Via Southgate: ITU’s ham radio station celebrates 60 years on air

Did you know that the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies owns and operates its very own radio station?

It started broadcasting on 10 June 1962 and was officially inaugurated the following month by then UN Secretary-General U Thant and ITU Secretary-General Gerald Gross – himself a ‘’ham” radio enthusiast known by the personal callsign W3GG.

Recognized as a unique “country” in the ham radio community, 4U1ITU operates in accordance with privileges extended by ITU and the Government of Switzerland. It has also earned the DXCC (or ham radio “century club”) award from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), confirming air contacts with 100 or more countries.

Read more – Southgate Amateur Radio News RSS Feed http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/june/itu-ham-radio-station-celebrates-60-years-on-air.htm
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