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                                   BY-LAWS
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Members

     1.  Pursuant to Article 10 of the Articles of Association, the following
         membership categories are established: 

     (a) Full Membership.  To be eligible, an applicant must be a resident of
         the United States, its possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
         or a United States citizen temporarily resident elsewhere, and the
         holder of an unexpired Amateur Radio operator's license or
         reciprocal operating authorization issued by the United States. 

     (b) Associate Membership.  Any person who is not eligible for Full
         Membership, but who is interested in amateur radio, is eligible for
         Associate Membership. 

     2.  Applications for membership or renewal of membership shall be
         submitted to the Secretary.  In the case of any applicant whose
         character, reputation or conduct might make him an undesirable
         member, the Secretary shall refer the application to the Executive
         Committee for review; in all other cases, the Secretary shall have
         the authority to grant membership. 

     3.  The Secretary shall notify members of the expiration of their
         membership not less than thirty days prior to expiration.  In
         determining eligibility for office, memberships renewed within
         thirty days of expiration, or within thirty days of return to the
         United States from military service in connection with Operation
         Desert Storm, shall be regarded as continuous. 

     Dues

     4.  The dues of Full and Associate Members shall be $30 annually
         worldwide, payable in advance.  For members outside the United
         States, the Executive Vice President shall assess such additional
         mailing costs as are consistent with the postal rates for
         destinations outside the United States.  Members choosing to pay
         dues for more than one year in advance, but for no more than five
         years, may be entitled to lower rates as determined periodically by
         the Executive Vice President and as published in QST. 

     5.  A member who has reached the age of 65 years may request an annual
         dues rate equivalent to 80% of the rate set forth in By-Law 4. 

     6.  Any member who is the eldest person eligible for full membership in
         the family (where family is defined as a mother, father, husband,
         wife and siblings) and who has not reached the age of 22 years may
         request a dues rate equivalent to 50% of the rate set forth in
         By-Law 4; or, if he has not reached the age of 13 he may request a
         dues rate of 25% of the rate set forth in By-Law 4.  To be eligible
         to request such special rates in addition to qualifying by age the
         member must: a) provide a list of all the licensed amateurs that are
         members of the family (family as previously defined) and b) submit
         the membership application or renewal directly to ARRL Headquarters
         and not through an affiliated club.  This rate shall not be
         available for Life membership. 

     7.  The special dues rate of $4.00 annually, with all membership
         privileges except the receipt of QST, shall apply to any Full or
         Associate Member who meets either of the following criteria: 

     (a) is legally blind; or
     (b) is the husband or wife, brother or sister, son or daughter, or
         father or mother of another member who lives at the same address and
         is either a Life Member or is paying dues in accordance with By-Law
         4 or 5.  In the event of the decease of such principal member, his
         or her spouse will continue to receive QST until the expiration of
         the current family membership. 

Life Membership

     8.  Life Membership in the League is available upon payment of
         twenty-five times the annual dues rates set forth above. 

     9.  Life Membership is not transferable; however, upon the death of a
         Life Member, it may pass to a surviving spouse upon request, if he
         or she is a Family Member and licensed at the time of the Life
         Member's death.  A new Life Member plaque, if desired, will be
         available for a one-time fee of $25.00. 

     10.  Should a Life Member who paid dues at a multiple of the special
          rate established in By-Law 7 cease to be eligible for the special
          rate, his membership shall cease and the amount paid shall be
          creditable toward a Life Membership, including receipt of QST, at
          the then-current rate. 

General Provisions as to Officers and Directors

     11.  Every officer, director and vice director of the League shall serve
          and continue in office until his successor shall have been elected
          and qualified.  One or more honorary officers may be elected. 

     12.  All officers, directors and vice directors shall serve without
          compensation in any form.  This shall not preclude the
          reimbursement, and the League shall reimburse, the reasonable and
          necessary traveling expenses of officers and directors from their
          homes to the place of meeting of the Board of Directors or of the
          Executive Committee and return to their homes.  This section shall
          not be construed to prevent the employment for agreed compensation,
          of the Secretary, the Treasurer, and any Vice-President other than
          the First Vice-President, by the League in other capacities. 

     13.  No person shall be President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer,
          Director or Vice Director of the League unless, at the time of
          nomination, he has reached his 21st birthday and is a Full member
          of the League and a holder of least a Technician Class Amateur
          License. 

     14.  The members of the Board of Directors shall be the President, the
          Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer, and one director from each of the
          several territorial divisions of the League. 

