Summary: The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national membership association for Amateur Radio operators. The League represents Amateur Radio interests to regulatory bodies, provides technical advice and assistance to Amateur Radio enthusiasts and supports a number of educational programs throughout the country. ARRL is a non-profit organization.

History: The ARRL was founded in 1914 by inventor Hiram Percy Maxim.

Membership: Current ARRL membership is approximately 156,000.

Staff: 120 full- and part-time staff members.

Publishing: ARRL publishes monthly membership journal QST and two special interest magazines along with over 160 books and software titles and a variety of special interest newsletters.

Location: The American Radio Relay League is located at 225 Main Street in Newington, Connecticut. Along with the administrative headquarters building, the seven acre site is home to W1AW, the League's Amateur Radio station. Amateur Radio operators from all over the world come to ARRL to operate from W1AW.

Information from ARRL and is Copyright 2009 to ARRL.

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