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'''WHAT IS AMATEUR RADIO'''  
'''WHAT IS AMATEUR RADIO'''  


Video courtesy of FrequencyCast/Essex Ham:
Intro video courtesy of the RSGB Youth Committee:
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Amateur radio is a hobbyist exploration of electronics, physics, communication, and the joy of sending and receiving messages out into the universe on your own.  
Amateur radio is a hobbyist exploration of electronics, physics, communication, and the joy of sending and receiving messages out into the universe on your own.  
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'''More info:'''
'''More info:'''


* VIDEO LINK: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwXS8Ht7PJw Amateur Radio: The Original Nerd Hobby], a fun introductory presentation on nerd culture kraptv made at Electromagnetic Field in summer 2014.
* VIDEO LINK: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwXS8Ht7PJw Amateur Radio: The Original Nerd Hobby], a fun introductory presentation on nerd culture LHS member kraptv made at Electromagnetic Field in summer 2014.
* TESTIMONIAL: [http://www.hamblog.co.uk/advanced-license-from-zero-to-m0-in-one-year/ Advanced License: From Zero to M0 in One Year] - One ham's journey from having no licence to being fully licensed in a year.
* TESTIMONIAL: [http://www.hamblog.co.uk/advanced-license-from-zero-to-m0-in-one-year/ Advanced License: From Zero to M0 in One Year] - One ham's journey from having no licence to being fully licensed in a year.
* Hackaday Guest Rant [http://hackaday.com/2013/09/23/guest-rant-ham-radio-hackers-paradise/  Ham Radio - A Hackers’ Paradise]  
* Hackaday Guest Rant [http://hackaday.com/2013/09/23/guest-rant-ham-radio-hackers-paradise/  Ham Radio - A Hackers’ Paradise]