     15.  The President, the Vice Presidents, and the Treasurer shall possess
          all of the rights and duties of directors save the right to vote
          and the right to participate in the call of a special meeting of
          the Board, as referred to in Article 4 of the Articles of
          Association, provided, however, that the President shall be
          required to cast a vote on any matter as to which a tie is found to
          exist. 

     16.  Recognizing the importance of liaison between the Corporation and
          other IARU member Societies, the President is authorized to invite
          the president of another IARU member Society, or his designated
          representative, to attend and participate in meetings of the Board,
          without the right to vote thereat."  

     17.  Each director shall keep himself informed as to conditions and
          activities in his territorial division and as to the needs and
          desires of the members therein in order that he may faithfully and
          intelligently represent the true interests of such members.  He
          shall attend all meetings of the Board.  At least sixty days prior
          to each annual meeting of the Board of Directors each director
          shall file with the Secretary a written report on the status of the
          affairs of the League in his division, together with a statement of
          his recommendations as to any actions required for the effective
          administration of the objectives and affairs of the League. 

     18.  In the July and August issues of QST, the Secretary shall solicit
          nominations for the office of Director in each division in which
          the term of the incumbent is to expire on the subsequent January 1,
          in a notice that shall include the name of the incumbent.  On any
          date between the appearance of the first solicitation for same in
          QST and noon Eastern Time on the second Friday of August of any
          election year, any Full member of such division may request
          official nominating petition forms.  To constitute a valid
          nomination, the original copy of such an official nominating
          petition form as provided by the Secretary must name a Full member
          of the division as a candidate for Director; must be signed by ten
          or more Full members of the division; must be accompanied by a
          statement signed by the candidate attesting to his eligibility,
          willingness to run, and willingness to assume the office if
          elected; and must be filed with the Secretary no later than noon
          Eastern Time on the third Friday of August of that year.  Only
          original documents shall be accepted by the Secretary, and he is
          not authorized to accept facsimiles of any kind.  The Secretary
          shall immediately acknowledge the receipt of nominations to the
          candidate, and shall forward the nominations to the Election
          Committee. 

     19.  The Election Committee shall delete the name of any nominee who may
          be ineligible to election and the name of any who may withdraw by
          written communication.  The remaining names shall be listed on a
          ballot, in alphabetical order.  If there be but one eligible
          nominee, the Election Committee shall declare him elected without
          balloting by the membership.  If there be more than one eligible
          nominee, then on or before October 1 of each year the Secretary
          shall send by mail to every person who on the tenth day of
          September of that year was a full member of the League in the
          divisions in which elections are being held, a ballot listing the
          candidates for director in his division, and a return envelope,
          soliciting a vote for one name.  The ballot shall contain a copy of
          By-Laws 18 and 20. 

     20.  The Election Committee shall appoint a committee of three tellers
          including at least one director and shall arrange to have a
          certified public accountant present to certify the results of the
          balloting; but any member of the League who shall deliver to the
          Secretary on or before the first day of October of election year a
          written petition signed by at least ten full members of a division,
          stating their desire that he witness the counting by the committee
          of tellers of the ballots from that division, shall be permitted to
          do so and shall be accorded reasonable opportunity to satisfy
          himself of the correctness of the count reported by the committee. 
          Ballots, to be counted, shall reach the mailing address established
          for their return no later than noon Eastern Time on the third
          Friday of November of election year.  No outer envelopes marked as
          containing ballots shall be opened until the meeting of the
          committee of tellers held for the purpose of counting the ballots. 
          The committee of tellers shall meet at the headquarters office of
          the League as soon thereafter as possible and in the presence of
          each other shall open the envelopes containing ballots and shall
          count the vote, after first eliminating the ballot of anyone
          disqualified  from voting.  They shall forthwith prepare and sign
          in the name of the Election Committee a report of the results of
          the vote, declaring duly elected as new directors the candidate in
          each division receiving the greatest number of votes therein; and
          they shall turn over all their records and ballots to the Secretary
          for presentation at the next annual meeting of the Board of
          Directors. 

     21.  If there be no eligible nominee, the procedure provided for in
          By-Laws 18, 19 and 20 shall be repeated three months later and if
          there again be no eligible nominee, the person then holding the
          office of director shall continue in office (subject to the
          provisions of Article 7 of the Articles of Association), until the
          next regular election established by these By-Laws for the division. 

     22.  Simultaneously with each election for director of any division
          there shall be held an election for vice director of that division.
          All of the provisions of By-Laws 1, 18, 19 and 20 shall be
          applicable to the election for vice director.  Should it appear
          that any one person is nominated for the office of director and
          vice director, his nomination shall be deemed for director only and
          his nomination for vice director shall be void. 

