List of amateur radio organizations
This is a list of amateur radio organizations. It includes notable amateur radio international, national, regional, and local organizations.
International
- Amateur Radio Digital Communications - amateur radio and Internet protocol coordination and funding
- Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society - devoted to maritime communications, amateur radio, lighthouses, and lightships
- European Radio Amateurs' Organization (EURAO)
- International Amateur Radio Club
- International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) - League of National Societies of Amateur Radio.
- International League of Esperantist Radio Amateurs
- Quarter Century Wireless Association - an organization of amateur radio operators first licensed 25 or more years ago
- Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) - Organization dedicated exclusively to amateur radio communications via artificial orbiting satellites
- Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society - a specialised group or club for amateur radio operators who have a link with maritime employment
- Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) - Dedicated to packet radio, digital communications and digital technology in amateur radio including software-defined radio.
- Young Ladies Radio League
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 | Federation of Radiosport of Republic of 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 | Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) | the world's first and oldest National Radio Society, being founded in 1910. Country representative to IARU region 3 for Australia. |
| The Radio Amateur Society of Australia (RASA) | 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 | Asocijacija Radioamatera u Bosni i Hercegovini | |
| 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, Non-profit organization. | |
| China Amateur Radio Study Club (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 | Český Radioklub | |
| Denmark | Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører | |
| Dominican Repuiblic | Sociedad Dominicana de Radioaficionados ISDRA Inc. | The Dominican Society of Radio Amateurs – SDRA is an association of Dominican radio amateurs, incorporated on April 4, 2022 in the city of Santo Domingo, from a joint idea of a group of radio amateurs to create a channel to facilitate the evolution, development and growth of Dominican amateur radio. |
| Egypt | Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society For Development (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 | Magyar Rádióamatőr Szövetség (MRASZ) | |
| Iceland | Íslenskir Radíóamatörar | |
| India | Amateur Radio Society of India | National Association for the Indian Radio Amateur. Member society of IARU |
| Indian HAM Academy | one of the oldest amateur radio operators place for education and research and development. | |
| National Institute of Amateur Radio | Government funded organization based in Hyderabad, India which is set up to promote Amateur Radio in India. | |
| 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 |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | الجمعية السعودية لهواة اللاسلكي | Saudi Amateur Radio Society (SARS) - 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 |
| Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union[3] (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 | Namibian Amateur Radio League | IARU member and the official representative for Amateur Radio in Namibia |
| Netherlands | Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek Nederland | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters | National Amateur Radio Association representing amateur radio in New Zealand. Member society of IARU |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Unió de Radioaficionats de Catalunya | Amateur Radio Union of Catalonia (Autonomous region of Spain) | |
| Sri Lanka | Amateur Radio Association of Lanka (ARAL) | |
| Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL) | RSSL is the Official National Amateur Radio Society of Sri Lanka and is a member society of IARU | |
| 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. |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Amateur Radio League | |
| United Kingdom | Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) | |
| 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 Emergency Service | a program of the ARRL |
| American Radio Relay League (ARRL) | The National Association for Amateur Radio of United States of America | |
| Military Auxiliary Radio System | a United States Department of Defense sponsored program | |
| Radio Club of America | The Radio Club of America, founded in 1909, is the world's oldest wireless society. | |
| Uruguay | Radio Club Uruguayo | |
| Venezuela | Radio Club Venezolano |
Regional and local clubs
In Canada
In India
- JNA Wireless Association, one of the oldest amateur radio clubs in Mumbai.
- Mumbai Amateur Radio Society, a group of ham radio enthusiasts in Mumbai.
In Luxembourg
- Association des Radioamateurs du Kayldall (ADRAD), a local organization based in Rumelange[6]
In Portugal
- Associacao de Radioamadores da Linha de Cascais, Cascais Local Radio Amateurs Association
In the United States
- Frankford Radio Club, founded in Philadelphia in 1927.
- South Jersey Radio Association
- Texas DX Society
References
- "Latest - UBA - Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union". uba.be. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "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.
- "Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union A.s.b.l." laru.lu. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "About HARC – Halifax Amateur Radio Club".
- "Halifax Amateur Radio Club - Hamshack". 4 February 2021.
- "Wëllkomm - ADRAD Kayldall". Adrad-kayldall.lu. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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