The Radioamateurs du Luxembourg (RL) (in

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, Luxembourg Amateur Radio Society), originally founded in 1937 as Réseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes (Luxembourg Network of

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Amateurs), is a national

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for

amateur radio Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communic ...

enthusiasts in

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. RL supports

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s in Luxembourg by operating the RL QSL Bureau (http://www.qsl.rlx.lu)IARU QSL bureaus
"IARU QSL bureaus"
Retrieved Dec. 10, 2014. for those members who regularly communicate with amateur radio operators in other countries, sponsoring

amateur radio operating award An amateur radio operating award is earned by an amateur radio operator for establishing two-way communication (or "working") with other amateur radio stations. Awards are sponsored by national amateur radio societies, radio enthusiast magazine ...

s and radio contests, and supporting

radio propagation beacon An amateur radio propagation beacon is a radio beacon, whose purpose is the investigation of the propagation of radio signals. Most radio propagation beacons use amateur radio frequencies. They can be found on LF, MF, HF, VHF, UHF, and micr ...

s in Luxembourg. RL represents the interests of amateur radio operators in Luxembourg before local and international telecommunications regulatory authorities.Radioamateurs du Luxembourg
Radioamateurs du Luxembourg
official web site. Retrieved Aug. 8, 2008. RL is the national member society representing Luxembourg in the

International Amateur Radio Union The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is an international confederation of national organisations that allows a forum for common matters of concern to amateur radio operators worldwide, and collectively represents matters to the Internatio ...

.International Amateur Radio Union (2008)
"Member Societies"
Retrieved Aug. 1, 2008. Representatives from Luxembourg were involved in the 1924 call for the International Amateur Congress that founded the IARU in 1925.IARU 75th Anniversary, 18 April 2000
''IARUWeb,'' No. 180, March 15, 2000

References

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