EURAO - ITU recognition

EURAO has just been recognised by the ITU as a representative body for amateur radio.

This comes as a bit of a kick in the teeth for the likes of IARU, Region 1, whose members often looked very uncomfortable standing next to EURAO organisers.  You could be forgiven for thinking there was bad blood between them, and a wish on the part of IARU R1 not to have someone spoil their party.

Some time ago, when IARU R1 (centre two chaps) met EURAO, with bad body language...

I would link to the story, but the EURAO node seems a bit dead...