HAM Radio

HAM Radio

Beginner's Guide ( 2 Articles ) Beginners Guide to Ham Radio - What is Amateur Radio ?. Things you can to do with amateur radio. Beginners Guide to Amateur Radio - Complete introduction to amateur radio Famous hams and ex-hams - extensive list of links to biographical info on famous hams, ex-hams, astronauts, cosmonauts, etc. Beginners Guide to Ham Radio pop - What is Amateur Radio ?. Things you can to do with amateur radio. Band Plans ( 1 Article ) HAM Radio, Amateur Radio Band Plans Ham Radio Exam Practice ( 10 Articles ) Hamfest ( 5 Articles ) A Hamfest is a convention of amateur radio enthusiasts, often combining a trade show, flea market, and various other activities of interest to hams. Hamfests are events organized by amateur radio enthusiasts, for social gathering and promotion of the amateur radio hobby. Typically annual or semiannual events held over a weekend, they can last from several hours to several days. Most feature a flea market where the attendees buy and sell radio and related equipment. The equipment found at a hamfest can vary significantly from the newest high-tech gear to used, refurbished, or even antique equipment, and haggling or bargaining is the most common means of sale. Equipment that originally sold at great expense to commercial users (such as public safety agencies) can often be found at a fraction of the price. Likewise, accessories which are no longer available from manufacturers may be found, and many sales of complete systems are made to buyers who only need one or two components. Junk boxes are common, frequently containing scraps and remnants from finished projects or equipment long-since gone. Some hamfests feature demonstration and sales booths manned by vendors and manufacturers of commercial amateur radio equipment. Hamfests may also include meetings of amateur radio clubs, seminars on technical, operational, or legal aspects of amateur radio, and license examination sessions. The Dayton, Ohio Hamvention, the International DX Convention, the HAM RADIO event in Friedrichschafen, Germany, and the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club Field Day near Sydney in Australia are events where manufacturers most commonly introduce new products to the amateur radio marketplace. HF Radios ( 1 Article ) IOTA ( 1 Article ) International Space Station ( 1 Article ) Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a volunteer program which inspires students, worldwide, to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math through amateur radio communications opportunities with the International Space Station (ISS) on-orbit crew. Students learn about life on board the ISS and explore Earth from space through science and math activities. ARISS provides opportunities for the school community (students, teachers, families and local residents) to become more aware of the substantial benefits of human spaceflight and the exploration and discovery that occur on spaceflight journeys along with learning about technology and amateur radio. ARISS is an international working group, consisting of delegations from 9 countries including several countries in Europe as well as Japan, Russia, Canada, and the USA. The organization is run by volunteers from the national amateur radio organizations and the international AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) organizations from each country. Since ARISS is international in scope, the team coordinates locally with their respective space agency (e.g. ESA, NASA, JAXA, CSA, and the Russian Space Agency) and as an international team through ARISS working group meetings, teleconferences and through electronic mail. Visit: ARISS Website Radio Amateur Satellite ( 1 Article ) AMSAT is a worldwide group of Amateur Radio Operators who share an active interest in building, launching and then communicating with each other through non-commercial Amateur Radio satellites. AMSAT designs, constructs and successfully launches communications satellites into Earth orbit.