The amateur radio community is too large, and too diverse to be represented by a single national entity. The ARRL does a significant amount of very important advocacy and lobbying work for amateur radio at a national level, but it’s membership consists of only 20% of licensed amateurs. An unknown portion of the other 80%, and some of the 20%, are dissatisfied because the ARRL can not, or does not provide the services or representation that reflect their diverse backgrounds, needs, or desires. The Radio League of America is currently just an idea being discussed in many circles, under many different names, to provide services in our amateur radio community to those who’s voices are not represented at a national level.
There was a time when more than one national ham radio organization existed. The Radio League of America was one of several in the early days of amateur radio, and were actually the first to successfully complete a transcontinental relay.
While we don’t yet know exactly what we’ll call ourselves, with it’s history of being another option, at the forefront of amateur radio technology and service, the Radio League of America has a unique vibe. Expansive Radio is a term we use in our discord and other documentation, to reflect the expansive nature of what we’re trying to accomplish - whatever we end up calling ourselves, we want it to reflect what and who we are.
Now is an excellent time to have your voice heard. We are currently just a collection of hams, who have started to attempt to gather our thoughts collectively in one space. Our current mission is to see if building something like this, for us, is possible.
Join us on Discord and tell us your thoughts, or to ask for access to contribute to our Notion documentation where we have begun to gather our thoughts.
If you are not a user of Discord, more options will be coming soon, but in the meantime you can send an email to admin@radioleagueofamerica.org and we can get you set up to help out.