Operating Rules and Procedures

ITU Radio Regions

  • The ITU has divided the world into three Regions for administrative purposes.  In summary the three Regions comprise:
  • Region 1: Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Iraq and Mongolia
  • Region 2: North and South America, Greenland and some eastern Pacific Islands
  • Region 3: Asia, Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) and Japan
  • The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is the worldwide representative body for amateur radio and is organised in three Regions similar to those of the ITU