ham radio operator
Shortwave communication hobbyist
A ham radio operator is someone licensed to transmit on amateur radio frequencies, using equipment they often build or modify themselves.
Ham operators communicate for hobby, experimentation, and emergency services when other systems fail.
The culture emphasizes technical knowledge and global connection: My grandfather was a ham radio operator who talked to people in forty countries.
Also called a ham or amateur radio operator.
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- shortwaveHigh-frequency radio band
- Morse codeDot-dash signaling system
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
receiver · callsign · bandwidth · frequency · static · squelch · call sign · long distance · propagation · ionosphere · shack · rig · headphones · microphone · wavelength · emergency · field day · broadcast
- amateursamateur, hobbyist, nonprofessional, dabbler, novice
- radio operators
- Hobbyist Naturalistsamateur naturalist, citizen scientist, naturalist, birdwatcher, birder