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Clubs and community — edited Aug 31, 2026 by Unknown editor
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Clubs are how amateur radio reproduces itself. They teach the classes, run the exams, hold the
repeater license, put Field Day in a public park, mentor the operator who just passed a Technician
exam and cannot bring themselves to transmit, and supply the volunteers that county emergency
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managers rely on. Almost everything in this wiki that a newcomer learns quickly, they learn from a
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club.
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This section is about the club side of the hobby — the organizational and community work rather than
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the radios.
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## Getting organized
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- [Starting a club](/wiki/clubs/starting-a-club) — from three interested people to an incorporated
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organization.
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- [Club station licenses](/wiki/clubs/club-station-license) — how a club gets its own call sign, what
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the FCC requires, and what the trustee is responsible for.
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- [Bylaws and nonprofit status](/wiki/clubs/bylaws-and-nonprofit-status) — incorporation, 501(c)(3)
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versus 501(c)(7), annual filings, insurance and records.
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## Keeping the club alive
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- [Meetings and programs](/wiki/clubs/meetings-and-programs) — what to actually do for an hour once a
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month, and program ideas that need no famous speaker.
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- [Running a net](/wiki/clubs/running-a-net) — a net control script that works.
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- [Club repeaters](/wiki/clubs/club-repeaters) — coordination, sites, control operators and paying for
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the machine.
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## Bringing people in
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- [Teaching license classes](/wiki/clubs/teaching-license-classes) — formats, materials and getting
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students to an exam date.
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- [Hosting exam sessions](/wiki/clubs/hosting-exam-sessions) — bringing testing to your area.
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- [Mentoring new operators](/wiki/clubs/mentoring-new-operators) — the first ninety days after a
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license decide whether someone becomes an operator.
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- [Youth and schools](/wiki/clubs/youth-and-schools) — getting radio in front of young people.
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## Getting on the air together
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managers rely on. This section is about that side of the hobby — the organizational and community
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work rather than the radios.
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[Field Day](/wiki/activities/field-day), [park activations](/wiki/operating/parks-and-summits),
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[special event stations](/wiki/activities/special-event-stations),
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[foxhunts](/wiki/activities/direction-finding) and [contests](/wiki/operating/contesting) are all
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covered under [activities and events](/wiki/activities); public service work is under
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**Related topics:** [Field Day](/wiki/activities/field-day) and the rest of
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[activities and events](/wiki/activities); [park activations](/wiki/operating/parks-and-summits);
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[contests](/wiki/operating/contesting); public service work under
[emergency communications](/wiki/emergency).
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## NARA resources for clubs
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NARA's [Find a Club](https://usnara.org/find-a-club) directory lists clubs nationwide and is free to
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join; clubs can request a speaker from the
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[National Presenters Panel](https://usnara.org/presenters), request
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[promotional material](https://usnara.org/clubs/promotional-material) for a public event, and join a
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state or regional [club council](https://usnara.org/clubs).
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**NARA resources for clubs:** the [Find a Club](https://usnara.org/find-a-club) directory is free to
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join, clubs can request a speaker from the [National Presenters Panel](https://usnara.org/presenters)
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or [promotional material](https://usnara.org/clubs/promotional-material) for a public event, and
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state and regional [club councils](https://usnara.org/clubs) connect clubs to each other.