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How do you use a ham radio legally?
To operate a HAM radio, you must obtain a license, but this is not particularly difficult. HAM operators call this “getting your ticket.” To get a license, you will have to pay a small fee and take an exam. The Amateur Radio Relay League can help you find a testing site near you.
What do you need for a ham radio?
Ham radio equipment typically includes a radio and transceiver (handheld, mobile, or mounted). Depending upon your goals, you may choose to add computers, power cables, antennas, weather stations, scanners and receivers, towers, two-way radios, and other specialized devices.
What can you do with ham radio?
Join a ham radio club.
What do people use ham radios for?
Amateur radio (also called ham radio) is the use of designated radio frequency spectra for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication.
Can anyone use a ham radio?
As other respondents have answered, you can use Ham Radio for one-to-one communication with some limitations. Both you and the other party must hold amateur radio operator licenses. For long distance communication,…
What is ham radio and how does it work?
How Ham Radio Works. Hams use a variety of frequencies for communications. Non-hams can “listen in” via their own receivers or radio scanners. Hams are able to use many frequency bands across the radio spectrum — these frequencies are allocated by the FCC for amateur use.