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Ham Radio For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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Ham Radio For Dummies, 3rd Edition

by H. Ward Silver
March 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
432 pages
11h 23m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 1

Getting Acquainted with Ham Radio

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Becoming part of ham radio

check Exploring ham radio

check Making contact via ham radio

check Constructing your own radio shack

Ham radio invokes a wide range of visions. Maybe you have a mental image of a ham radio operator (or ham) from a movie or website. But hams are a varied lot — from go-getter emergency communicators to casual chatters to workshop tinkerers. Everyone has a place, and you do too.

Hams employ all sorts of radios and antennas using a wide variety of signals to communicate with other hams across town and around the world. They use ham radio for personal enjoyment, for keeping in touch with friends and family, for emergency communications and public service, and for experimenting with radios and radio equipment. They communicate by using microphones, computers, cameras, lasers, Morse keys, and even their own satellites.

Hams meet on the air, online, and in person, in clubs and organizations devoted to every conceivable purpose. Hams run special flea markets and host conventions large and small. Some hams are as young as ...

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