International Amateur Radio Club
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| Org type: | |
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| Acronyms: | IARC |
| Head: | Mr. Attila MATAS, OM1AM |
| Established: | 1961 |
| Parent org: | International Telecommunication Union |
| Portal: |  United Nations Portal |
The International Amateur Radio Club (IARC) maintains and operates the amateur radio station 4U1ITU at the International Telecommunications Union building in Geneva, Switzerland. Intended to serve as a model of amateur radio operation the station was created under the auspices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
In many radio contests, amateur radio operators are allowed to consider the International Telecommunications Union station 4U1ITU a special entity and because of its significance to world telecommunications and it is given similar status to a separate country when making a radio contact. No other UN location is given this honor.
[edit] See also
International Amateur Radio Union
[edit] External links
- IARC Homepage
- 4U1ITU License data from QRZ
- Not Your Grandfather's Amateur Radio
- ARLB024: Saturday is World Telecommunication Day
- DXCC Rules & 4U1ITU
- Radio History is Made at WRC-03 with 7-MHz Realignment Compromise
- ITU Headquarters, Europe - QSL Card Gallery
[edit] Publications
- Telecommunication Journal International Telecommunication Union Geneva, International Telecommunication Union ISSN:0497-137X, OCLC: 1779312
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