= Ham = Ham radio is the licensing procedure to become a radio operator. This will act as my place to study for my exam. == Different types of radio == The following are the Public Use radio bands | Service | Channels | Use | Range | ------------------------------------ | Citizens | 40 | Private | 10+ miles | | Marine VHF | 50 | Maritime | 20+ miles | | Family Raido Service | 22 | Personal | 2 miles | | Multi use | 5 | Personal | 5+ miles | == Jargon == | Term | Meaning | ------------------ | CQ | General call | | QTH | Whats your location | | CW | Morse code | | "Over" or K | Complete | Also see [[Q_codes]] == Frequency Ranges == * [[2m]] * [[70cm]] * [[frequency_range]] * [[HF]] * [[FRS]] * [[GMRS]] == Electronics == see [[electronics]] == Signals == [[Propagation]] [[Antenna]] [[SWR]] [[EME]] == [[Modulation]] == See [[Modulation]] == [[Radio_Etiquette]] == See [[Radio_Etiquette]] See [[Regulation]] == Cool tech == [[Broadband-Hamnet]] [[Gnuradio]] [[Hack-RF]] == Also see == * [[GSM]]