Contesting
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Contesting is a competitive activity pursued by amateur radio operators. In a contest, an amateur radio station, which may be operated by an individual or a team, seeks to contact as many other amateu
Champions of the 2002 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC), Helsinki, Finland. Photo: R. A. Wilson, N6TV
A multioperator contest effort involves a team of operators at one station.
Contest trophies on display at the radio shack of SP2FAX in Poland.
American Radio Relay League
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The American Radio Relay League is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the United States. The ARRL is a non-profit organization and was co-founded on April 6, 1914, by H
Contesting
…with a new multiplier for contacts with stations in each country - often based on the "entities" listed on the DXCC country list maintained by the American Radio Relay League ("ARRL"). Depending on the rules for a particular contest, each multiplier may count once on each radio band or only once during the contest, regardless…
ARRL W1AW building in Newington, Connecticut, US
Clarence Tuska, co-founder (secretary) of the ARRL, 1916
ARRL radiogram delivery postcard, c. 1925
US postage stamp for 50th anniversary of ARRL (1964)