num_pages: 384
description: It’s time we cleared the air about ham radio. If you think of it as staticky transmissions sent by people in the middle of nowhere, think again. Today’s ham radio goes beyond wireless to extreme wireless, Operators transmit data and pictures, use the Internet, laser, and microwave transmitters, and travel to places high and low to make contact. In an emergency or natural disaster, ham radio can replace downed traditional communication and save lives. Whether you’re just getting turned on to ham radio or already have your license, Ham Radio for Dummies helps you with the terminology, the technology and the talknology. You discover how Written by Ward Silver, an electrical engineer, Certified Amateur Radio License Examiner, and columnist for QST , a monthly magazine for ham operators, Ham Radio for Dummies gives you the info you need to delve into the science or dive into the conversation. It explains how you Complete with a glossary and ten pages of additional suggested resources, Ham Radio for Dummies encourages you to touch that dial and take that mike. CUL. (That’s Morse Code for “see you later.”)
language: English
title: Ham Radio For Dummies
titlecomplete: Ham Radio For Dummies
genres: Technology, How To, Science, Reference, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 402
publisher: For Dummies