The National Amateur Radio Alliance (NARA) is a national membership organization for amateur radio operators and clubs in the United States. It publishes this wiki.
What NARA does
- Club support. A national club directory, grouped into state
- Representation. State, territory and regional representatives, plus advocacy with the FCC on
- Education and outreach. whatishamradio.com for people who have
- Programs and awards. Club Week, the National
and regional club councils, with promotional material, presenters and program help for member clubs. Councils generally follow the district boundaries a state's own emergency management or public safety agency already uses, so a club council lines up with the agencies clubs work alongside.
matters affecting the amateur service.
never heard of the hobby, this wiki for people already in it, and licensing and exam information for everyone in between.
Presenters Panel, and awards including the Alfred Vail 20-20 Young Keyers Award.
Structure
NARA is run by a national board of officers, with regional representatives covering the ten FEMA regions, state and territory representatives, and council representatives for each club council. Representatives are the people who keep the club directory accurate — a listing nobody has touched in three years is flagged for its representative to review.
Current officers and representatives are listed at usnara.org/about/board.
Membership
Individual and club memberships fund the work: the wiki and websites, the member portal, outreach material, and program costs. Members get a portal account, a membership certificate, and a vote.
Applying for an award or listing your club does not require membership — those are open to the amateur radio community. See join and donate; the Online Services fund specifically supports this wiki, whatishamradio.com, usnara.org and the member portal.
Editing this wiki
Anyone with a NARA account can edit wiki pages, and every revision is recorded with an author and a diff. If you find something wrong here, fix it — that is what it is for.