Home›Figures›Hiram Percy MaximFiguresHiram Percy MaximCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHome, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. "Hiram Percy Maxim." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://home.interactiveatlas.org/figures/hiram-percy-maxim.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHome, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. (n.d.). Hiram Percy Maxim. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://home.interactiveatlas.org/figures/hiram-percy-maximCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{home,craftsandhobbiesatlas-hiram-percy-maxim, author = {Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas}, title = {Hiram Percy Maxim}, year = {2026}, url = {https://home.interactiveatlas.org/figures/hiram-percy-maxim}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingInventor and organizer who gave amateur radio its institution. In 1914, with Clarence Tuska, he founded the American Radio Relay League to pass messages by organized relay across the continent, and his advocacy preserved amateur access to the airwaves when regulation could have ended the hobby.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsBirth YearWell-attested1869 1Death YearWell-attested1936 1NationalityWell-attestedAmerican 1Defining ContributionWell-attestedCo-founded the American Radio Relay League (1914) 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithThe 1921 Transatlantic Tests, Milestones Well-attested Maxim, ARRL's founder, championed the tests as proof of what member stations could do.Source American Radio Relay League (Official Site)DevelopedAmerican Radio Relay League, Institutions and Societies Well-attested Founded 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim with Clarence TuskaSource American Radio Relay League (Wikipedia)Works InAmateur Radio, Hobbies and Pastimes Well-attested Source Hiram Percy Maxim (Wikipedia)Sources1. Hiram Percy Maxim (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year