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The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the United States. ARRL is a non-profit organization and was co-founded on April 6, 1914, by Hiram Percy Maxim and Clarence D. Tuska of Hartford, Connecticut .
The ARRL published "Vintage Radio", a collection of articles from QST magazine describing vintage equipment, restoration, and operation. [ 33 ] The Antique Wireless Association of Southern Africa is devoted to the "maintenance and preservation of our amateur heritage" for enthusiasts of older types of short wave radios and amateur equipment ...
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QST is a magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts, published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). It is a membership journal that is included with membership in the ARRL. The publisher claims that circulation of QST in the United States is higher than all other amateur radio-related publications in the United States combined.
As of late 2024 only North Korea has an absolute ban on amateur radio operation within its borders. Amateur radio emergency communications assisted in disaster relief activities for events such as the September 11 attacks in 2001, [ 30 ] Hurricane Katrina in 2005, [ 31 ] and the Sichuan earthquake in 2008. [ 32 ]
Most individual ARES units are autonomous and operate locally. Although the Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a program (and trademark) of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) in the U.S., the structure is more supportive than directive in nature, providing mostly for mutual aid in the event of large-scale emergencies. As long as local units ...
Solar-powered Amateur Radio Station in tents with portable VHF/UHF satellite and HF antennas in the background HF transceiver for voice communications. Field Day is an annual amateur radio contest, widely sponsored by IARU regions and member organizations, encouraging emergency communications preparedness [1] among amateur radio operators.
The ARRL represents amateur radio operators in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marianas, and other dependent territories in the Pacific Ocean. The RSGB represents amateur radio operators in the British Indian Ocean Territory. IARU Region 3 has a special emphasis on promoting the harmonization of license qualifications in an effort to promote ...