Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation...
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An amateur radio operator is someone who uses equipment at an amateur radio station to engage in two-way personal communications with other amateur operators...
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Telecommunication Union (ITU) oversees how much radio spectrum is set aside for amateur radio transmissions. Individual amateur stations are free to use any frequency...
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An amateur radio satellite is an artificial satellite built and used by amateur radio operators. It forms part of the Amateur-satellite service. These...
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Q code (redirect from QNB (amateur radio))
radiotelegraph communication and later adopted by other radio services, especially amateur radio. To distinguish the use of a Q-code transmitted as a question...
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An amateur radio station is a radio station designed to provide radiocommunications in the amateur radio service for an amateur radio operator. Radio amateurs...
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An amateur radio contact, more commonly referred to as simply a "contact", is an exchange of information between two amateur radio stations. The exchange...
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Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), known in French as Radio Amateurs du Canada, is the national association for Amateur Radio in Canada. It is a not-for-profit...
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An amateur radio repeater is an electronic device that receives a weak or low-level amateur radio signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher...
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In the United States and Canada, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist...
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Amateur radio or ham radio is practised by more than 22,000 licensed users in India. The first amateur radio operator was licensed in 1921, and by the...
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amateur radio operating award is earned by an amateur radio operator for establishing two-way communication (or "working") with other amateur radio stations...
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OpenBSD. Amateur radio station ยง Computer-control software List of amateur radio modes Software-defined radio "DX Atlas: Amateur Radio software". www.dxatlas...
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modes of radio communication used in the amateur radio hobby. Amateurs use a variety of voice, text, image, and data communications modes over radio. Generally...
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M17 is a digital radio modulation mode developed by Wojciech Kaczmarski (amateur radio call sign SP5WWP) et al. M17 is primarily designed for voice communications...
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annual amateur radio contest, widely sponsored by IARU regions and member organizations, encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio...
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Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is an international confederation of national organisations that allows a forum for common matters of concern to amateur radio...
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the United States, amateur radio licensing is governed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Licenses to operate amateur stations for personal...
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Amateur radio direction finding (ARDF, also known as radio orienteering, radio fox hunting and radiosport) is an amateur racing sport that combines radio...
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Vintage amateur radio is a subset of amateur radio hobby where enthusiasts collect, restore, preserve, build, and operate amateur radio equipment from...
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CQ Amateur Radio (also known simply as CQ or CQ magazine, and formerly as CQ: The Radio Amateur's Journal) is a dormant magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts...
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Amateur radio call signs are allocated to amateur radio operators around the world. The call signs are used to legally identify the station or operator...
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The history of amateur radio, dates from the dawn of radio communications, with published instructions for building simple wireless sets appearing at...
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WSJT-X is a computer program used for weak-signal radio communication between amateur radio operators. The program was initially written by Joe Taylor...
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governing amateur radio in the United States. The concept of a standby "Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service" to replace the conventional "Amateur Radio Service"...
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Call sign (redirect from Amateur call letters)
various countries in the amateur radio service as a citizen of their country has been assigned there. The first amateur radio call sign assigned to the...
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nationally in the UK by the Office of Communications (Ofcom). It regulates amateur radio in the country as an independent regulator and competition authority...
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The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the United States. ARRL is a non-profit organization...
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Homebrew is an amateur radio slang term for home-built, noncommercial radio equipment. Design and construction of equipment from first principles is valued...
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Amateur film Amateur geology or rockhounding, including a list of notable amateur geologists Amateur journalism Amateur radio Amateur sports Amateur theatre...
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