List of amateur radio organizations explained

This is a list of amateur radio organizations. It includes notable amateur radio international, national, regional, and local organizations. It also includes lists of organisations from dependent and overseas territories and other territories.

International

National organisations

CountryOrganization(s)Comments
AlgeriaAmateurs Radio Algeriensa national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Algeria
AndorraUnió de Radioaficionats Andorransa national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Andorra
ArgentinaRadio Club Argentinoa national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Argentina
ArubaAruba Amateur Radio Cluba national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Aruba
AustraliaWireless Institute of Australiaa national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Australia
AustriaÖsterreichischer Versuchssenderverbanda national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Austria
BangladeshBangladesh Amateur Radio LeagueNational Association of Bangladeshi Radio Amateur. Member society of IARU
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
BelarusBelarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmena national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Belarus
BelgiumRoyal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs (UBA)a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in Belgium[1]
BrazilLiga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rádio Emissão (LABRE)national non-profit organization of amateur radio in Brazil. Founded in 1934. Member society of IARU.
BulgariaBulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs
CanadaRadio Amateurs of Canada (RAC)
Manitoba Amateur Radio Museuma national non-profit organization of amateur radio enthusiasts in Canada
ChileRadio Club de ChileSantiago, Chile
ChinaChinese 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.
Associação dos Radioamadores de Macau
ColombiaLiga Colombiana de Radioaficionados
Costa RicaRadio Club de Costa Rica
CroatiaHrvatski Radioamaterski Savez
CubaFederacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba
DenmarkExperimenterende Danske Radioamatører
El SalvadorClub de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador
EstoniaEesti Raadioamatööride Ühing
FinlandSuomen RadioamatööriliittoFinnish Amateur Radio League
FranceRéseau des Émetteurs Français
GermanyDeutscher 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.
GreeceRadio Amateur Association of Greece
GuatemalaClub de Radioaficionados de Guatemala
HondurasRadio Club de Honduras
IcelandÍslenskir Radíóamatörar
IndiaAmateur Radio Society of IndiaNational Association for the Indian Radio Amateur. Member society of IARU
National Institute of Amateur RadioGovernment funded organization based in Hyderabad, India which is set up to promote Amateur Radio in India.
IndonesiaOrganisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia
IraqIraqi Amateur Radio Society
IrelandIrish Radio Transmitters Society
IsraelIsrael Amateur Radio Club
ItalyAssociazione Radioamatori ItalianiItalian Amateur Radio Society - IARU member for Italy
JapanJapan Amateur Radio LeagueNational Amateur Radio Society of Japan (JARL), Member society of IARU
KoreaKorean Amateur Radio LeagueMember society of IARU
KuwaitKuwait Amateur Radio Society
LatviaLatvijas Radio Amatieru Līga
LesothoLesotho Amateur Radio Society
LithuaniaLietuvos Radijo Mėgėjų DraugijaLithuanian Amateur Radio Society
LuxembourgRadioamateurs du Luxembourg (RLX)Member society of IARU[2]
Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union (LARU)an independent national organization[3]
MalaysiaMalaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society (MARTS)National organization and representation for amateur radio since 1952.
MaltaMalta Amateur Radio League
MauritiusMauritius Amateur Radio Society
MexicoFederacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores
MoldovaAsociația Radioamatorilor din Moldova
MongoliaMongolian Radio Sport Federation
MontenegroMontenegrin Amateur Radio PoolMontenegrin Amateur Radio Pool representing radio amateurs in Montenegro. Member society of IARU
MoroccoAssociation Royale des Radio Amateurs du Maroc
New ZealandNew Zealand Association of Radio TransmittersNational Amateur Radio Association representing amateur radio in New Zealand. Member society of IARU
NicaraguaClub de Radioexperimentadores de Nicaragua
North MacedoniaRadioamaterski Sojuz na Makedonija
NorwayNorsk Radio Relæ Liga
PakistanPakistan Amateur Radio Society
PanamaLiga Panameña de Radioaficionados
ParaguayRadio Club Paraguayo
PeruRadio Club Peruano
PhilippinesPhilippine Amateur Radio Association
PolandPolski Związek Krótkofalowców
PortugalRede dos Emissores PortuguesesNational Amateur Radio Association representing amateur radio in Portugal. Member society of IARU
QatarQatar Amateur Radio Society
RomaniaFederatia Romana de RadioamatorismRomanian Amateur Radio Federation
RussiaRussian Amateur Radio Union
SerbiaSavez Radio-Amatera Srbije
SingaporeSingapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (SARTS)
SlovakiaSlovenský Zväz Rádioamatérov
SloveniaZveza radioamaterjev Slovenije
South AfricaSouth African Radio League
SpainUnión de Radioaficionados EspañolesSpanish Amateur Radio Union - IARU member for Spain
SwedenFöreningen Sveriges SändareamatörerSwedish Radio Amateur Society - IARU member for Sweden
SwitzerlandUnion of Swiss Short Wave Amateurs
SyriaSyrian Scientific Technical Amateur Radio Society
TaiwanChinese Taipei Amateur Radio League
ThailandRadio Amateur Society of Thailand
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio SocietyNational IARU affiliated amateur radio society.
TurkeyTürkiye Radyo Amatörleri CemiyetiThe primary Turkish national amateur radio society with IARU & CEPT affiliation.
UkraineUkrainian Amateur Radio League
United KingdomRadio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)
Radio Amateur Emergency Network (RAYNET)a national organization devoted to emergency communications.
British Amateur Television Clubspecializing in Fast Scan (LIVE) Amateur Television
First Class CW Operators' Cluba club for amateur radio operators who regularly make use of Morse code
United StatesAmateur Radio Emergency Servicea program of the ARRL
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)The National Association for Amateur Radio of United States of America
Military Auxiliary Radio Systema United States Department of Defense sponsored program
UruguayRadio Club Uruguayo
VenezuelaRadio Club Venezolano

Regional and local clubs

In Canada

In India

In Luxembourg

In Portugal

In the United States

Organisations of dependent and overseas territories

Dependent territoryOrganization(s)
ArubaAruba Amateur Radio Club
Hong KongHong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society
MacaoMacau Amateur Radio Society

Other organisations

List of amateur radio organisations based in other territories / entities or unrecognized countries

Country / Territory / EntityOrganization(s)Comments
KosovoShoqata e Radioamatorëve të Kosovës (SHRAK)SHRAK is a non-profit organization for the amateur radio service in the Republic of Kosovo[6]
Sovereign Military Order of MaltaThe Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps (CISOM) Amateur Radio StationAmateur radio station operating from Sovereign Military Order of Malta under callsign 1A0C[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latest - UBA - Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union . uba.be . 7 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Radioamateurs du Luxembourg (RL) . rl.lu . 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. . 7 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union A.s.b.l. . laru.lu . 7 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Halifax Amateur Radio Club - Hamshack . 4 February 2021 .
  5. Web site: Wëllkomm - ADRAD Kayldall . Adrad-kayldall.lu . 7 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Kosovo Amateur Radio Association SHRAK Joins International Amateur Radio Union . 2023-11-22 . www.arrl.org . en.
  7. Web site: 2012-05-26 . 1A0C – Order of Malta . 2023-11-22 . 1A0C . en-US.