Join or Renew ARRL Membership

When you join ARRL or renew your membership through RATS instead of going to ARRL directly, RATS receives a small one-time commission payment.  This is a benefit of our status as an ARRL Affiliated Club.  For each completed new member application processed through RATS, the club collects a one-time commission payment of $20.  For each renewal, we get $5.  Every little bit helps!

If you wish to join ARRL under a special rate (Family, Student, Blind, or Lifetime membership) please apply directly with ARRL.

If you are applying for (or renewing) an ARRL Standard membership, keep reading!

Application Procedures

You can download and print an ARRL membership application from this link.  No printer?  E-mail secretary@rats.net.  We have a few ways we can get a copy to you.  We also have copies of this form at all official RATS activities such as Winter and Summer Field Day.

Complete all required fields on the form and enclose payment.  Provide your credit card information at the bottom of the form or enclose a check payable to American Radio Relay League.  If you wish to pay with cash, give your ARRL membership application and payment to any member of the RATS Board of Directors at a club-sponsored activity.  Please do not send cash through the mail.

We will relay your application to ARRL for processing with other club member apps within 30 days.

You do not need to be a member of RATS to join or renew an ARRL membership through the club.  Thank you for you support!

To learn more about the ARRL Club Commission Program, see ARRL Affiliated Club Benefits.

You have three options for returning the form and payment to us.  Please do not send your credit card information through regular email.

Option 1:  Pay by Mail  (Check or Credit Card)  -  Preferred

Mail the completed form and payment to us at the address below:

Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society
ATTN:  ARRL Membership
PO Box 70613
Henrico, VA 23255

Note that recent mail processing issues in the Richmond area have resulted in significant delivery delays for local mail.  Please allow several weeks for your application to reach the club.

Option 2:  Electronic Submission (Credit Card and Google Account required)

If you have a Google account, you can use this Secure Upload Form to transmit your application to the RATS Treasurer.  Print the application, fill it out, scan it or take a clear photo, and upload it using this form.  The Treasurer will be notified of your submission by email.  This form sends your file directly to our Treasurer and avoids the transmission of credit card information over regular unencrypted email.  We'll print your application, forward it to ARRL, and delete our electronic copy.  Only the Treasurer has access to files uploaded through this method.

Option 3:  Apply in Person  (Check or Credit Card)

Bring your application and payment to the next RATS club activity such as Field Day.  We'll get it to the Treasurer, who will forward it on to ARRL.