League Members and the general public are always welcome during regular office hours (8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday). Tours of the Administrative Headquarters and the Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, (two different buildings) are given at 9, 10, and 11 a.m. and 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Guests who request a tour while one is in progress will be given the opportunity to join the tour in progress or to wait until the next scheduled tour. Large groups should make arrangements, a week in advance, by writing to our address c/o the Membership Services Department or by calling 860-594-0200. Please give the date and time of arrival and the number of people who will be coming.
Highlights of your tour will include the DXCC Department which handles the premier operating award in all of Amateur Radio. The basic certificate (which can be obtained in several categories -- Mixed modes, Phone, CW, RTTY, Satellite, 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 10, 6 and 2 meters) is awarded for working and confirming at least 100 entities on the ARRL DXCC List. Endorsements are available in specific increments beyond the 100-entity level, culminating in the coveted DXCC Honor Roll. Another tour highlight is the League's QSL Bureau--one of the greatest bargains of League membership is being able to use the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service to conveniently send your DX QSL cards overseas to foreign QSL Bureaus. Your ticket for using this service is proof of ARRL Membership and just $4.00 per ½ pound. Your cards are sorted promptly by the Outgoing Service staff, and are on their way overseas usually within 2 weeks of arrival at ARRL HQ. The Service handles approximately 2,000,000 cards each year! One of the best-known functions of our Lab is that of testing commercial amateur equipment for ad acceptance. The other type of testing of commercial equipment done by the Lab is for the "Product Review" column in QST. Items to be reviewed are bought on the open market. The Lab then performs a complete battery of tests to determine the performance of the product. The League's Production Department is one of the most visible departments at ARRL HQ, as all members receive QST and many hams read our license manuals, the ARRL Handbook, the ARRL Operating Manual, QST, QEX, NCJ, books, brochures, pamphlets, and handouts. Your tour will also include various departments such as Field and Educational Services, Advertising, and Volunteer Examiner Coordinator.
FCC licensed amateurs may operate the station from 10 A.M. through 12:00 P.M. and then at 1 P.M. through 3:45 P.M. Monday through Friday. Be sure to bring your current FCC amateur license or a photocopy.
Headquarters and W1AW are closed on New Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the following Friday, and Christmas Day.
Most commercial airlines serve Hartford, Connecticut, through Bradley International Airport. Many bus companies serve Hartford, Connecticut. Check with your local carriers. Amtrak provides rail service along a north-south line. Taxi service is available from a number of carriers including Yellow Cab at (860) 666-6666. Public bus transportation from Central Row in Hartford via the "New Britain P-line" brings you within 2 blocks of Headquarters at the intersection of Hartford Avenue and Main Street (Newington). Exact change is required. For more information call Connecticut Transit at (860) 525-9181.
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Take Interstate 91 South through Hartford to Exit 28, which brings you to Route 5/15 South. Continue to the Route 175 exit. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 175 (Cedar Street). In the center of Newington, turn right onto Main Street, (Route 176). ARRL Hq is on the left just past the second light. Look for W1AW and the antenna farm.
Get to Interstate 84 West. In East Hartford, take Exit 57, go over the Charter Oak Bridge to Route 5/15 South. Continue to the Route 175 exit. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 175 (Cedar Street). In the center of Newington, turn right onto Main Street (Route 176). ARRL Hq is on the left just past the second light. Look for W1AW and the antenna farm.
Take Route 6 through rural eastern Connecticut, all the way to Bolton Notch. Take Route 384 West to Interstate 84 West. In East Hartford, take Exit 57, go over the Charter Oak Bridge to Route 5/15 South. Continue to the Route 175 exit. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 175 (Cedar Street). In the center of Newington, turn right onto Main Street (Route 176). ARRL Hq is on the left just past the second light. Look for W1AW and the antenna farm.
Take Interstate 95 South to Exit 69, Route 9 North. Follow Route 9 to Route 5/15 North. Take the Route 176 Exit (Main Street, Newington), a left-hand turn lane. ARRL Hq is just on the left just past the seventh traffic light. Look for W1AW and the antenna farm.
Take Interstate 91 North to Exit 21, Route 372 West. At Route 5/15 North, head north. Take the Route 176 exit (Main Street, Newington), a left-hand turn lane. ARRL Hq is just on the left just past the seventh traffic light. Look for W1AW and the antenna farm.
Take Interstate Route 95 North to New Haven, CT. Take Interstate 91 North to Exit 21, Route 372 West. At Route 5/15 North, head North. Take the Route 176 exit (Main Street, Newington), a left-hand turn lane. ARRL Hq is just on the left just past the seventh traffic light. Look for W1AW and the antenna farm.
Take Interstate 84 to Exit 41 (South Main Street, West Hartford). At the end of the ramp turn right onto South Main Street. At the second light, turn left onto New Britain Avenue. At the 6th light (immediately after the railroad overpass), turn right onto South Street. South Street's name changes to Main Street at the Newington town line. ARRL Hq will be on the right hand side of the road at 225 Main Street. Look for W1AW and the antenna farm.
Take Interstate 87 South to Interstate 90 East, the Mass Pike. In Springfield, Massachusetts, get on Interstate 91 South. Take Interstate 91 South through Hartford to Exit 28, which brings you to Route 5/15 South. Continue to the Route 175 exit. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 175 (Cedar Street). In the center of Newington turn right onto Main Street, (Route 176). ARRL Hq is on the left just past the second light. Look for W1AW and the antenna farm.