Ham Radio For Dummies
Chapter One
Getting Acquainted
with Ham Radio
In This Chapter
* Becoming a part of ham radio
* Traversing the world of ham radio
* Making a contact with ham radio
* Constructing a ham 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 newspaper
article. 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 use all sorts of radios and antennas on a wide variety of frequencies 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 for experimenting with radios
and radio equipment. They communicate using microphones, telegraph or
Morse keys, computers, cameras, lasers, and even their own satellites.
Hams meet on the air and in person. Ham radio clubs and organizations are
devoted to every conceivable purpose. They have special ham radio flea markets
and host conventions, large and small. Hams as young as s ... read full excerpt from Ham Radio For Dummies ebook
