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  American Radio Relay League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ARRL is run by an elected board of directors who are responsible for setting League Policy.
The Field Organization of the ARRL is organized into 71 "sections" with each section having a "Section Manager." The Section Manager is elected by the members living within his section for a two year term.
The ARRL's symbol consists of a vertical parallelogram with the initials ARRL arranged in a clockwise fashion around the symbols for antenna, inductor (coil) and ground to earth, the schematic diagram of the fundamental radio circuit.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Radio_Relay_League   (632 words)

  
 Amateur Radio
A radio communication service for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication and technical investigation carried out by amateurs, that is, by duly authorized persons interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.
Amateur radio is allocated frequencies at the extreme high-frequency end of the medium-wave band, five groups of frequencies in the shortwave band, two groups in the veryhigh-frequency band, three in the ultrahigh-frequency band, and seven in the superhigh-frequency band for telegraphic and telephonic communication using amplitude and frequency modulation.
American Radio Relay League - The Future Mission: A proposed mission statement for the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) - To serve the public interest of the United States by fostering the art of wireless communications, in all its forms, is to ensure the future of Amateur Radio.
www.ked-wireless.com /products1.htm   (1034 words)

  
 Directory - Recreation: Radio: Amateur: Organizations: ARRL
The ARRL is a not-for-profit organization which promotes interest in Amateur Radio communications and experimentation, which represents US radio amateurs in legislative matters, and which maintains fraternalism and a high standard of conduct among Amateur Radio operators.
ARRL Headquarters is in the Hartford suburb of Newington, Connecticut.
ARRL: North Carolina Section  · cached · North Carolina HQ of the American Radio Relay League.
www.incywincy.com /default?p=471671   (267 words)

  
 ARRLWeb: ARRL Home Page
That's the rationale behind a petition the ARRL filed today, seeking to have the FCC modify the Part 15 BPL rules it adopted a year ago and sharply reduce the technology's potential to cause interference.
ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts, W1AGP, the League's point man behind the effort to brighten the holidays for youngsters displaced or left homeless by the Gulf Coast hurricanes, points out that TSA's distribution network throughout the region remains intact.
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) Newfoundland-Labrador Section Manager Joe Craig, VO1NA, says, that during this period, a CW beacon will operate on 5269.5 kHz to determine the diurnal variations in propagation.
www2.arrl.org   (2044 words)

  
 As telecom reels from storm damage, ham radios hum - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The man at the radio sent the information to the emergency-operations center across town, which relayed it to rescue units in New Orleans.
The American Radio Relay League, a national association of ham-radio operators based in Newington, Conn., has been deluged with requests to find people in the region.
Ham radios are often most effective as one link in a chain of communication devices.
www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2005/09/06/as_telecom_reels_from_storm_damage_ham_radios_hum   (1083 words)

  
 American Radio Relay League - a Whatis.com definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is a worldwide organization of amateur radio operators with its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, USA.
The ARRL offers publications intended to inform the general public about amateur radio, help people obtain amateur radio licenses, and assist newly licensed operators concerning various aspects of the hobby.
The ARRL maintains a Morse code practice and bulletin station that uses Hiram P. Maxim's original call letters, W1AW.
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 Ham Radio Latvia
Radio Regulations (RRS1.56) complementing the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union.
Ham Radio) in Latvia and it is assumed that the reader has prior knowledge of the subject.
An excellent introduction to amateur radio is at Ham Radio Online.Many fine books on this hobby are published in English by The American Radio Relay League and TheRadio Society of Great Britain.
www.hamradio.lv   (713 words)

  
 Stmt of Understanding:  ARRL / REACT
It is intended that this agreement will promote joint coordination and exercise of the resources of both ARRL and REACT to recognize the potential and capability of individual members of both organizations to facilitate the flow of information to and from the public during disaster and emergency situations.
ARRL recognizes REACT as a public service organization of private radio operators, which provides radio communications to local communities during emergencies.
REACT recognizes ARRL as a noncommercial membership association of radio amateurs, organized for the promotion of interest in amateur radio communication and experimentation.
www.reactintl.org /sou.arrl.htm   (598 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How Ham Radio Works"
Norm Lauterette, WA4HYJ, is on the radio reporting a new flare up during the wildfires that broke out in several counties in Florida during June and July of 1998.
It may simply be a shortcut way of saying the first syllable of amateur radio, or it may have originally been used as an insult.
Hams start out in amateur radio for many reasons, but they all have in common a basic knowledge of radio technology, regulations and operating principles.
www.howstuffworks.com /ham-radio.htm   (222 words)

