One of the benefits of ARROW being an ARRL Affiliated Club is a commission for recruiting new ARRL members and securing timely ARRL member renewals.
The proceeds that ARROW receives from this program go to fund our education and scholarship programs.
Q. What is the process for the club?
A. The club will follow the process for both new and renewal applications
1. Each new or renewing ARRL member should fill out a membership application form
2. The completed application form with payment and sent to treasurer@w8rp.org or a current ARROW board member to process.
3. The club then sends all applications with full payment along with the Club Commission Reconciliation Form to ARRL for processing.
4. The memberships are processed once received by ARRL, and the club receives the commission.
5. Commission payments can be made by check to the club or Direct Deposit.
Q. When will ARROW submit the applications to the ARRL?
A. ARROW will submit the applications 4 times a year with applicant deadlines of January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Q. What is the ARRL Affiliated Club Commission Program?
A. The ARRL Affiliated Club Commission Program allows ARRL Affiliated Clubs to earn a commission on new and renewing STANDARD memberships.
Q. How much commission does the club earn for new and renewing members?
A. Each new ARRL STANDARD membership earns the club a $20 commission (family, student/youth, and blind memberships are not eligible). New members are defined as never having been a member or a returning member that has not been a member for two years. Each renewal now earns the club a $5 commission. There is no limit to the amount a club can earn in this program.
Q. How to check with your ARRL membership expires.
A. Once you have logged into the ARRL website with your username and password, click on your name at the top of the page. This will take you to the “My Account” website where you will see the paid thru date on the right side under membership summary.