Amateur Radio

What is Amateur Radio?

   Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a hobby and a service in which participants, called "hams," use various types of radio communications equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs for public service, recreation and self-training.
 
Amateur radio operators enjoy personal (and often worldwide) wireless communications with each other and are able to support their communities with emergency and disaster communications if necessary, while increasing their personal knowledge of electronics and radio theory. An estimated six million people throughout the world are regularly involved with amateur radio.

A Hobby
   For me Ham radio is a way of making friends all over the world. In a world where information is power being able to know what is happening in your town or in the island is priceless. Many of the things we are enjoying now were used years in advance by Amateur Radio Operators. I have been active providing emergency communication during the last two major hurricanes for the Red Cross.

Hurricane George 1998

Public Service

  Amateur Radio was the only form of communication after hurricane george struck the island in 1998. I spend two days passing emergency messages. For more information about what is Amateur Radio visit the Arrl.org web page