Your radio station can be held in your hand or take up a corner of your bedroom. You even get your choice of ways to communicate - voice, Morse code, or by computer. Hams send and receive messages by linking their radios to computers. Hams send and receive live television. Hams talk short distances with radios that could fit in your pocket.
Hams use larger radios to talk all around the country, even around the world.
Getting started is easy. All you need to do now is spend some time with a beginner study guide. The Technician Plus and higher licenses requires a Morse code test, but the plain Technician license does not. The ARRL also has Morse code learning tapes and computer programs. Many people find it easier to study with a group, in the classes run by local Amateur Radio clubs.