The seed for Amateur Radio was planted in the 1890s, when Guglielmo
Marconi began his experiments in wireless telegraphy. Soon he was joined by
dozens, then hundreds. of others who were enthusiastic about sending and
receiving messages through air-some with a commercial interest, but others
solely out of a love for this new communication medium. 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.
Hiram Percy Maxim, a leading Hartford, Connecticut, inventor and
industrialist saw the need for an organization to band together this
fledging group of radio experimenters. 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.
Address for communication is:
ARRL Educational Activities Deptt.
225 Main Street
Newington CT 06111-1494
(203) 666-1541
