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                           ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
                           _______________________

     Be it known that we, the subscribers, do hereby associate ourselves as a
body politic and corporate pursuant to the statute laws of the State of
Connecticut regulating the formation and organization of corporations without
capital stock and the following are our Articles of Association: 

Article 1:

     The name of our corporation shall be The American Radio Relay League,
Incorporated.  Our corporation commenced its corporate existence as the
American Radio Relay League, Incorporated, when its Articles of Association
were approved by the Secretary of the State of Connecticut on January 29,
1915.  The original Articles of Association were subscribed by Hiram Percy
Maxim, Clarence D. Tuska and Lawrence A. Howard.  The affairs of the
corporation have since that time been continuously administered by a Board of
Directors selected by the membership.  

Article 2:

     The purposes for which our corporation is formed are the following: the
promotion of interest in Amateur Radio communication and experimentation; the
establishment of Amateur Radio networks to provide electronic communications
in the event of disasters or other emergencies; the furtherance of the public
welfare; the advancement of the radio art; the fostering and promotion of
noncommercial intercommunication by electronic means throughout the world;
the fostering of education in the field of electronic communication; the
promotion and conduct of research and development to further the development
of electronic communication; the dissemination of technical, educational and
scientific information relating to electronic communication; and the printing
and publishing of documents, books, magazines, newspapers and pamphlets
necessary or incidental to any of the above purposes.  No part of the assets
or income of our corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be
distributable to the members, the officers, or any of them, or to other
private persons except that our corporation shall be authorized and empowered
to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and
distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth herein.  

Article 3:

     The principal office of the corporation shall be maintained at 225 Main
Street, Newington, Connecticut. 

Article 4:

     The affairs of the Corporation shall be governed by a Board consisting
of fifteen Directors, each representing a territorial Division comprising a
geographical area as defined in the By-Laws.  The Directors shall be elected
for terms of two years by the members eligible to vote. Seven Directors shall
be elected for terms beginning on even-numbered years and eight Directors
shall be elected for terms beginning on odd-numbered years.  Election of
Directors shall be by mail vote in accordance with the rules and regulations
prescribed in the By-Laws.  The Board shall meet twice a year at times and
places as provided in the By-Laws.  The first meeting shall be called the
Annual Meeting and the second shall be called the Second Meeting.  Special
meetings of the Board shall be called by the President upon written request
of a least one-half of the membership of the Board as then constituted.  

Article 5:

     At the time of the election of each Director there shall also be elected
a Vice Director who shall have power of succession to the office of Director
as hereinafter prescribed.  No person shall be eligible for the office of
Vice Director who does not possess the qualifications herein specified for
the office of Director.  

Article 6:

     During the intervals between meetings of the Board of Directors, the
affairs of the Corporation shall be administered by an Executive Committee
consisting of the President, four Directors selected by the Board of
Directors, and, without vote, the First Vice President and Executive Vice
President.  The term of office of the Executive Committee members shall be
for one year or until their successors are elected.  The Executive Committee
shall meet at the call of the President, but no less often than
semi-annually.  The Executive Committee may in its discretion submit for
determination or decision by members of the Board of Directors by mail vote
any proposal pending before the Executive Committee.  When such submission is
made, it shall be in precise terms embodying the text of the proposed
resolution.  Such action shall be binding upon the Executive Committee.  

Article 7:

     A vacancy in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to occur upon the
death, resignation, recall, move of permanent residence outside the division
from which elected, or refusal to act of any Director.  Upon the occurrence
of such vacancy, the Secretary shall proclaim it and thereafter the duties of
the Director shall be assumed by the Vice Director, and the Vice Director
shall hold office of Director for the remainder of the term for which he was
elected Vice Director.  Should the office of Vice Director be vacant, the
vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the President.  The Vice Director
shall also serve as Director at any meeting of the Board of Directors which
the Director is unable to attend.  

Article 8:

     The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a First Vice
President, an Executive Vice President, a Chief Financial Officer, an
International Affairs Vice President, not more than two additional Vice
Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be elected by a majority
of the Directors at the Annual Meeting on even-numbered years.  The Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer shall be compensated at a rates
agreeable to them and the Board of Directors.  

Article 9:

     These articles may be amended by a three-fourths vote of all Directors,
or, provided due notice of the proposed amendment shall have been placed in
the mail to each Director at least thirty days in advance, by a two-thirds
vote of all Directors.  The Board of Directors may from time to time adopt
By-Laws not inconsistent with the Articles and applicable statutes.  By-Laws
may be amended by a three-fourths vote of all Directors, or, provided due
notice of the proposed amendment shall have been placed in the mail to each
Director at least thirty days in advance, by a two-thirds vote of all
Directors.  Notices shall be sent by First-Class mail.  

Article 10:

     The membership of the League shall consist of (a) Full members who shall
be entitled to all rights and privileges of the League and (b) Associate
members who shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of the League
except the right to vote for Directors and Vice Directors and the right to
hold office.  The Board of Directors shall by appropriate By-Laws specify the
requirements for membership and classes of membership provided, however, that
the Board of Directors shall not terminate or reduce the rights of any member
except for the lapse or termination of a condition now required as precedent
to the exercise of such rights.  Nothing herein contained shall preclude the
Board of Directors from expelling a member upon good cause shown and after
notice and an opportunity to be heard.  

Article 11:

     No person shall be eligible for the office of Director, Vice Director,
President, Vice President, or Treasurer who has not been a Full member of the
League for at least four continuous years immediately preceding nomination
and throughout the subsequent term of office, nor shall any person be
eligible who has not held continuously during that period a valid
authorization as a radio amateur in accordance with the applicable laws and
regulations of the United States.  No person shall be eligible for, or hold,
the office of Director, Vice Director, President or Vice President whose
business connections are of such nature that he could gain financially
through the shaping of the affairs of the League by the Board, or by the
improper exploitation of his office for the furtherance of his own aims or
those of his employer.  The primary test of eligibility under this Article
shall be the freedom from commercial or governmental connections of such
nature that his influence in the affairs of the League could be used for his
private benefit.  

Article 12:

     No substantial part of the activities of our corporation shall be the
carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation,
and our corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the
publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of
any candidate for public office.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
these articles, our corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree,
engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance
of the purposes of our corporation.  

Article 13:

     Upon the dissolution of our corporation, the Board of Directors shall,
after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of
our corporation, dispose of all of the assets of our corporation exclusively
for the purposes of our corporation in such manner, or to such organization
or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
educational, religious, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify
as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future
United States Internal Revenue Law), as the Board of Directors shall
determine.  Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a
court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office
of our corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such
organization or organizations, as said court shall determine, which are
organized and operated for such purposes.  

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