The national association for amateur radio in the United States, founded in 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim and Clarence Tuska to organize message relays between stations. It publishes QST magazine and the Radio Amateur's Handbook, coordinates emergency communications, and represents hams before regulators. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Founding Year HeadquartersNewington, Connecticut, United States 1 Connections
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Source American Radio Relay League (Wikipedia)
The ARRL administers the DX Century Club (DXCC) award, the best known formal recognition program for amateur radio DXing achievement.
ARRL is a full member society of the International Amateur Radio Union, the federation of national amateur radio societies.
Source American Radio Relay League (Official Site)
The ARRL, founded two years later in 1914, spent the following decades lobbying to expand and defend amateur licensing privileges the 1912 Act first constrained.
Source American Radio Relay League (Wikipedia)
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Founded 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim with Clarence Tuska
Source American Radio Relay League (Wikipedia)
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The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the United States.
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American Radio Relay League (Official Site)
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ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio
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