The 2009 Ham Radio at Friedrichshafen, Germany, ended with official attendance figures at 17,400. RAL president OD5TE-Hani in his role as IARU Region 1 Executive committee member attended the Exhibition from June 26 to 28, 2009. The trip started with a stop in Zurich hosted by HB9JOE - Andy and HB9ELF - Yvonne that presented OD5TE with a Swiss callsign HB9ERL.

The trip included visits to HB9VC - Swissair Amateur Radio Club, HB5FE - Swiss Air Force Amateur Radio Club. HB9W meeting.

At the Ham Radio Exhibition in Friedrichshafen Dr. Larry Price - W4RA named President Emeritus of IARU and IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Coordinator DK2OM - Wolf received recognition for his outstanding contribution in the defense of the Amateur Radio spectrum.

More information are available on the IARU Region 1 Homepage.

Pictures from the trip are posted in the RAL Photo Gallery.