     23.  A director and a vice director shall be elected in each
          even-numbered year in each of the following divisions:  Central,
          Hudson, New England, Northwestern, Roanoke, Rocky Mountain,
          Southwestern and West Gulf.  A director and a vice director shall
          be elected in each odd-numbered year in each of the following
          divisions:  Atlantic, Dakota, Delta, Great Lakes, Midwest, Pacific
          and Southeastern.  The terms of each director shall be for two
          years.  The terms of all directors and vice directors shall begin
          at noon on the first day of January of the year after that in which
          they are elected. 

     24.  In accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Articles of
          Association, members of a territorial division may petition for
          recall of the director of their division.  Any League member may
          give notice of proposed recall by mailing to the Secretary by
          certified mail a letter to that effect.  The fact of receipt will
          be communicated only to Officers, the Director concerned, the
          sender and the Election Committee.  The recall petition shall be
          presented to the Secretary not later than 75 days after the mailing
          of the notice of recall and not later than June 1st of the second
          year of the term of office.  A valid petition shall contain the
          dated signatures obtained on or after the date of mailing of the
          notice to the Secretary, and will include not less than 10 percent
          of the number of Full members voting in the election at which the
          director was elected or not less than 10 percent of the Full
          members resident in the division on the preceding December 31st if
          the director was elected without membership balloting.  Upon
          certification by the Election Committee that the petition is valid,
          the Secretary shall prepare a ballot asking the single question,
          "Shall the Director be recalled, yes or no."  If a majority of the
          votes cast are for recall, then the office of director shall be
          declared vacant.  No director shall be subject to more than one
          recall election during a single term of office. 

     25.  The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held in the
          vicinity of Newington, Connecticut, beginning on the 3rd Friday of
          January.  The Second Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be
          held in the vicinity of Newington, Connecticut, beginning on the
          3rd Friday of July.  The places of the meetings shall be designated
          by the President and notified by the Secretary.  The times and
          places of the meetings may be changed provided that specific
          provision is made therefor by (1) majority vote of the directors at
          the next preceding Annual or Second Meeting, or (2) majority vote
          of the directors by mail initiated by the Executive Committee or on
          petition of at least five directors, such mail vote to be taken at
          least 60 days previous to the date proposed for the meeting. 

     26.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may consider or act upon
          only those matters which are set out in the request provided for in
          Article 4 of the Articles of Association.  The call for any such
          meeting shall specify the matters to be considered. 

     27.  A majority of the members of the Board of Directors or of any
          committee shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board or
          Committee.  Articles 8 and 9 nevertheless shall be applicable to
          the election of officers and amendment of any Article or By-Law. 

     28.  Prior to any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, the
          Secretary, upon consideration of the reports of the officers and
          directors, shall establish an agenda for the meeting.  Proposals
          for amendment of the agenda or for the deletion or addition of
          items shall be the first order of business. 

     29.  On questions of order and procedure not otherwise determined by
          these By-Laws the provisions of the current edition of Robert's
          Rules of Order shall prevail. 

     30.  In accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Articles of
          Association and for the purpose of By-Laws 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
          and 23, the following territorial divisions are established: 

          ATLANTIC DIVISION, those portions of the states of New York and New
               Jersey not included in the Hudson Division, the states of
               Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, and the District of
               Columbia; 
          CENTRAL DIVISION, the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin; 
          DAKOTA DIVISION, the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South
               Dakota; 
          DELTA DIVISION, the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and
               Tennessee; 
          GREAT LAKES DIVISION, the states of Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio; 
          HUDSON DIVISION, the counties of New York, Bronx, Richmond, Kings,
               Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, Sullivan, Westchester, Rockland,
               Putnam, Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia, Green, Albany,
               Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington of
               the state of New York, and the counties of Bergen, Passaic,
               Morris, Essex, Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, Union,
               Middlesex, Monmouth, and Hudson of the state of New Jersey; 
          MIDWEST DIVISION, the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and
               Missouri; 
          NEW ENGLAND DIVISION, the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
               Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut;  
          NORTHWESTERN DIVISION, the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana,
               Idaho, and Alaska; 
          PACIFIC DIVISION, that portion of the state of California not
               included in the Southwestern Division, the states of Nevada
               and Hawaii and the United States possessions in the Pacific; 
          ROANOKE DIVISION, the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North
               Carolina, and South Carolina; 
          ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION, the states of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and
               New Mexico; 
          SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION, the states of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama,
               the United States possessions in the Caribbean, and the
               commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
          SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION, the counties of Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles,
               Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo,
               Santa Barbara and Ventura of the state of California, and the
               state of Arizona; 
          WEST GULF DIVISION, the states of Texas and Oklahoma.  

