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There is no charge for this. https://KeyRetrieval.HamRadioDeluxe.com Click Here to Buy Ham Radio Deluxe Today Recommended Ham Radio Products ( click here ) Our Hamfest Calendar (cancelled due to COVID-19) Feb 7-9 - Hamcation, Orlando, FL May 15-17 - Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, OH June 5-7 - SeaPac , Seaside, OR June 12-13 - HAM-COM , Plano, TX August 22-23 - Huntsville Hamfest, Huntsville, AL Oct 16-18 - Pacificon , San Ramon, CA What is Ham Radio or Amateur Radio? A General Overview of Amateur Radio We live in a digital age. The transfer of information is immediate and the power to communicate lies in the palm of our hands. But in a world of smart cars, smart homes, and smartphones – the error resistant, terror resilient, cell-tower independent technology relied on by emergency first responders and The National Weather Service (not to mention 3 million recreational participants worldwide) has been around for more than a century. Amateur Radio Amateur Radio, also known as “Ham Radio”, is both a service and a hobby. It is a wireless method of communication connecting individuals from every corner of the globe regardless of location or circumstance. Licensed operators use radios varying from hand-held and base-station radios to dashboard mount and remote shack to communicate with other “hams” across the street and around the world. The Demographic Ham radio operators come from a multitude of backgrounds, professions, nationalities, and income levels. They are men and women, young and old. Astronauts. Royalty. Even celebrity. Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh recently delivered a series of PSAs on behalf of the American Radio Relay League, and Tim Allen was so inspired by his ham radio experiences on “Last Man Standing” that he tested for his own license in 2014. These hams connect on 29 ham radio bands with frequencies ranging from 135.7 kilohertz to 250 gigahertz (plus all frequencies above 275 gigahertz) – some of which allow communications around the globe and even to satellites in space. Hams are licensed to operate by the FCC and assigned a call sign by the International Telecommunication Union. License classes include Technician, General, and Extra. The more advanced your license, the further your reach. We’ll get into that a little later. Activities Involving Ham Radio Emergency Communication & Response In instances of crisis and natural disaster, the grid can become a gridlock. We saw it on 9/11 when emergency calls overloaded the networks and we saw it when a blackout swept through North America in 2003. Ham operators were critical in these fragile moments, never more so than when over 1,000 cell sites were incapacitated during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when cell phones were inoperable, and just as many operators traveled to the Gulf Coast to provide emergency communication assistance. The amateur radio is cell tower and electricity independent, and batteries can be charged and stored or rejuvenated using solar power. Handheld radios are both portable and sturdy, and repeaters are reachable from states away and have proven significantly more reliable than cell towers. It is for these reasons that emergency-response organizations like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Red Cross turn to amateur radio operators when times are dire and communication is otherwise not possible. Hams have a phrase regarding emergency communications, “When All Else Fails.” This is a valuable public service. Contesting Contesting is a common, shared hobby among ham enthusiasts wherein amateur radio organizations (think clubs and magazines) define a set of criteria and participants make as many contacts within these constraints as possible. The parameters for these events often fall within a specific geographic area, define the mode and band for contact, and require a specific piece of information be obtained from the contact (name, age, etc.). While there is an element of competition, there are no professional contesters and awards are generally limited to a certificate acknowledging the accomplishment. Hams are competitive by nature and; in the world of contesting, participants seek to contact as many stations as possible in as many “entities” as possible. Entities can be countries, US States, CQ or ITU Zones, geographic grids, US National Parks, and many more. In some cases, scores are tabulated in real-time on Internet sites. The contest sponsor defines the rules about power limits, days of operation, frequency bands, and under what conditions contacting the same station are allowed. Some contesters establish a presence on a given frequency with the goal of getting every possible benefit from being on the air at a given frequency. This is called “run”. Other contesters will tune around various frequencies looking for “multipliers” that will increase their score. This is “search and pounce”. One of the most popular contests is called “Field Day.” For many hams, this contest was their first exposure to being on-the-air - even before obtaining a license. The contest is used to promote community outreach, emergency preparedness, technology, and competition. Many field day sites are held in public areas, like a shopping center parking lot. It’s always a good time to get out the food and share some good times. DXing What started as a gauge for transmission success in the early 1900’s grew into a popular hobby by the 1930’s and continues to amuse tens of thousands of ham operators today. DXing (said to stand for Distance Unknown) is the practice of conducting two-way communication with remote radio stations from distances that would generally be considered inaudible at a given frequency. There are three main components to the exercise: 1. DXpeditions For the sake of the contact, ham radio operators collaborate and organize voyages to remote and exotic locations wherein they provide highly sought-after contacts with islands, countries, or grids that would otherwise be unreachable due to location, population, or regulation. They take the gear, electrical generators, and antennas, then transmit around the clock – often making more than 60,000 QSOs (contacts) within a matter of days. DXers also participate in contesting where they attempt to contact as many hams as possible from as many distant places as possible. 2. DX Awards The Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors a number of awards programs. The DX Century Club (DXCC) is one of these and focuses on rewarding operators for their DXing performance. Operators who have confirmed contacts with more than 100 entities are eligible for one of 16 awards based on the mode and band of contact and; when won, earn a certificate commemorating their success and all the bragging rights that come with it. A contact is confirmed when the destination station sends a QSL card or some alternative, electronic confirmation through automatic upload and download to an online confirmation system like Logbook of the World (LTOW). There are awards of various degrees of difficulty from expert to ham radio for beginners. 3. Chasing DX Aside from DXpeditions an...