List of amateur radio organizations

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This is a list of amateur radio organizations.

International[]

  • Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society - devoted to maritime communications, amateur radio, lighthouses, and lightships
  • Amateur Radio Digital Communications - amateur radio and Internet protocol coordination and funding
  • European Radio Amateurs' Organization (EURAO)
  • The International Morse Code Preservation Society
  • MHRC - Mount Abu International Ham Radio Club
  • International Amateur Radio Club
  • International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) - League of National Societies of Amateur Radio.
  • International League of Esperantist Radio Amateurs
  • North West Fusion Group [1] - Supporting Amateur Radio across North West England and Worldwide.
  • Young Ladies Radio League
  • Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) - Organization dedicated exclusively to amateur radio communications via artificial orbiting satellites
  • Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) - Dedicated to packet radio, digital communications and digital technology in amateur radio including software-defined radio.
  • Quarter Century Wireless Association - an organization of amateur radio operators first licensed 25 or more years ago
  • Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society - a specialised group or club for amateur radio operators who have a link with maritime employment
  • CWops - An international organization devoted to encouraging the use of Morse Code (CW) on the amateur radio bands.
  • Straight Key Century Club (SKCC) - an international organization devoted to the use of mechanical-keys to hand generate Morse Code (CW) on the amateur radio bands.
  • Winlink.org - A worldwide system of volunteer sysops, radio stations, and network assets supporting e-mail by radio.

National organisations[]

