The Radioamateurs du Luxembourg (RL) (in English, 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

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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 awards and radio contests, and supporting

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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.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

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