  
 FEMA: FEMA And American Radio Relay League Partner In Preparedness Through Citizen Corps
At the ARRL National Conference, sponsored by "Ham-Com," celebrating its 25th anniversary in Arlington, Texas, an affiliate partnership was signed between ARRL and Citizen Corps.
ARRL is the principal organization representing the interests of the more than 650,000 U.S. Radio Amateurs.
ARRL conducts emergency communications training and certifies proficiency in emergency communications skills.
www.fema.gov /nwz03/nwz03_138.shtm   (432 words)

  
 CWguide
On Kenwood ham radios you would tune the pitch from high to low as you tune higher in frequency, to reach the 600 Hz offset and be zero beat with the others ham's transmit frequency.
Radio Fundamentals Homepagefor an explanation of how fading works.How QSB works is not difficult to understand.
The public's impression of the usefulness of ham radio is often reflected in the vital public service we perform during emergencies and public events.
www.netwalk.com /~fsv/CWguide.htm   (14637 words)

  
 FEMA: Guidance For Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
RACES is an organization of amateur radio operators who volunteer to provide radio communications for State and local governments in times of emergency.
RACES Station is an amateur radio station licensed civil defense organization, at a specific land location, to provide the facilities for amateur radio communications in the RACES.
No amateur radio station shall be operated in the RACES unless it is certified as registered in a disaster service organization.
www.fema.gov /library/civilpg.shtm   (2968 words)

  
 ARRLWeb: Welcome to Amateur Radio!
Ham radio operators use two-way radio stations from their homes, cars, boats and outdoors to make hundreds of friends around town and around the world.
The Amateur Radio license examinations are administered by ham radio volunteers.
The 170,000+ members of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) are among the most active and enthusiastic amateurs in the country.
www.arrl.org /hamradio.html   (802 words)

  
 Business Wire: CQ, CQ, CQ: American Radio Relay League Uses Un... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
CQ, CQ, CQ: American Radio Relay League Uses Unitrends' DPU to Safeguard Key Data; Disk-to-disk backup, bare metal restore, reduced cost seen as key factors.
The American Radio Relay League, the national organization devoted to the interests of amateur radio operators, today said it has selected a Data Protection Unit (DPU(TM)) from Unitrends Software to protect more than a terabyte of information that enables the League to continue serving its 170,000 members.
ARRL's choice of Unitrends' DPU solves the group's problem of handling rapidly growing amounts of data with shrinking backup windows in a cost-effective manner.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:98537540&refid=ink_tptd_g1   (558 words)

  
 Eastern MA ARRL - Eastern MA ARRL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The American Radio Relay League is the principal representative of the Amateur Radio Service in the USA, serving members by protecting and enhancing spectrum access and providing a natural resource to the public.
A dozen Amateur Radio operators continue to be active in the City of Taunton due to the potential collapse of Whittenton Pond Dam on the Mill River in Taunton Massachusetts.
The Framingham Amateur Radio Association is collecting toys for ARRL's 2005 toy drive to comfort Gulf Coast youngsters left homeless or displaced as a result of the hurricanes, according to FARA President Gordy Bello, K1GB.
ema.arrl.org   (3125 words)

  
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ARRL HQ is glad to provide this information free of charge as a service to League members and affiliated clubs.
The ARRL Laboratory Engineers have received reports from the field that the effectiveness of these filters varies from installation to installation, possibly dependent on the exact nature of resonances, impedances and system reactances.
The ARRL encourages all people who have an interference problem to contact the manufacturer of the susceptible device through the Electronic Industries Association, 2001 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20006.
www.funhouse.com /~jfw/rfitel.txt   (3400 words)

  
 Alibris: American Radio Relay League
Ham Radio Made Easy is the one-stop source for everything the reader needs to know to get started in amateur radio.
Radio amateurs, electronic experimenters, engineers and technicians all use "The ARRL Handbook For Radio Amateurs", now in its 76th edition.
For readers who have interference to their home electronics equipment from power lines, radio transmitters or other noise sources, this is the book for them.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/American_Radio_Relay_League   (650 words)

  
 Memorandum of Understanding between NWS and ARRL
It is intended, through joint coordination and exercise of the resources of ARRL, NWS and Federal, State and local governments, to enhance the nationwide posture of early weather warning and readiness for any conceivable weather emergency.
Using Amateur Radio operators in the amateur frequency bands, the ARRL has been serving the public, both directly and through government and relief agencies, for more than fifty years.
B. ARRL further agrees to encourage its Section management teams to provide specialized communications and observation support on an as-needed basis for NWS offices in other weather emergencies such as hurricanes, snow and heavy rain storms, and other severe weather situations.
www.afn.org /~skywarn/mou-nws.html   (818 words)

