List of amateur radio organizations

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Amateur radio organizations have been important from the earliest days of radio communications. In the early days, there was a very pragmatic reason for this. Amateur radio stations did not have a very wide range, so messages would often have to be relayed from one station to another to get where they were going. This need would lead to the formation of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), one of the first nation-wide organizations for amateur radio.

The American Radio Relay League has grown since those early days and now serves a number of functions. The ARRL today:

  • lobbies legislators in Washington DC on behalf of amateur radio,
  • helps train new amateur radio operators,
  • publishes a wide variety of books and magazines aimed at helping amateur radio operators learn about radio technology,
  • sponsors amateur radio contests,
  • and conducts many other functions.

Local amateur radio clubs are also important to the service. They

  • help newcomers get started by teaching formal license classes and providing informal mentoring;
  • provide emergency communications when disasters occur and public-service communications for events, such as parades and bike tours;
  • provide a focal point for projects that may require more than one operator, such as the setup and maintenance of a repeater station;
  • encourage camaraderie amongst amateur radio operators in a community.

Below, is a list of articles about amateur radio organizations, sorted alphabetically by country.

Contents

[edit] International

[edit] Specialty

  • 10-10 International
    an international amateur radio club that promotes the use of the 10-meter amateur band
  • AMSAT
  • World Wide Young Contesters
    A worldwide organization promoting youth involvement in amateur radio contests
  • Straight Key Century Club SKCC
    An international club promiting traditional CW methods. Every night is Straight Key Night!
  • Young Ham of the Year Award
    Award program created in 1986 by Amateur Radio Newsline with primary corporate underwriting by Vertex Standard (Yaesu) and CQ Magazine. Designed to honor the accomplishments of radio amateurs age 18 or younger. [2]
  • Amateur Television Network of CA, NV and AZ.

[edit] National and Local

[edit] Africa

[edit] Australia

[edit] Bangladesh

National Association of Bangladeshi Radio Amateur. Member society of International Amateur Radio Union.

[edit] Belarus

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Canada

[edit] Chile

[edit] China

[edit] Croatia

[edit] Cuba

[edit] Finland

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

[edit] Great Britain (UK)

[edit] Greece

[edit] Hong Kong

[edit] India

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Italy

[edit] Lithuania

[edit] Luxembourg

[edit] Malaysia

[edit] Malta

Malta Amateur Radio League

[edit] Mexico

[edit] Netherlands

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Poland

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Puerto Rico (USA)

[edit] Romania

[edit] Singapore


Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society ( SARTS )

[edit] Sri Lanka


Radio Society of Sri Lanka ( RSSL )

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] Thailand

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

[edit] Turkey

[edit] United States


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