The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its annual meeting on 24 – 25 June 2008 in Konstanz, Germany. The consultative process leading to nominations for IARU President and Vice President for the five-year term …

Dr. César Pio Santos A., HR2P, has been named IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Coordinator, EMCOR, substituting Rick Palm, K1CE. Dr. Santos is a well know emergency expert in the region. He helped to provide emergency communications and medical relief in Honduras in …

Juan Muñoz, TG9AJR, has been appointed as Region 2 Monitoring System Coordinator substituting Bill Zellers, WA4FKI (SK). Juan started as a SWL in 1984 and obtained his current license en 1989. He is an active amateur on nearly all bands and modes. …

The Ham Radio event in Friedrichshafen, Germany, was an opportunity for IARU officials to meet and increase contact especially with officials of Region 1 Members Societies. Left to right: Dave Sumner K1ZZ, International Secretary; Ron Szama LU2AH, Region 2 Executive Committee Member; …

On June 22^nd The Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador (CRAS) celebrated its 50 anniversary in the Center for Emergency Communications in El Salvador. Several awards and recognitions were presented among them the one presented by Marco Tulio Gudiel TG9AGD …