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Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is a hobby enjoyed by many people throughout the world. An amateur radio operator, ham, or radio amateur uses two-way radio to communicate with other radio amateurs, for recreation or self-edification. As of 2004 there were about 3 million hams worldwide with about 700,000 in the USA, 600,000 in Japan, 140,000 each in South Korea and Thailand, 57,000 in Canada, 70,000 in Germany, 60,000 in UK, 11,000 in Sweden, and 5,000 in Norway. Amateur radio - ...

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• Amateur radio - History
• Amateur radio - Amateur Radio Activities and Practices
• Amateur radio - Emergency and public service communications
• Amateur radio - DXing QSL cards and awards
• Amateur radio - Contesting
• Amateur radio - Vintage Radio
• Amateur radio - VHF UHF and microwave weak-signal operation
• Amateur radio - Portable operations
• Amateur radio - Low power operations
• Amateur radio - Amateur radio licensing
• Amateur radio - US Licensing
• Amateur radio - International operation
• Amateur radio - Privileges of the Amateur
• Amateur radio - Governance and amateur radio societies
• Amateur radio - Band plans and frequency allocations
• Amateur radio - Amateur radio in popular culture
• Amateur radio - Publications

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Amateur radio operators enjoy personal two-way communications with friends, family members, and complete strangers, all of whom must also be licensed. They support the larger public community with emergency and disaster communications. Increasing a person's knowledge of electronics and radio theory as well as radio contesting are also popular aspects of amateur radio. A good way to get started in amateur radio is to find a club in your area to answer your questions and provide information on getting licensed and then getting on the ai ...

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Amateur radio, Amateur radio - History, Amateur radio - Amateur Radio Activies and Practices, Amateur radio - Emergency and public service communications, Amateur radio - DXing QSL cards and awards, Amateur radio - Contesting, Amateur radio - Vintage Radio, Amateur radio - VHF UHF and microwave weak-signal operation, Amateur radio - Portable operations, Amateur radio - Low power operations, Amateur radio - Amateur radio licensing, Amateur radio - US Licensing, Amateur radio - International operation, Amateur radio - Privileges of the Amateur, Amateur radio - Governance and amateur radio societies, Amateur radio - Band plans and frequency allocations, Amateur radio - Amateur radio in popular culture, Amateur radio - Publications

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