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With most of the American amateur radio operators in the armed forces at this time, the US government created the War Emergency Radio Service which would remain active through 1945. After the War the amateur radio service began operating again, with many hams converting war surplus radios, such as the ARC-5, to amateur use.
Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society - a specialised group or club for amateur radio operators who have a link with maritime employment Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) - Dedicated to packet radio, digital communications and digital technology in amateur radio including software-defined radio
About three million amateur radio operators are currently active worldwide. [1] Amateur radio operators are also known as radio amateurs or hams. The term "ham" as a nickname for amateur radio operators originated in a pejorative usage (like "ham actor") by operators in commercial and professional radio communities, and dates to wired telegraphy.
Amateur radio operators use their amateur radio station to make contacts with individual hams as well as participate in round-table discussion groups or "rag chew sessions" on the air. Some join in regularly scheduled on-air meetings with other amateur radio operators, called "nets" (as in "networks"), which are moderated by a station referred ...
28/22 NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — An amateur radio club at a local college is connecting students with other radio enthusiasts from around the world while engaging in groundbreaking research. From the ...
FCC amateur radio station license of Al Gross. In the United States, amateur radio licensing is governed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Licenses to operate amateur stations for personal use are granted to individuals of any age once they demonstrate an understanding of both pertinent FCC regulations and knowledge of radio station operation and safety considerations.
The end of the war brought a tremendous expansion of amateur radio as large amounts of war surplus equipment was available, many recently trained operators became active, and experiments began in such newly developed modes as single sideband and microwaves. The 1950s saw the continued development of amateur radio and consequent growth of the ARRL.
International Amateur Radio Union member societies (1 C, 93 P) Pages in category "Amateur radio organizations" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.