Institutions and Societies

American Radio Relay League

Also Known As ARRL · National Association for Amateur Radio Registered-trademark descriptor ARRL uses alongside its original name on its own official site.

Citation Formats

General Reference

Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. "American Radio Relay League." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/american-radio-relay-league.

APA Style

Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. (n.d.). American Radio Relay League. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/american-radio-relay-league

BibTeX

@misc{home,craftsandhobbiesatlas-american-radio-relay-league,
  author = {Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas},
  title = {American Radio Relay League},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/american-radio-relay-league},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Founding Year

1914 1

Headquarters

Newington, Connecticut, United States 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Amateur Radio

Source American Radio Relay League (Wikipedia)

The 1921 Transatlantic Tests

Source American Radio Relay League (Official Site)

The Radio Act of 1912

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)