ARLA/CLUSTER: IARU effective representation of radio amateurs all over the world by AMRAD (AMSAT-CT)

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Pont of view concerning effective representation of radio amateurs all
over the world,



In the XXI century the IARU needs to modernize their rules and
Constitution and the old resolution 93-3:



Noting:



1. The constitutional obligation of all IARU member Societies is
represent adequately the interests of radio amateurs throughout their
country and autonomous or separate territory, like Madeira and Azores
in the Portuguese Republic.



2. Is an imperative for the XXI century, the modernization of this
concept of «national society» and change to other Constitution of
national federations or national confederations, to include all the
national, regional and local associations, NGO, leagues, groups, gangs
or clubs.



3. That in some democratic countries, like in European Union, the
National Constitution of each state assumes the non-obligation to
participate in associative movements and the freedom of choice to
affiliate in any national, regional or local association. In freedom
countries there are radio amateurs who are members of other national
associations and non-governmental and non-lucrative organizations that
works for education and development of science and technology trough
the Amateur Service and Amateur Satellite Service, with other goals
non-sportive like the DX and contests on short-wave bands.



4. Because in European Union and other freedom countries there are
radio amateurs who are members of other organizations, in general, the
present IARU «national societies» represents only a minority between
10 to 35% of all this national amateur radio cultural movements
actives in each country. In the Portuguese situation, the «national
society» represents only a scanty of 10 to 13% of the entire national
amateur radio in continental and insulates autonomous political
regions.



5. IARU in Region 1 is to be missing representation and financial
resources since 1980.



6. IARU in the future to promote and defend all the interests of radio
amateurs throughout the world at international telecommunications
conferences it is necessary for the IARU to speak on behalf of all
worldwide radio amateurs, needs change the Constitution, to include
non the old concept of «national society» but the new national
federations or confederations, democratic representatives of large
associative national movements of amateur radios.



7. Because is very important to the future of education and
development, of culture of science and technological trough the
Amateur Radio and Amateur Satellite Service have in all the World a
common voice speaking on behalf of radio amateurs to each
administration.



Conclusions:



Since the old IARU resolution number 93 from 1993 (at 15 years ago) in
European Union and all over the world, the «national societies» of
IARU not draw the attention of the regional and local organizations to
the fact that for member Societies to meet their constitutional
obligations (and rights) they should pass to such other national
organizations and entities all the adequate information and duty of
participation as to the actions of the IARU, and encourage such of
this national and local organizations to respond to them in respect of
worldwide Amateur Radio and IARU matters, for this motive of
exclusion, imposed by the «national societies» all the regional and
local associations to come short from the IARU, not contribute in
equal duty and obligations to the development of the Amateur Radio and
Amateur Satellite Service.



IARU needs are integrated inside the others national, regional and
local organizations to take such action in respect thereof as is
appropriate and an important step for the freedom and democracy.



by AMRAD (AMSAT-CT)

www.amrad.pt