chair the panel. Members will include IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, and the presidents/chairmen of the three regional IARU organizations. A preliminary report is due next year.
Continuing a strategic planning initiative begun in 2003, the Council reviewed progress on a three-year plan for the development of support for Amateur Radio frequency allocations. The plan includes maintaining and increasing contact with regional telecommunications organizations by the IARU through its regional organizations.
The Council also established a small working group to develop an international emergency communications handbook for radio amateurs based on existing texts. The International Secretariat (ARRL) was requested to produce a brochure on Amateur Radio response to emergencies.
The Council thanked Bob Knowles, ZL1BAD, for his more than 20 years of volunteer service as IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) International Coordinator. Knowles recently stepped down from the position, which he'd occupied since the inception of IARUMS. The International Secretariat (ARRL) will designate an appropriate staff member to fulfill the responsibilities of the position until a qualified volunteer replacement can be found.
In other business, the IARU Administrative Council:
In addition to Price, Ellam and Sumner, those attending
the Zurich meeting were regional representatives Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, Don
Beattie, G3BJ, Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Rod Stafford, W6ROD, Dario
Jurado, HP1DJ, Y. S. Park, HL1IFM, Chandru Ramchandra, VU2RCR, and Yoshi
Sekido, JJ1OEY; and Recording Secretary Paul Rinaldo, W4RI. The Council will
meet next August in India following the IARU Region 3 Conference.
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