ARRL

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for amateur radio in the United States of America, was founded in May, 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim.The ARRL serves as the primary representative of amateur radio operators to the US government. It performs this function by lobbying the US Congress and Federal Communications Commission or FCC. The ARRL is also the international secretariat of the IARU.At the end of 2005, ARRL had 148,877 members, which is approximately 22% of amateur radio licensees in the United States. However, some of ARRL's members are foreign amateurs which means that the percentage is somewhat lower. As of May 2007, there are 151,306 members of which 7,363 are foreign amateurs.
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