W1AW

A 2003 image of the W1AW building located in Newington, Connecticut, US.

W1AW is both the amateur radio call sign and the primary operating station of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). This station, which is commonly called the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, is located on the grounds of ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. It was inspired by Maxim's 1AW callsign which predated the use of the AA-AL, K, N and W prefixes.[1] The station routinely transmits bulletins and Morse code practice using common amateur radio frequencies. During a communications emergency bulletins are transmitted hourly in order to keep amateur radio operators informed.[2]

  1. ^ "Inside Your League: The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW". American Radio Relay League. 7 August 2001. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "W1AW". Arrl.org. Retrieved 2012-03-04.