Long before the invention of the World Wide Web, when instant communication was a dream and a letter was actually considered a pretty speedy way to communicate (outside of the phone), there were a group of pioneers who had already discovered the glories of a word-wide communication and the joy of communicating with people all over the world instantly. What could this amazing form of communication be? Why, Amateur Radio! Amateur Radio Day reminds us of these great pioneers, their modern descendants, and how radio has been serving a worldwide community for well over 100 years.
History of Amateur Radio Day
Back in April of 1925, the International Amateur Radio Union came into existence in the incredibly cosmopolitan city of Paris. These intrepid adventurers had discovered that the short wave spectrum that amateur radio used to transmit and receive was able to unite people the world over, something that had formerly been speculated as being impossible. This group of experimental radionauts proved this theory wrong, and banded together to campaign for and protect those bandwidths that would come to serve the community of radio enthusiasts.
Since then the IARU has worked tirelessly to broaden the range of bandwidths available to radio fans, and has expanded to include members all over the world, from 25 countries at last count. Interest in Amateur Radio has only grown since those early days, with over 3,000,000 licensed operators spreading their voices across the globe today. It's through this medium that people from different nations and cultures were able to spread ideas with great speed, long before the ability to shoot off an email or video chat was ever possible. .....
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Radio is one of the most common forms of entertainment and has been so for decades now. If you're reading this, it is highly likely that you would have listened to a radio at least once; but, did you know you can also broadcast radio instead of just being a listener?
Yes, that is what amateur radio aka HAM radio is all about. This popular hobby uses radio frequency spectrum for purposes like communication, recreation, experimenting, and more. In fact, licensed amateur radio operators or HAMs as they are called, are the reason behind many developments in present communication technologies as their tinkering and experimenting are what led to some developments.
Any person over the age of 12 can obtain a HAM licence and be an amateur radio operator aka HAM. HAMs can communicate with other HAMs all over the world and even communicate with astronauts in the International Space Station.
Also, HAM radio is extremely useful during natural calamities and disasters as when all conventional systems of communication fail, HAM radios still work and the emergency handling potential of HAM operators has been consistently demonstrated in every major natural disaster. ....
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