  
 QST and the ARRL (1916)
The idea we wish to convey is, that insofar as there is in existence today the Radio League of America, which we believe covers all the functions of your organization, it would simply be causing the interest of the amateur to be divided up through carrying your advertising.
We understood that the Radio League of America was a purely scientific organization and we fail to see how their interests on these lines can possibly conflict.
We merely point out the facts regarding the AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE, which are that we amateurs of the Country organized it early in the Spring of 1914, and named it THE AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE.
earlyradiohistory.us /1916QST.htm   (780 words)

  
 American Radio Relay League
   SE Harris County Section
The South East Harris County Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a field organization of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
It is composed of FCC licensed amateur radio operators who are trained emergency communicators, volunteering their personal time, skill and equipment, to serve in the public interest.  SE HC ARES is focused on providing service to the South East quadrant of Harris County Texas.
The approximate boundaries of this area are, Interstate 10 to the North, the Harris County line to the East, the Harris County line to the South, and highway 288 to the West.  Any amateur radio operators living within or near SE Harris County who holds a valid amateur license is eligible to participate.
www.arrlstx.org /sehcares   (117 words)

  
 Amateur Radio In Central Iowa
Story County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a group of SCARC members and other amateur radio operators who have voluntarily registered their ham radio stations for emergency service.
Updates to amateur radio events when admitted, are posted at http://www.scarc.networkiowa.com and announced on Iowa packet BBS and VHF nets.
ARRL bulletin 10 dated April 12, 2004 on FCC form 605 and its use.
www.scarc.networkiowa.com   (1576 words)

  
 AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The seed for Amateur Radio was planted in the 1890s, when Guglielmo Marconi began his experiments in wireless telegraphy.
The United States government began licensing Amateur radio operators in 1912.By 1914, there were thousands of Amateur Radio operators (hams) in the United states.
In May 1914 he founded the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) to meet that need.Today ARRL, with more than 160,000 members, is the largest organization of radio amateurs.
www.vigyanprasar.com /ham/ARRL1.htm   (132 words)

  
 North Carolina ARRL Section Information
As was announced on the Tar Heel Emergency Net tonight by Tommy Queen K4BNP, the ARRL sanctioned registration/notification efforts in support of Hurricane Katrina relief have begun.
If you have not signed-up and are prepared to enlist for a several week deployment, go to http://katrina@ab2m.net and fill-in the details.
Some Amateur Radio operators are known to be traveling towards the affected areas with emergency services and disaster relief agencies as dedicated communications resources.
www.ncarrl.org   (1316 words)

  
 The Great Lakes Division Home Page
But we had a great staff and were even able to pass a modest profit on to the Toledo Mobile Radio Association (TMRA) who hosted the event (the Division does NOT seek to make any profit on these Conventions).
For your many years of service and dedication to amateur radio especially in the areas of public service and political representation of the amateur radio service before government agencies including the FCC.
"Ham radio will certainly be part of the fabric of homeland defense and Amateur Radio operators have always been of the mindset that they want to do something for their country," says ARRL president Jim Haynie.
greatlakes.arrl.org   (644 words)

  
 TechWeb | Ham Radio | RF Lets Students, Space Tourist Explore Tech World
White, a volunteer with the American Radio Relay League and international secretary treasurer for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, said the educational outreach program allows students to interview astronauts for about 10 minutes.
Astronauts must study and pass a test for their ham radio licenses.
Students use a hand-held transceiver to see how radio frequency affects wavelength, signal strength, radio propagation and the differences between AM and FM broadcast signals.
www.techweb.com /wire/mobile/171204095   (909 words)

  
 No-Code International
Requiring manual telegraphy proficiency is not compatible with the radio amateur's mandated objective of contributing to the advancement of the radio art.
In the United States, the American Radio Relay League has long been strong proponents for the continuation of manual code requirements.
Until recently, the IARU supported the continuation of manual code requirements in the ITU Radio Regulations, but the IARU has changed that position, though some of its member societies, at the national level seem to still be encouraging their administrations to retain the requirement in their national rules.
www.nocode.org   (568 words)

  
 The American Radio Relay League has several divisions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
About Us The American Radio Relay League has several divisions.
Local radio nets are established in each district on planned frequencies and one or more nets are set up for overall state coordination.
ARES volunteers can expect to be assigned to Emergency Operations Centers, shelters, mobile units working on tactical and logistical problems, hospitals and clinics, triage areas, and provide communications for critical agencies who do not have compatible radios of their own.
www.ctares.org /about_us.htm   (572 words)

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