Beginning Radio Communications: Radio Projects and Theory

© Alex Wulff 2019

A. WulffBeginning Radio Communicationshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5302-1_10

10. Ham Nets, Volunteering, and More

Alex Wulff¹ 

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Cambridge, MA, USA

 

The amateur radio net (used in this context as short for the word “network”) is how groups of hams communicate with one another. Having every ham try and talk at the same time would be madness for large groups, so organizational structures exist that facilitate communications both in times of duress and for general communications. In this chapter, we’ll explore amateur radio nets, and help you make your first ground-based contact.

We’ll also explore further uses of your amateur radio license and how you can get involved in the amateur radio community, such as through volunteering. ...