The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the USA. ARRL is a non-profit organization, and was founded in April 6, 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim of Hartford, Connecticut. The ARRL represents the interests of amateur radio operators before federal regulatory bodies, provides technical advice and assistance to amateur radio enthusiasts, supports a number of educational programs and sponsors emergency communications service throughout the country. The ARRL has approximately 154,000 members. In addition to members in the US, the organization claims over 7,000 members in other countries. The ARRL publishes many books and a monthly membership journal called QST. The ARRL held its Centennial Convention in Hartford, Connecticut in July 2014.
An interesting description of these early 19th century methods and its evolution into the electrical telegraph networks of the mid-to-late 19th century is found in The Victorian Internet, a book by Tom Standage ISBN 0-425-17169-8.
Radio amateur message relay operations were originally conducted using Morse code in the first two decades of the 20th century using spark-gap transmitters. As vacuum tubes became affordable operations shifted to more efficient manual telegraphy transmitters, referred to as CW (Continuous wave). Messages were relayed station to station typically covering four or more re-transmission cycles to cover the continental United States, in an organized system of amateur radio networks. After World War II, voice and radioteletype implementations of the message relay system were employed.
Radio broadcasting in the United States is a major mass medium. Unlike radio in most other countries, American radio has historically relied primarily on commercial advertising sponsorship on for-profit stations. There is a smaller not-for-profit "public" sector, funded chiefly by listeners. Shortwave broadcasting in the United States includes federal government programs for overseas audiences. Radio broadcasting became popular in the 1920s, alongside the new film industry. The arrival of television in the 1950s forced radio into a niche role, as leading participants moved into the much larger field of television. In the 21st century, radio has been adjusting to the arrival of the Internet and Internet radio.
History
Pioneers
In 1912, most amateur-radio transmissions were restricted to wavelengths below 200 meters (i.e., frequencies above 1500kHz) to prevent interference to future commercial broadcasters. The beginning of regular, commercially licensed radio broadcasting in the United States in 1920, along with the concurrent development of sound and color film in that decade, ended the print monopoly of mass media and opened the doors to the immediate (and pervasive) electronic media. By 1928, the United States had three national radio networks: two owned by NBC (the National Broadcasting Company), and one by CBS (the Columbia Broadcasting System). Until 1943, there were four major national radio networks: two owned by NBC, one owned by CBS and one owned by Mutual Broadcasting System. Stations were connected by broadcast-quality, leased telephone lines. NBC's second network became ABC, the American Broadcasting Company.
1st Verse The first time I kissed Julianne In a Chevy van that was my old man's It was George Strait's "Baby Blue" And when she moved back to San Jose It was "Missin' You" and "Purple Rain" That I leaned on to get me through Pre Chorus It's been the soundtrack to my life Since I remember And my memories were all in stereo Chorus American radio Keeps me singin' along Livin' my life to the words of the songs Of lovers and dreamers and hopeless believers Like me No matter where I go I can always find an old friend Somewhere there on the dial To sing me right back home On American radio (yeah, yeah) 2nd Verse All I have to do is hear two notes Of "Gimme Three Steps" and I'm back on a boat With my Grand-dad in 1989 And all I need to hear are the first few words Of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" or even "Free Bird" And I'm ready for a good time Chorus American radio Keeps me singin' along Livin' my life to the words of the songs Of lovers and dreamers and hopeless believers Like me No matter where I go I can always find an old friend Somewhere there on the dial To sing me right back home On American radio (yeah, yeah) Bridge It was Randy Travis on the beach And Barry White in that back seat The ups and downs, my highs and lows I lived 'em all in stereo (stereo) (stereo) Tag Chorus American radio Well, I'm still singin' along Makin' up half 'a the words to the songs Of lovers and dreamers and hopeless believers Like me No matter where I go I can always find an old friend Somewhere there on the dial To sing me right back home (sing me home) Come on, sing me right back home On American radio
Boyé is a committee member of the Ham RadioUniversity, a group that formed in 1999 as a way to connect interested people with local clubs under the national American Radio RelayLeague... Relay League.
For member Hal Reid, radio is more than just a hobby ... The test will be in collaboration with AmericanRadioRelayLeague (ARRL), giving hospitals a chance to test their preparedness for emergency communications.
The nonprofit AmericanRadioRelayLeague — founded in 1914 — has approximately 161,000 members, according to Wikipedia (with over 7,000 members outside the U.S.) ... The authorities were contacted immediately as was the ARRLPresident... .
The AmericanRadioRelayLeague and the DixieAmateur Radio Club is sponsoring the two-day Hamcon.Zion 2024 event for ham radio operators ... Ham radio legend Gordon West (center) waves from vendors row at Hamcon.Zion 2024, St.
The MVARA was part of an annual emergency skills Field Day hosted by the AmericanRadioRelayLeague, a national umbrella organization for radio operators, which took place Saturday and Sunday ... He is the president of the YSU radio club.
ARES is a group of licensed amateurs who used their skills “for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes,” according to the AmericanRadioRelayLeague website.
The AmericanRadioRelayLeague explains what the organization’s annual Field Day is and how people who are interested in amateur radio can see it in action this Saturday in McAlester ... .
Belleville Independent
11 Jul 2024
Belleville Independent
11 Jul 2024