South Africa to host 2011 IARU Region 1 Conference

South Africa to host 2011 IARU Region 1 Conference

Sun City in South Africa will host the next IARU Region 1 Conference in 2011.

The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) website reports that the IARU Region 1 Conference meeting in Cavtat, Croatia held a secret ballot to choose the venue for 2011.

Of the 47 votes cast, there were 22 to Sun City, 15 to Malaga and 10 votes to Hatfield.

The DARC website says: "The newly elected secretary Dennis Green, ZS4BS was visibly surprised and said the delegates would be welcome in South Africa.

'We will put the lions on a diet until you come', joked Dennis to conclude his brief acceptance speech."

DARC - IARU Cavtat 2008 News in Google English
http://tinyurl.com/6kjxdh

In German:
http://www.darc.de/ausland/new/iaru/CV2008/

IARU Region 1 Conference in Cavtat, Croatia
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2008/iaru_r1_cavtat.htm

 

I would like to see the delegates take up the problem of illegal and willing misconduct on the amateur radio frequencies. It seems apparent that our own FCC enforcement division is not effectively trying to control malicious interference within our borders. Perhaps if the other countries of the world were to take the United States’ FCC to task, our national agency might be inspired to enforce these international rules and regulations.





By the same token, the United States should likewise take the Canadian government to task for their lack of enforcement of the illegal and indecent transmissions of their citizens. Could this be addressed at an international level to become an effective incentive to control the airwaves?

Reference the discussion that is presently taking place here:

http://www.eham.net/articles/20451

Johnny