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11/05/2015 | World Radiocommunication Conference 2015: The Deliberations Have Begun

The more than 3000 delegates and observers attending World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) have gathered in a large conference center adjacent to ITU Headquarters in Geneva.
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10/29/2015 | World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 Starts on November 2

Amateur Radio’s interests will be well represented as the 2015 ITUWorld Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) convenes on November 2 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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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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02/07/2012 | Former ITU-R Director Dick Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA (SK)

Richard “Dick” Kirby, W0LCT/HB9BOA, passed away on January 26. He was 89. In 1974, Kirby -- an ARRL Life Member -- was elected Director of the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) International Radio Consultative Committee; he served as Director
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02/24/2011 | Amateur MF Allocation Moves a Step Closer

Amateur Radio has moved a step closer to a medium frequency (MF) allocation below the AM broadcast band. During the first week of the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) for the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) of the International Telec
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