Íslenskir radíóamatörar / Icelandic Radio Amateurs

At the end of World War II the sky opened up for amateur radio after a long and hard time of waiting.
A group of fully qualified Icelandic Radio Amateurs with their newly retained licenses gathered to form an organization.
Their intention was to defend their new right of Amateur radio licences.
They founded the Icelandic radio amateur society known as Icelandic Radio Amateurs or Í.R.A.
It was on the 14th of August 1946.

To protect the interests of radio amateurs in every way.
To increase co-operation among radio amateurs both domestically and abroad.
To maintain talented and good customs in radio communications among the members.
To encourage preparation which can be used in emergency radio communications.
To further increase amateur radio as a way of self practice in the technical field.
To encourage technical and science research and discovers in the radio communications field.
To encourage radio sports among radio amateurs.
To develop the radio amateur services as a national resource.
To support youth activity and to introduce amateur radio among young people.

The Objectives of Í.R.A.