July 30, 2021 Prepared by José Arturo Molina, YS1MS, IARU-R2 Vicepresident Source: Radio Club de Chile Baldo Prokurica, CE1JIU, is the Chilean National Defense Minister; he has also been a radio amateur since 1980. In a QSO recently held between Prokurica and …

Last July 17, 2021, in Miami, Florida, relatives of IARU-R2 former president Reinaldo Leandro received the “Michael J. Owen, VK3KI Memorial Award” from Ramón Santoyo, XE1KK, IARU-R2 current president. The award is granted by the IARU Administrative Committee as the …

IARU Region 2 congratulates Federación de Radioaficionados de Cuba on its 55^th anniversary. Founded on July 15, 1966, FRC currently counts on more than eight thousand radio amateurs in the Largest of the Antilles. FRC has been an organization that activelypromotes amateur radio, including children and …

The IARU Region 2 Executive Committee (EC) meets quarterly to discuss items of importance to the Americas and transact the business of the Region. Notes summarizing the discussions and decisions made at each meeting are posted on the R2 web site: https://​www​.iaru​-r2​.org/​e​n​/​r​e​f​e​r​e​n​c​e​/​m​i​n​u​t​e​s​— e​x​e​c​u​t​i​v​e​— c​o​m​m​i​t​t​e​e​— g​e​n​e​r​a​l​— a​s​s​e​m​b​l​i​es/ [Spanish: https://​www​.iaru​-r2​.org/​r​e​f​e​r​e​n​c​i​a​s​/​m​i​n​u​t​a​s​— c​o​m​i​t​e​— e​j​e​c​u​t​i​v​o​— a​s​a​m​b​l​e​a​s​— generales/ …

Federación de Radioaficionados de Cuba (FRC) will celebrate its 55^th anniversary next July 15, 2021. Although limited by the presence of COVID-19 and social distancing conditions, over 8 thousand Cuban radio amateurs will participate between July 12 and 18 in on-the-air events …