Officers

     31.  The President shall preside over all meetings of the Board of
          Directors.  He shall, subject to instructions from the Board of
          Directors, and with the assistance of the Executive Vice President,
          represent the League in its relationships with the public and the
          various governments, governmental agencies and officials with which
          the League may be concerned, and shall be the official spokesman of
          the Board of Directors in regard to all matters of League policy. 
          Any vacancy occurring from time to time by death, resignation or
          incapacity of any member of the Executive Committee may be filled
          by appointment made by the President, for the balance of the
          original term of such member.  The President shall be an ex-officio
          member of all Committees unless otherwise designated. 

     32.  In the absence or disability of the President, the First Vice
          President shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors and
          in general act in his stead.  Should the First Vice President be
          also absent or unable to act, the additional Vice Presidents, not
          including the Executive Vice President, shall succeed in the order
          of their election.     

     33.  The Secretary shall record the proceedings of all meetings of the
          Board and of the Executive Committee.  He shall promptly furnish
          copies of the minutes of these meetings to all officers and members
          of the Board and publish them in QST.  He shall be responsible for
          the maintenance of the corporate status of the League and the
          filing of all reports and certificates which may be required of the
          League under the corporation laws of the State of Connecticut.  He
          shall be the archivist of the League and for the performance of his
          such duties may call upon the Executive Vice President for such
          clerical and stenographic assistance as he may require.  To the
          extent that may from time to time be required by law, he shall act
          as agent for the service of process, but only while present in the
          State of Connecticut and he is not authorized to accept service of
          process elsewhere. 

     34.  The Treasurer shall be the recipient of all monies of the League
          and shall deposit the same in the name of the League in the
          depository specified by the Board of Directors.  He shall make a
          report at the Annual session of the Board of Directors and shall
          attend meetings of the Board.  He shall furnish a bond satisfactory
          to the Board, the expenses of such bond to be borne by the League. 
          He shall, on consultation with and subject to the general
          supervision of the Administration and Finance Committee, invest and
          reinvest the surplus funds of the League in any bonds or stocks or
          other securities as would be selected by a trustee with the care of
          a prudent investor. 

     35.  The Vice President for International Affairs shall monitor the
          conduct of international liaison by the ARRL staff.  He shall
          initiate recommendations for ARRL representation at international
          meetings.  He shall encourage the growth and strengthening of IARU,
          its member societies and Amateur Radio worldwide.  He shall
          coordinate and monitor planning and strategy for improving
          international frequency allocations to the Amateur Radio Service. 

     36.  The Executive Vice President shall attend all Board meetings.  He
          shall have responsibility for and supervision over any and all
          matters related to publications (except advertising and
          circulation), membership communications services, field services
          and volunteer examinations.  He shall conduct the general
          correspondence of the League and shall keep full records.  He
          shall, under the general direction of the Board of Directors,
          employ such personnel as may be necessary for the effective
          accomplishment of the duties set forth in this By-Law.  He shall
          sign checks drawn by the Business Manager.  He shall prepare and
          submit at each Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors a
          comprehensive report of the progress and status of the affairs of
          the League.  He shall perform such other duties as may be assigned
          to him by the Board of Directors.  His entire time shall be devoted
          to the duties as set forth above.  He shall furnish a bond
          satisfactory to the Board of Directors, the expense of the same to
          be borne by the League. 

     37.  The Board of Directors shall employ a Business Manager for a term
          and upon such compensation as the Board and he may agree upon.  He
          shall attend all Board Meetings.  He shall have responsibility for
          and supervision over any and all matters related to advertising and
          circulation, personnel policies, comptroller functions, purchasing
          and administrative services and data processing.  He shall, under
          the general direction of the Board, employ such personnel as may be
          necessary for the effective accomplishment of the duties set forth
          in this By-Law.  He shall collect all monies due the League and
          turn them over to the Treasurer.  He shall certify the accuracy of
          bills and vouchers on which money is to be paid and shall draw and
          countersign checks.  He shall have charge of the books and accounts
          of the League and shall furnish to the Board of Directors from time
          to time such statements as may be required.  He shall be in
          responsible charge, under the Board of Directors, of all the
          property of the League.  He shall perform such other duties as may
          be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.  His entire time
          shall be devoted to the duties as set forth above.  He shall
          furnish a bond satisfactory to the Board of Directors, the expense
          of the same to be borne by the League. 


