What is Amateur Radio

Amateur Radio or Ham Radio is a community of people that use Radio transmitters and receivers to communicate with other Amateur Radio Operators. It is a non-commercial, non-profit Radio service, friendly, hi-tech hobby enjoyed by about 3 million people all over the world.Hams can communicate from the top of a mountain, from home or behind the wheel of their car. They can take their radio wherever they go! In times of disaster, when regular communications Channels fail, hams can swing into action assisting emergency efforts and working with public service agencies. At other times, they can talk to a shuttle astronauts or bounce signals off the Moon. They can use Telegraphy, Voice, Digital Data, even images in communication with other hams.Amateur Radio is the gateway to the global friendship. Amateur Radio, also known as “Ham Radio” is a talented hobby or a personal means of enjoyment with the radio communication technology. People make friends over radios from one corner of the globe to other. For becoming an amateur radio operator, one does not need to be a technical person. Anyone can have this hobby and affiliation. One just needs to get a license and a call sign to operate a wireless radio. Every Amateur Radio station around the world has its own call sign, which is a set of alphabets and numbers and is unique worldwide. The person who operates the station is called a HAM.