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ZCZC AG39
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ARRL Bulletin 39  ARLB039
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ARLB039 IARU team on the job at WRC-03

The International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) World
Radiocommunication Conference 2003 got under way June 9 at the
Geneva International Conference Center adjacent to ITU Headquarters.
More than 2600 delegates and other participants are expected to
attend the four-week conference. Dr Veena Rawat of Canada was
elected Chairman of the Conference by acclamation.

The core IARU observer team includes IARU President Larry Price,
W4RA, and IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ. ARRL staff members Paul
Rinaldo, W4RI, and Jon Siverling, WB3ERA, are on the official US
delegation.

Approximately a dozen other radio amateurs representing their
national IARU member-societies are participating on national
delegations, along with members of IARU regional executive
committees who are serving on delegations and in other capacities.
Among these are IARU Vice President David Wardlaw, VK3ADW, who is on
the Australian delegation; Region 1 Chairman Ole Garpestad, LA2RR,
who is on the Norwegian delegation; Region 1 Vice Chairman Tafa
Diop, 6W1KI, observing for the African Telecommunications Union;
Region 2 Vice President Dario Jurado, HP1DJ, observing for the IARU;
Region 3 Chairman Fred Johnson, ZL2AMJ, who is on the New Zealand
delegation; Region 3 Secretary Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, who is on the
delegation of Japan; and Y.S. Park, HL1IFM, Region 3 Director, who
is on the delegation from the Republic of Korea. In addition,
literally dozens of radio amateurs are present at WRC-03 in a wide
range of professional capacities.

The conference will try to complete work on more than 40 agenda
items. Three are especially important to Amateur Radio: Realignment
of 7 MHz allocations, revision of the regulations governing the
amateur and amateur-satellite services, including the Morse code
requirement, and consideration of an allocation for satellite-borne
synthetic aperture radars (SARs) in the 70-cm band.

Germany's Eberhard George, DL7IH, chairs the committee handling the
critical Amateur Radio agenda items, with the exception of the SARs
issue.
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SB QST @ ARL $ARLB039


ARLB039 IARU team on the job at WRC-03


ZCZC AG39


QST de W1AW  


ARRL Bulletin 39  ARLB039


From ARRL Headquarters  


Newington CT  June 12, 2003


To all radio amateurs 


SB QST ARL ARLB039


ARLB039 IARU team on the job at WRC-03


The International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) =
World


Radiocommunication Conference 2003 got under way June =
9 at the


Geneva International Conference Center adjacent to =
ITU Headquarters.


More than 2600 delegates and other participants are =
expected to


attend the four-week conference. Dr Veena Rawat of =
Canada was


elected Chairman of the Conference by =
acclamation.


The core IARU observer team includes IARU President =
Larry Price,


W4RA, and IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ. ARRL =
staff members Paul


Rinaldo, W4RI, and Jon Siverling, WB3ERA, are on the =
official US


delegation.


Approximately a dozen other radio amateurs =
representing their


national IARU member-societies are participating on =
national


delegations, along with members of IARU regional =
executive


committees who are serving on delegations and in =
other capacities.


Among these are IARU Vice President David Wardlaw, =
VK3ADW, who is on


the Australian delegation; Region 1 Chairman Ole =
Garpestad, LA2RR,


who is on the Norwegian delegation; Region 1 Vice =
Chairman Tafa


Diop, 6W1KI, observing for the African =
Telecommunications Union;


Region 2 Vice President Dario Jurado, HP1DJ, =
observing for the IARU;


Region 3 Chairman Fred Johnson, ZL2AMJ, who is on the =
New Zealand


delegation; Region 3 Secretary Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, =
who is on the


delegation of Japan; and Y.S. Park, HL1IFM, Region 3 =
Director, who


is on the delegation from the Republic of Korea. In =
addition,


literally dozens of radio amateurs are present at =
WRC-03 in a wide


range of professional capacities.


The conference will try to complete work on more than =
40 agenda


items. Three are especially important to Amateur =
Radio: Realignment


of 7 MHz allocations, revision of the regulations =
governing the


amateur and amateur-satellite services, including the =
Morse code


requirement, and consideration of an allocation for =
satellite-borne


synthetic aperture radars (SARs) in the 70-cm =
band.


Germany's Eberhard George, DL7IH, chairs the committee =
handling the


critical Amateur Radio agenda items, with the =
exception of the SARs


issue.


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/EX




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