What Antenna Measurement Techniques Association does

The Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) is a nonprofit professional organization founded in 1979 and incorporated in the State of Georgia, USA on March 10, 1989. It serves approximately 500 members drawn from industry, government, and academic institutions worldwide, with a mission dedicated to the development, application, and dissemination of advanced antenna, radar signature, and electromagnetic measurement technologies. Core offerings include the annual AMTA Symposium (a week-long event attracting roughly 500 attendees with approximately 100 technical papers, an exhibition hall, boot camp, short courses, and technical tours), the AMTA Paper Archive (a 45-year digital repository of more than 3,000 technical papers), periodic webinars highlighting member research, regional events across the United States, and student development programs such as travel scholarships and student paper awards.

AMTA operates as a member-controlled nonprofit governed by an elected Board of Directors with three-year terms. Revenue is generated through individual membership dues ($75/year regular, $20/year retiree and student), annual symposium registration (which bundles a complimentary membership), exhibitor booth fees from test-and-measurement vendors, and ancillary conference services including boot camp registrations, short courses, companion tours, and social events. Marketing channels center on the annual symposium with supporting regional events, an email newsletter, social media presence on LinkedIn, the online paper archive, and strategic co-sponsorships with IEEE APS, EurAAP, IEEE MTT-S, and IEEE EMC Society.

The organization's go-to-market motion is overwhelmingly event-driven, with the annual symposium serving as the flagship member engagement and revenue event. International expansion is signalled through the newly established AMTA Nodes in the United Kingdom (December 2025) and France (January 2026). The vendor, sponsor, and exhibitor ecosystem includes major aerospace, defense, and test-and-measurement firms such as ETS-Lindgren (host of AMTA 2026 in Austin), Rohde & Schwarz, Keysight Technologies, Microwave Vision Group, NSI-MI Technologies, Raytheon, and Boeing, alongside academic and government participants including NIST, the Canadian Space Agency, and the University of Arizona.

Name

Antenna Measurement Techniques Association

Legal name

Antenna Measurement Techniques Association

Website

https://amta.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) is a nonprofit professional organization founded in 1979 with approximately 500 members from industry, government, and academia worldwide. It advances antenna, radar signature, and electromagnetic measurement technologies through annual symposia, a 3,000+ paper archive, and educational programs.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Symposium Registration: Revenue generated from annual symposium registration fees, which includes complimentary membership with meeting registration
2. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from individual members: Regular $75 USD, Retiree $20 USD, Student $20 USD. Those who register for the AMTA Annual Meeting receive complimentary membership.
3. Exhibition Fees: Revenue from exhibitor booth fees at the annual symposium where vendors exhibit their latest hardware, systems, and services offerings
4. Conference Services: Revenue from various conference services including short courses, boot camp registrations, companion tours, and social events

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AMTA is an international non-profit professional association that advances antenna, radar signature (RCS), and electromagnetic measurement technologies through its flagship annual symposium, regional events, webinars, educational programs (boot camp and short courses), a 45-year paper archive, and student scholarships. Its commercial offerings are membership tiers and paid event/educational registrations that connect industry, government, and academic practitioners in the antenna measurement community.

Product overview

AMTA is a non-profit professional organization (not a product company) dedicated to antenna measurements and related electromagnetic measurement technologies. Its primary offerings are educational programs and events: the annual AMTA Symposium (its flagship conference featuring technical papers, exhibitions, and networking), AMTA Webinars (online technical presentations), the AMTA Paper Archive (a repository of over 3,000 technical papers), Boot Camp and Short Course educational programs, and Student Paper Awards with travel scholarships. These programs collectively serve the antenna measurement professional community through education, technical exchange, and networking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AMTA Membership Annual membership in the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association providing access to the paper archive, webinars, member directory, and community resources. Tiers include Regular ($75/year), Retiree ($20/year), and Student ($20/year). Registration for the AMTA Annual Meeting includes complimentary membership.
• AMTA Annual Symposium Flagship annual week-long symposium in October or November featuring approximately 100 technical papers on antenna and RCS measurement techniques, an exhibition of vendor hardware and systems, a Boot Camp, short courses, and networking events. Attracts approximately 500 attendees; 48th edition scheduled for November 1-6, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Austin.
• AMTA Webinars Online webinar series highlighting the latest antenna measurement technologies to the AMTA community. Features speakers selected from the best papers presented at AMTA conferences, with recording access available to members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500 attendees and 100 technical papers per annual symposium
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• IEEE Antennas & Propagation SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMTA has established a partnership with IEEE APS for international outreach and technical collaboration. IEEE APS provides technical co-sponsorship for AMTA symposia and participates in joint conferences and publications.
• EurAAP (European Association on Antennas and Propagation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMTA has established a partnership with EurAAP for European outreach. AMTA participates in EuCAP, the annual conference of EurAAP, enhancing international collaboration in antenna measurement technologies.
• IEEE MTT-S (Microwave Theory and Technologies Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical co-sponsor of AMTA symposia, providing technical collaboration in microwave and antenna measurement technologies.
• IEEE EMC SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical co-sponsor of AMTA symposia, supporting electromagnetic compatibility aspects of antenna measurements.
• ACES (Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical co-sponsor of AMTA symposia, supporting computational electromagnetics aspects of antenna measurements.
• ISAP (Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical co-sponsor providing international collaboration in signal and antenna processing.
• ETS-LindgrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of AMTA 2026 48th Annual Meeting and Symposium in Austin, TX (Nov 1-6, 2026). ETS-Lindgren provides RF/Microwave antenna measurement systems and coordinates the host committee.
• NSI-MI TechnologiessecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Welcome Reception at AMTA 2025 in Tucson, AZ, providing networking opportunities for attendees.
• Microwave Vision Group (MVG)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of Monday Night Outing at AMTA 2025, supporting networking events for attendees.
• Next Phase Measurements (NPM)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of Monday Night Outing at AMTA 2025, supporting networking events for attendees.
• TICRA FoundationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides three travel grants of $1,000 each for AMTA 2026 participants, supporting student and early-career researcher attendance.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Union of Radio Science (URSI): International scientific union covering all radio science disciplines through commissions on electromagnetic measurement, fields and waves, and radio astronomy. URSI coordinates general assembly meetings and serves as a broader umbrella body whose measurement-related work overlaps with AMTA's mandate.
• IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society: Larger IEEE society serving the broader antennas and propagation research community with conferences (APS/URSI), journals, and 10,000+ members. It is AMTA's strategic partner and overlapping forum, offering broader but less measurement-focused technical coverage than AMTA.
• IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (IEEE MTT-S): Large IEEE society covering microwave, RF, and wireless technologies with IMS as its flagship conference. IEEE MTT-S is a technical co-sponsor of AMTA symposia and serves an adjacent but larger community, offering comparable but broader technical engagement.

Direct peers

• Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES): International society for computational electromagnetics that hosts the ACES annual conference and the ACES Journal. ACES is a technical co-sponsor of AMTA symposia and serves an overlapping community of EM engineers and researchers, making it a directly comparable technical society.
• European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP): European professional association for antennas and propagation that organizes EuCAP, the largest European antennas conference. AMTA has a formal partnership with EurAAP and they jointly engage the same antenna-research community across Europe and globally.
• IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society: IEEE society focused on electromagnetic compatibility and interference measurement. AMTA's symposia include EMC/EMI measurement topics and IEEE EMC is a formal technical co-sponsor, making it a directly comparable technical society serving overlapping test and measurement professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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