Amateur Radio is a hobby. It is about communication between people in different parts of the globe using Radio waves. These people call themselves Amateur Radio operators, ham radio operators or just plain ?hams? and are duly authorized by their respective government to maintain / operate the wireless station and related equipments.
The Indian Wireless Telegraph (Amateur Service) Rules 1978 described it as ?Service of Self training, intercommunication and technical investigation carried on by amateurs duly authorized under these rules interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest "
Hams communicate with other hams, around the block, on a distant continent or from an orbiting space station! Some talk via computers, others prefer to use regular voice communications and still others enjoy using one of the oldest forms of radio communication Morse code. Some hams help to save people?s lives by handling emergency communications following a natural disaster or other emergency.
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