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The '''American Radio Relay League (ARRL)''' was founded in May 1914 by US industrialist Hiram Percy Maxim (W1AW, SK) as the national membership association for US radio amateurs. The organisation now claims over 150 thousand members and a staff of over one hundred people.

The ARRL operates a [[QSL|QSL bureau]], advocates for the interests of radio amateurs with FCC and other governmental bodies, operates radio station W1AW in Newington, Connecticut and offers an assortment of radio-related publications and award programmes.

== Publications ==
ARRL publishes QST, a monthly magazine, as well as a collection of books. Among the best-known of these are:

* The Radio Amateur's Handbook (ARRL Handbook for the Radio Amateur), updated annually (except in wartime) for over 85 editions
* ARRL [[Antenna]] Book: Ultimate Reference for Amateur Radio Antennas
* Antenna Compendium (series of several volumes)
* QEX, a magazine for radio electronic experimenters
* ARRL [[Repeater]] Directory
* ARRL's [[Wire Antenna]] Classics, More Wire Antenna Classics, [[VHF]]/[[UHF]] Antenna Classics
* How to become a radio amateur, ARRL Ham Radio License Manual (various levels, corresponding to individual US FCC licenses)
* Amateur Radio on the Move 
* ARRL Emergency Communication Handbook 
* ARRL FCC Rule Book: Complete Guide to the FCC Regulations
* ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications
* ARRL Instructor's Manual
* ARRL Operating Manual
* ARRL [[RFI]] Handbook; Practical Cures for Radio Frequency Interference 
* ARRL [[Satellite]] Anthology 
* ARRL General Q & A 
* ARRL [[HF]] Digital Handbook 
* ARRL Vintage Radio 
* ARRL Tech Q & A 
* ARRL UHF/[[Microwave]] Experimenter's Manual
* [[FM]] and Repeaters for the Radio Amateur 
* Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur 
* Learning the Radiotelegraph Code, Your Introduction to Morse Code 
* More [[QRP]] Power 
* Specialized Communications Techniques for the Radio Amateur 
* Understanding Amateur Radio 

Much of the emphasis is on [[homebrew]] of both antennas and transmitting apparatus.

== Awards ==
The ARRL operates the Logbook of the World (LotW) online QSL server and offers various awards, including:
* WAS (Worked All States)
* WAC (Worked All Continents)
* [[DXCC]] (DX Century Club, one hundred countries or 'entities' worked)

== Trademarks ==
ARRL, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR AMATEUR RADIO holds US registered trademarks on the following names or logos:
* A R R L
* ARES / AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE
* LOTW / LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD
* NCJ / NATIONAL CONTEST JOURNAL
* QST
* REPEATER DIRECTORY
* DXCC
* VUCC

== External link ==
* http://www.arrl.org

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