Country Organization(s) Comments
Algeria Amateurs Radio Algeriens a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Algeria
Andorra Unió de Radioaficionats Andorrans a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Andorra
Argentina Radio Club Argentino a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Argentina
Armenia a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Armenia
Aruba Aruba Amateur Radio Club a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Aruba
Australia the World's first and oldest National Radio Society, being founded in 1910. Country representative to IARU region 3 for Australia.
alternative association representing Amateur Radio along with the WIA to the Australian regulator (the ACMA) and working to educate and support individual hams in Australia.
Austria Österreichischer Versuchssenderverband a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Austria
Bangladesh Bangladesh Amateur Radio League National Association of Bangladeshi Radio Amateur. Member society of IARU
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
Belarus Belarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Belarus
Belgium Royal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs[1] (UBA) a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Belgium
Union Francophone des Radios Clubs (UFRC)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rádio Emissão (LABRE) national non-profit organization of amateur radio in Brazil. Founded in 1934. Member society of IARU.
Bulgaria Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs
Canada Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC)
Hammond Museum of Radio
Manitoba Amateur Radio Museum a national non-profit organization of amateur radio enthusiasts in Canada
Chile Radio Club de Chile Santiago, Chile
China Chinese Radio Sports Association (CRSA) a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in the People's Republic of China, national member society in the IARU, have affiliations such as Shanghai Radio Sports Association
Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (HARTS) National Society of Radio Amateurs in Hong Kong (VR2HK), Member society of IARU
(CARSC) A non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts based in Hong Kong since 1949, providing technical training courses, technical seminars and organize regular activities to its members, providing radio communications services for charity fundraising events
Associação dos Radioamadores de Macau
Colombia Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados
Costa Rica Radio Club de Costa Rica
Croatia Hrvatski Radioamaterski Savez
Cuba Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba
Cyprus Cyprus Amateur Radio Society
Czech Republic
Denmark Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører
Egypt (ERASD)
El Salvador Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador
Estonia Eesti Raadioamatööride Ühing
Finland Suomen Radioamatööriliitto Finnish Amateur Radio League
France Réseau des Émetteurs Français
Germany Deutscher Amateur Radio Club e.V. (DARC) Largest national association for the German Radio Amateur. Member society of IARU
Verband der Funkamateure in Telekommunikation und Post e.V. (VFDB) Second largest national association for the German Radio Amateur.
Amateurfunk Club Deutschland (AFCD)
Greece Radio Amateur Association of Greece
Guatemala Club de Radioaficionados de Guatemala
Honduras Radio Club de Honduras
Hungary
Iceland Íslenskir Radíóamatörar
India Amateur Radio Society of India National Association for the Indian Radio Amateur. Member society of IARU
Association for the South Indian radio amateurs. SIARS is based at Chennai.
JNA Wireless Association one of the oldest amateur radio clubs in Mumbai
one of the oldest amateur radio operators place for education and research and development.
one of the oldest amateur radio club providing service towards society at the time of disaster .
Mumbai Amateur Radio Society a group of ham radio enthusiasts in Mumbai
National Institute of Amateur Radio Government funded organization based in Hyderabad, India which is set up to promote Amateur Radio in India.
Mount Abu International HAM Radio Club - MHRC Organisation based in Mount Abu, India facilitates platform for Amateur Radio practitioners all over the globe.
one of the oldest amateur radio societies in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
PARTS is a nonprofit organization active in Palakkad district of Kerala to promote amateur radio.
TCD Repeater Club is a nonprofit organization active in Namakkal district of Tamilnadu to promote amateur radio and providing service towards society at the time of disaster. VU2TCD Repeater is one of the largest coverage repeater in South India. It covers most of the places in Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka. Repeater Tx. Freq. 145.850MHz (-600 SHIFT) and enhanced with 24x7 Echolink (VU2TCD-R).
Indonesia Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia
Iraq Iraqi Amateur Radio Society
Ireland Irish Radio Transmitters Society
Israel Israel Amateur Radio Club
Italy Associazione Radioamatori Italiani Italian Amateur Radio Society - IARU member for Italy
Centro Italiano Sperimentazione ed Attività Radiantistiche
Japan Japan Amateur Radio League National Amateur Radio Society of Japan (JARL), Member society of IARU
Korea Korean Amateur Radio League Member society of IARU
Kuwait Kuwait Amateur Radio Society
Latvia Latvijas Radio Amatieru Līga
Lebanon Radio Amateurs of Lebanon
Lesotho Lesotho Amateur Radio Society
Lithuania Lietuvos Radijo Mėgėjų Draugija Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society
Luxembourg Radioamateurs du Luxembourg[2] (RLX) Member society of IARU
Association des Radioamateurs du Kayldall[3] (ADRAD) a local organization based in Rumelange
Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union[4] (LARU) an independent national organization
Malaysia Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society (MARTS) National organization and representation for amateur radio since 1952.
Malta Malta Amateur Radio League
Mauritius Mauritius Amateur Radio Society
Mexico Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores
Moldova Asociația Radioamatorilor din Moldova
Mongolia Mongolian Radio Sport Federation
Montenegro Montenegrin Amateur Radio Pool Montenegrin Amateur Radio Pool representing radio amateurs in Montenegro. Member society of IARU
Morocco Association Royale des Radio Amateurs du Maroc
Namibia IARU member and the official representative for Amateur Radio in Namibia
Group of amateur radio enthusiasts in Namibia (Does not exist anymore)
Netherlands
New Zealand New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters National Amateur Radio Association representing amateur radio in New Zealand. Member society of IARU
the Group is primarily made up of amateurs from across the Wellington region
Nicaragua Club de Radioexperimentadores de Nicaragua
North Macedonia Radioamaterski Sojuz na Makedonija
Norway Norsk Radio Relæ Liga
Pakistan Pakistan Amateur Radio Society
Panama Liga Panameña de Radioaficionados
Paraguay Radio Club Paraguayo
Peru Radio Club Peruano
Philippines Philippine Amateur Radio Association
Poland Polski Związek Krótkofalowców
Portugal Rede dos Emissores Portugueses National Amateur Radio Association representing amateur radio in Portugal. Member society of IARU
GRC - Grupo de Radioamadorismo e Científico do Concelho de Cascais Cascais Amateur Radio and Scientific Municipally Group
Associacao de Radioamadores da Linha de Cascais Cascais Local Radio Amateurs Association
Amateur Radio Association of the Lisbon Region
Qatar Qatar Amateur Radio Society
Romania Federatia Romana de Radioamatorism Romanian Amateur Radio Federation
Russia Russian Amateur Radio Union
Serbia Savez Radio-Amatera Srbije
Singapore Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (SARTS)
Slovakia Slovenský Zväz Rádioamatérov
Slovenia Zveza radioamaterjev Slovenije
South Africa South African Radio League
Spain Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles Spanish Amateur Radio Union - IARU member for Spain
FEDI-EA - EA Digital Federation - Radio amateurs of Spain The first Spanish radio amateurs' federation. Member of EURAO
Amateur Radio Union of Catalonia (Autonomous region of Spain)
Unión de Radioaficionados de Ourense Amateur Radio Union of Ourense (Province of Galicia)
Sri Lanka (ARAL)

