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If you're thinking of becoming an amateur radio operator, congratulations!
Ham radio, as it's affectionately known, is an awesome hobby that's a lot of
fun and a great learning experience. In what other hobby can you talk to
astronauts
, people all over the earth, send
pictures
anywhere,
videoconference
at the full TV framerate (without needing the internet), bounce signals off
the moon, build your own transmitters,
run wireless ethernet
at power levels and with antenna designs not legal for
non-licenced operators,
and design and run your own
radio controlled models
? What other set of hobbyists has their own set of
satellites and their own
class A IP subnet
(44.x.x.x)?
If you want to actually understand what goes on in the technology around you,
this is the hobby for you. If you want to have conversations with people
around the globe, this is the hobby for you. If you want projects, if you want
possibilities, if you want to invent the next piece of technology that connects
our world, this is where you'll learn it.