The Radio Club de Chile (RCCH) is a national

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

for amateur radio enthusiasts in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. Key membership benefits of RCCH include the sponsorship of

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 a QSL bureau for those members who regularly communicate with

amateur radio operator An amateur radio operator is someone who uses equipment at an amateur radio station to engage in two-way personal communications with other amateur operators on radio frequencies assigned to the amateur radio service. Amateur radio operators ...

s in other countries. RCCH represents the interests of Chilean amateur radio operators before Chilean and international telecommunications regulatory authorities.Radio Club de Chile (2008)
Radio Club de Chile
official web site. Retrieved Aug. 15, 2008. RCCH is the national member society representing Chile 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.

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Clubs and societies in Chile Organizations established in 1922 1922 establishments in Chile Radio in Chile Organisations based in Santiago {{Chile-media-stub

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