Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is a hobby that involves experimenting with radios, antennas, and other equipment to communicate around the world. To participate, one must obtain an amateur radio license, similar to a driver's license. Hams can set up radio transmitters to talk to people worldwide, build their own antennas and equipment, play games locating hidden transmitters, provide emergency communications when other systems fail, contact the International Space Station, and more. The document introduces various activities and uses of amateur radio.

1. Introducing Amateur
Radio
By Adrian Stimpson
“VE7NZ”

2. What is Ham Radio?
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Also known as “Amateur Radio,” it is
a hobby for experimenting with and
using radios, antennas, and
equipment like computers to
communicate around the world.

3. What is Ham Radio?
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Just as you need a license to drive a
car, you need a license to own an
Amateur Radio

4. Then You Get A Call Sign…
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5. Call Signs Let People Know Where
You Are Transmitting From
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6. What Can You Do With Amateur
Radio?
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7. Set up Radio Transmitters to Talk
and Listen to the World
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8. Talk To People From Your Car

9. Some People Get Carried
Away!

10. Build Our Own Equipment
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Some amateurs
are involved in
building their own
equipment

11. What Can You Do With Amateur
Radio
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Play games like
finding hidden
transmitters in the
park.
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12. Build Antennas to Bounce Signals
off the Moon and Back to Earth
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13. Provide Emergency Communications
for the Police and Other Authorities
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Amateur Radio is always there when
disasters happen like earthquakes and
fires when the cell phone networks are
dead.
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14. Communicate with the Space Station
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15. Jamboree On The Air

16. Bounce Signals Off Satellites

17. We Also Can Talk With Santa!
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18. We Even Use Morse Code…

19. Demonstrations
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Morse Code
Let’s talk to
someone far away!