Amateur (Ham) Radio

Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is a technical hobby which effectively started around 1900. Marconi considered himself as a "ham." It is described as someone who has a receiver and transmitter located in the basement or in a spare room, with a wire antenna in the backyard with one end up in a tree. The ham then contacts people far and wide. It is also used in emergencies when all else fails. I started when I was 11. It's been a lifetime of talking with folks in countries all over the world. In fact, if someone tells me about their trips to many countries, it is very likely that I have talked with another radio ham in the same countries: Tibet, Australia, China, South Pole, Pitcairn Island, Iceland, Mozambique, Croatia, and so on, to the tune of 270 different "countries." If you are interested in an introduction to more information, click on the button below.