Foundation of LARU

on 18 January 2014.

The Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union (LARU) was founded by three amateur radio operators from Luxembourg on January 1st 2014. The idea for the concept and the subsequent founding of the club took place in mid-December 2013.

At the moment we deal with the development of the internal structure.

The concept of the LARU is based on the following value pillars:

Friendship
Democracy
Science
Progress (Focus: Emergency communication, digital voice & data communication, science, education)

The LARU is highly interested in the technical progress in Luxembourg which should be seriously encouraged. That's why the following permanent working groups were established according to the established priorities:

Emergency Communication Concepts
Emergency Communication Infrastructure
Digital Voice Communications
Digital Data Communications
Education
QSL Bureau

The members of the LARU are not only limited to the above listed sub-areas of amateur radio. They are the main workspace of the LARU. The LARU is open to all amateur radio activities.

The working groups have been established and have begun their work . Interested and active people are welcome. You do not necessarily have to be a licensed amateur radio operator for this purpose .

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to welcoming you as a knowledgeable member of our association.

About us

on 03 January 2014.

The Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union was founded on January 1st 2014 by three luxemburgish amateur radio operators.

The reason for this was the desire for an association, which promotes technical progress and cohesion of amateur radio operators seriously. The LARU therefore constitutes an innovative network of technology-inspired radio amateurs and other interested parties. LARU's value pillars are the following: friendship, democracy, science and progress. Our logo incidentally indicates the desired progress: The unusual horizontally arranged antenna represents a forward-looking arrow.

The focus is not limited to new techniques or modes. However, the LARU has the following priorities:

Emergency communications
Digital voice communications
Digital data transmission
Science
Education

Some of these areas were hardly or not being taken care of at all in Luxembourg. The LARU wants to change this situation quickly. For this reason, the areas in question will be treated in permanent working groups (digital voice communications, digital data transmission, emergency communications, education, QSL bureau).

In order to achieve the desired objectives, the LARU is divided into working groups, which are each dedicated to one of these priorities. This structure facilitates the organization and planning of projects. For organizational reasons, the number of working groups and the number of members within these groups are limited. Since each active member must join a working group, the LARU will have enough skilled amateur radio operators to perform their tasks. Active members can contribute by developing projects within the working group of their interest and share their knowledge.

The Working Group "Education" will organize training courses focused on the priorities of LARU. The LARU will offer further activities related to education and science. These activities can be offered in cooperation with other clubs in order to promote amateur radio and ham spirit.

An important task of the LARU is to represent its members nationally and internationally. Amateur radio operators and other interested parties, which are dedicated to the technological progress and which want to be supported by a corresponding association, are welcome within the LARU.

Membership

on 26 December 2013.

The LARU offers different categories of membership. In each category members have different rights and obligations. Every new member starts his membership as a basic member with a probation period of 1 up to 5 years (basic membership).

Persons who wish to get a member of the LARU, can fill out the application form: form (please send it via e-mail or mail to the secretary).

	Associate	Basic	Regular	Executive
Right to participate in all the activities of the association
Possibility to participate in a working group
Obligation to participate in a working group
Right to vote
Right to be elected
QSL-OUT-service	*
Annual contribution	27 €	34 €	67 €	134 €
One-time contribution (1st year)	-	-	+40 €	+50 €
Youth contribution (pupils and students), 2021	-	10 €	20 €	40 €

Basic membership:

Basic members (passive membership) are natural persons who can participate in all the activities of the association, who can take profit of the services offered by the association and who want to support the association. Within the working group, the base member may participate in selected group activities.

Regular membership:

Regular members are individuals who must additionally have a membership or a function within the working groups.

Executive membership:

Executive members are individuals who are eligible as members of the board of directors and working group leaders. Executive members must be in possession of a valid and active LX or CEPT licence.

Associate membership:

The associate membership is open for natural and legal persons. Associate members support the LARU financially in the exercise of their activities. There is no probation period for associate members. * Legal persons (for example club stations) can take profit of the QSL-OUT-service for an additional fee of 6 €.

Youth contribution:

The youth contribution is for young people up to an age of 18 years or for pupils and students over 18 as long as they can prove this. From 2022 on, the youth contribution is 1/3 of the annual contribution of the corresponding membership (11,33€; 22,33€; 44,67€). There is no reduced youth contribution for the associate membership.

One-time contribution (deposit):

A youth member does not have to pay the one-time contribution. The one-time contribution must be paid when the youth member gets an ordinary member no longer paying the youth contribution.

Organisation

on 26 December 2013.

To be more efficient in performing their tasks, the LARU is divided into working groups which are each dedicated to a single field of activities. The organizational chart shows the working groups as green boxes.

The heads of the working groups are members of the Board. With this organization, the communication between the Board and active members is greatly facilitated. For organizational reasons, the number of working groups and the number of members in the groups are limited.

Legal notice

on 24 December 2013.

Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union Association sans but lucratif
R.C.S. Luxembourg F9810
National identity number 2014 61 00075 80

Legal form:

Non-profit association

Postal address:

B.P. 85
L-9201 Diekirch
Luxembourg

Registered address:

7, rue Joseph Theis
L-9286 Diekirch
Luxembourg

Bank data:

LU46 0019 4555 6928 2000

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Contact:

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Tel: +352 4975 - 1000
Fax: +352 4975 - 1999

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Registered under Reference: 648986

International Standard Serial Number:

LARU QST Newsletter: ISSN 2418-4020

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