Talking AroundThe World By Radio by Don Browne, KQ4YMTalking AroundThe World By Radio by Don Browne, KQ4YMWelcome to the amateur radio pages for Hendry and Glades county, Florida. Many people around the world find amateur radio a fascinating hobby. Ham radio operators are licensed bythe FCC and enjoy privledges of operating their own radio stationeither as a mobile or a fixed radio station. Hams can talk to,and meet people all over the world by wireless radio,as well as talk with local friends in their own area by handheld radio tranceivers.
It is fairly easy to obtain the FCC amateur radio license to operate your ownradio station by studying a text of basic radio and operating rules and taking a test usually given once a month by local volunteers in just about every area of the country. To find outeasy it is to get your F.C.C. Amateur Radio License you can do a search for your local amateur radio club.
There are many organizations of ham radio operators includingThe Knights of the Kilocycle, which is the oldest radio organization in the world. They regularly have met on the airweekly all the way back to the year 1929. If you have a shortwaverado receiver, you can hear the members in Florida talk to one another at 7:30 AM Eastern time Sundays on the frequency of 3.919 Mhz. Take a look at some past newsletters about them at the links below.
Here's some more places to explore about Ham Radio:
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