Standing Committees

     38.  The following standing committees are established:

                          Administration and Finance
                          Membership Services
                          Volunteer Resources

Each Standing committee shall consist of no more than five Directors, plus
one or more Vice Presidents or Vice Directors.  Appointment shall be made by
the President at the Annual Meeting and shall be for a term of one year, and
no more than seven persons may be so appointed to each committee. 

Additionally, the Treasurer shall serve as a member of the Administration and
Finance Committee.  No elected member of the Executive Committee may serve on
the Administration and Finance Committee.  The President shall designate the
chairman of each committee.  Standing committees shall make written reports
at least 30 days prior to each regular meeting of the Board of Directors. 
Standing committees may originate studies in their fields and may generate
recommendations to the Board on their own initiative. 

     39.  The Administration and Finance Committee:  
          Reviews League management performance and effectiveness, including
               League finances, on a continuing basis.  
          On an annual basis, reviews the operating budget prepared by the
               Business Manager and the Executive Vice President for the
               coming year and, after approval, forwards to the Board of
               Directors for ratification.  
          Reviews intermediate and long term budgetary projections as
               prepared by the Business Manager and makes appropriate
               recommendations to the Board of Directors.  
          Makes recommendations to the Board in connection with audit and tax
               matters, and acts as a Board audit committee.  
          Makes recommendations to the Board, the Executive Vice President
               and the Business Manager in areas of staff management,
               procedures, and remuneration.  
          Acts as advisor to and supervisor of the Treasurer in regard to the
               investment of the League's funds.  
          Establishes bonding guidelines for League employees.
          Acts as advisor to the Executive Vice President and the Business
               Manager with regard to the League's publications programs,
               including QST and other periodicals.  

     40.  The Membership Services Committee performs studies and makes
          recommendations to the Board, and acts as advisor to the Executive
          Vice President, with regard to services provided to individual
          members, other than publications.  These services include but are
          not limited to the following: 


                   Operating and membership service awards
                   On-the-air contests
                   Information services, including W1AW
                   Incoming and outgoing QSL bureau services
                   Repeater operating practices and registration
                   
     41.  The Volunteer Resources Committee performs studies and makes
          recommendations to the Board, and acts as advisor to the Executive
          Vice President, with regard to volunteer programs, including, but
          not limited to, the following: 

                     The section level Field Organization
                     Affiliated clubs
                     Volunteer examiners
                     Public service communications
                     The ARRL Monitoring System (ARRL M/S)
                     The Volunteer Counsel Program

The Volunteer Resources Committee also serves as a nomination and/or
selection committee for the awards bestowed by the Board for outstanding
volunteer service or outstanding achievement. 

Executive Committee

     42.  Pursuant to Article 6, the Executive Committee is assigned specific
          responsibility for: 

       Monitoring progress of Board actions and recommendations in order to
          see that they are expeditiously accomplished.  
       Monitoring expenditures for legal assistance.  
       Providing assistance to the staff and general counsel in connection
          with Board recommendations for petitions to the Federal
          Communications Commission and other governmental agencies.  
       Evaluating for the Board proposed rules and regulatory changes.  
       Reviewing periodically the Articles of Association and By-Laws and
          recommending to the Board of Directors any changes. 

Election Committee

     43.  There shall be an Election Committee composed of three Directors. 
          The Election Committee shall have charge of the balloting for ARRL
          Director and Vice Director, the duties including but not limited to: 

          a) receipt of petitions,
          b) certification of eligible candidates,
          c) receipt of all campaign statements and materials,
          d) printing of the ballots,
          e) counting of the ballots, and
          f) promulgating the results.

The members of the committee shall be annually appointed by the President at the Annual Meeting from among those Directors not subject to election during the year of service.

     44.  The Election Committee shall certify the eligibility under Article
          11 of any nominee to fill a Vice Director vacancy under Article 7. 

Official Publication

     45.  There shall be an official publication maintained by the League, in
          the form of a monthly journal, the name of which shall be QST.  A
          copy of this journal shall be supplied each month to every member
          of the League in good standing.  The general management of this
          journal shall be in the hands of the Executive Vice President.  The
          policy of the journal shall be determined by the Board of Directors. 

References

     46.  Without changing their import, the Secretary may from time to time,
          on notice to the members of the Board of Directors, renumber these
          By-Laws so as to serve the purpose of ready reference.  Any
          references in these By-Laws to words "he, his, or him" is
          understood to mean "he/she, his/her, and himself/herself." 
          References in these By-Laws to Articles shall be corrected, when
          necessary, by the Secretary to conform to renumbered Articles. 

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