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Radioamateurs du Luxembourg
Abbreviation RL
Type Non-profit organization
Purpose Advocacy, Education
Location
Region served
Luxembourg
Official language
Luxembourgish, French, German, English
President
 Mich Friederich LX1KQ
Affiliations International Amateur Radio Union
Website http://www.rlx.lu/

The Radioamateurs du Luxembourg (RL) (in English, Luxembourg Amateur Radio Society) is a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Luxembourg. RL supports amateur radio operators in Luxembourg by operating the RL QSL Bureau (http://www.qsl.rlx.lu) [1] [2] for those members who regularly communicate with amateur radio operators in other countries, sponsoring amateur radio operating awards and radio contests, and supporting radio propagation beacons in Luxembourg. RL represents the interests of amateur radio operators in Luxembourg before local and international telecommunications regulatory authorities. [3] RL is the national member society representing Luxembourg in the International Amateur Radio Union. [4]

English language West Germanic language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global lingua franca. Named after the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to the area of Great Britain that would later take their name, England, both names ultimately deriving from the Anglia peninsula in the Baltic Sea. It is closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon, and its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages, particularly Norse, and to a greater extent Latin and French.

Amateur radio use of designated radio frequency spectra for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages

Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, describes the use of radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communication. The term "amateur" is used to specify "a duly authorised person interested in radioelectric practice with a purely personal aim and without pecuniary interest;" and to differentiate it from commercial broadcasting, public safety, or professional two-way radio services.

Luxembourg grand duchy in Western Europe

Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg City, together with Brussels and Strasbourg, is one of the three official capitals of the European Union and the seat of the European Court of Justice, the highest judicial authority in the EU. Its culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbours, making it essentially a mixture of French and German cultures, as evident by the nation's three official languages: French, German, and the national language, Luxembourgish. The repeated invasions by Germany, especially in World War II, resulted in the country's strong will for mediation between France and Germany and, among other things, led to the foundation of the European Union.

Representatives from Luxembourg were involved in the 1924 call for the International Amateur Congress that founded the IARU in 1925. [5]

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is an international confederation of national amateur radio organisations that allows a forum for common matters of concern and collectively represents matters to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Following an informal meeting in 1924 of representatives from France, Great Britain, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Canada, and the United States, a plan was formulated to hold an International Amateur Congress in Paris, France in April 1925. This Congress was held for the purpose of founding an international amateur radio organization. The Congress was attended by representatives of 23 countries in Europe, Americas, and Asia. A constitution for the IARU was adopted on April 17, and the formation of the International Amateur Radio Union was ratified on April 18, 1925.

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The LX National QSL Bureau provides a service by volunteers to exchange amateur radio QSL cards between Luxembourgish amateur radio operators and amateur radio operators from the world. The LX National QSL Bureau was founded in July 2014 by the Association des Radioamateurs du Kayldall (ADRAD) and by the Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union (LARU).

References

  1. ↑ RL QSL Bureau
  2. ↑ IARU QSL bureaus. "IARU QSL bureaus". Retrieved Dec. 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Radioamateurs du Luxembourg. Radioamateurs du Luxembourg official web site. Retrieved Aug. 8, 2008.
  4. ↑ International Amateur Radio Union (2008). "Member Societies". Retrieved Aug. 1, 2008.
  5. ↑ IARU 75th Anniversary, 18 April 2000 Archived 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine .IARUWeb, No. 180, March 15, 2000


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