Amateur radio service is defined in the Communications and Multimedia (Spectrum) Regulations 2000 as “a radio communications service (covering both terrestrial and satellite) in which a station is used for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication and technical investigations carried out by authorized who are interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without any pecuniary interest”.
Millions of amateurs’ radios
communicate daily with each other directly or through relay systems and amateur
satellites. Amateur service may provide alternative for emergency communication
in time of natural disasters. Radio
amateur communication able to provide support communication during a disaster
where commercial communications system is unavailable, due to the uncomplicated
deployment of an amateur radio station.
Radio amateur has been
recognized as an important part of the radio community. ITU has allocated
common frequency bands for amateur radio service internationally on a sharing
basis to all amateur radio stations around the globe.
ITU = International Telecommunication Union
Amateur radio operators generally use radio transmitters and receivers to communicate with each other. As you will discover in these pages there are many forms of communication although voice (also known as phone) is still the most widely used. Some of the other forms of transmission are Radioteletype (RTTY), Morse code (CW), television, and digital modes such as APRS, Packet, Pactor and PSK-31.
ITU = International Telecommunication Union
Modes of
Communication
Amateur radio operators generally use radio transmitters and receivers to communicate with each other. As you will discover in these pages there are many forms of communication although voice (also known as phone) is still the most widely used. Some of the other forms of transmission are Radioteletype (RTTY), Morse code (CW), television, and digital modes such as APRS, Packet, Pactor and PSK-31.
Things That You Can Do With Amateur Radio
Amateur radio operators are often called “ham radio operators” or "hams". Activities that amateur radio operators can do with their radios are diverse. The following are examples of the activities carried out by hams:-- Communicate around the world. With HF radio, hams can talk to each other at any part of the globe.
- Converse around town. With small portable VHF or UHF transceivers, hams can enjoy wireless communications within their local community.
- Help in emergencies and natural disasters situations by providing immediate communications whenever normal communications service is failed or unavailable.
- Build own radio, transmitter, receiver and antenna.
- Communicate through amateur satellites. Ham can use amateur satellites operated by the amateur community without any cost.
- Communicate with astronaut while they orbiting the earth.
- Experimental with Amateur TV (ATV), Slow-Scan TV (SSTV), or send still-frame pictures.
- Participate in “transmitter hunt games” or “Fox Hunt” or maybe build their own directional finding equipment.
- Participate in the search and rescue activities by providing communication required.
- Contesting. Contesting is often called the "sport" of ham radio. Almost every weekend there is some form of amateur radio contest. Hams get on the air and compete to see who can make the most contacts in a limited period of time.
- Use digital communication. Connect a computer to your radio and install some software and you can be communicating digitally over the air. Some of these digital modes can be more effective in marginal transmission conditions and some even sport error free transmission.
- Internet communication. Using some of the latest technologies hams can supplement a modest station with Internet connections. Using features such as URL or IRLP on a local repeater