2006-09-14 00:30:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is a hobby enjoyed by several hundred thousand people in the United States and by over a million people worldwide. Amateur radio operators call themselves "radio hams" or simply "hams."
To become a radio ham, you must pass an examination. Wireless amateur communication is done on numerous bands (relatively narrow frequency segments) extending from 1.8 MHz (a wavelength of about 160 meters) upwards through several hundred gigahertz (wavelengths in the millimeter range). There are several license classes. The more privileges a class of license conveys, the more difficult is the examination that one must pass to obtain it.
Amateur radio operation is fun, and that is one of the main reasons hams do it.
2006-09-14 00:35:09 · answer #1 · answered by Excel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Radios requiring licensing that allow the operators to talk all over the world and even into space. I have been a ham for years, let me know your country and I will point you in the right direction.
2006-09-14 00:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can either talk on em or eat em
2006-09-14 00:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by el.tuco 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