Radio Society of Sri Lanka|The Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL)

The RSSL is the Official National Amateur Radio Society of Sri Lanka and is a member society of IARU

www.aral.lk

Sweden Föreningen Sveriges Sändareamatörer Swedish Radio Amateur Society - IARU member for Sweden
Experimenterande Svenska Radioamatörer Experimenting Swedish Radio-amateurs. Society dedicated to the improvement of quality in amateur radio.
Switzerland Union of Swiss Short Wave Amateurs
Syria Syrian Scientific Technical Amateur Radio Society
Taiwan Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League
Thailand Radio Amateur Society of Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio Society National IARU affiliated amateur radio society.
Turkey Telsiz ve Radyo Amatörleri Cemiyeti Founded in 1962 TRAC is the first Turkish radio amateur club and member of IARU and its HQ is located in Istanbul
ANTRAK is a club for technologically minded people and radio amateurs in Ankara
Ukraine Ukrainian Amateur Radio League
United Kingdom Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)
Supporting Amateur Radio across North West England & Worldwide ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/1762245780735299/ )
Radio Amateur Emergency Network (RAYNET) a national organization devoted to emergency communications.
British Amateur Television Club specializing in Fast Scan (LIVE) Amateur Television
First Class CW Operators' Club a club for amateur radio operators who regularly make use of Morse code
United States Amateur Radio Association at the University of Maryland maintains a fully stocked ham shack high atop the South Campus Dining Hall on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park campus
Amateur Radio Emergency Service a program of the ARRL
Amateur Radio Group of Oregon Nonprofit educational group
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) The National Association for Amateur Radio of United States of America
Delaware Valley Radio Association
Indiana University Amateur Radio Club
Military Auxiliary Radio System a United States Department of Defense sponsored program
NYC Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Service (NYC-ARECS) an independent NYC-based experienced EmComm organization
Point Loma Amateur Radio Club a San Diego-based organization that primarily of consists amateur radio enthusiasts from U.S. Navy organizations
W9YB is the Amateur Radio Club at Purdue University. W9YB is the longest standing club on campus and also holds the self-declared title of having one of the largest and most active collegiate amateur radio stations in the country. W9YB is among the longest standing amateur radio clubs in the United States, with the station being licensed back to 1920 and having precursors dating back to 1906.
The Radio Club of America, founded in 1909, is the world's oldest wireless society.
Radio Club of Tacoma The Radio Club of Tacoma W7DK was founded in 1916 and is one of the oldest amateur radio clubs in the United States. In October 2016 the Club celebrated its 100th anniversary. During World War II, when the FCC shut down the Amateur Radio Service the Club remained active, even though the operators could not transmit. Currently, the Club has about 300 members. The Radio Club of Tacoma is unique because it owns real estate that was purchased back in 1957. The property consists of a two story house - the "Clubhouse" - and an adjacent lot used for parking and mobile radio demonstrations. The Radio Club of Tacoma publishes a monthly newsletter, The Logger's Bark
South Jersey Radio Association
University of Michigan ARC in Ann Arbor, MI. Established in 1913 as 8XA, now W8UM. Listed in the 1st edition (1914) of the ARRL List of Stations.
Texas DX Society
Utah Valley Amateur Radio Club UVARC is the largest amateur radio club in Utah, and one of the largest in the western United States, hosting monthly meetings, special events, exam sessions and resources, field activities, presentations, and much more, providing ham radio knowledge and resources to locals and travelers, with special emphases on new hams, women hams, and youth hams
an ARRL-affiliated club serving Northern New England. Sponsor of the Maine 2 Meter FM Simplex Challenge and Maine QSO Party contests.
Uruguay Radio Club Uruguayo
Radiogrupo Sur
Venezuela Radio Club Venezolano

References[]

  1. ^ "Latest - UBA - Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union". uba.be. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Radioamateurs du Luxembourg (RL)". rl.lu. Retrieved 7 January 2018. Luxembourg Amateur Radio Society is a member of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). Established in 1937, it's the first and largest amateur radio society in Luxembourg.
  3. ^ "Wëllkomm - ADRAD Kayldall". Adrad-kayldall.lu. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union A.s.b.l." laru.lu. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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