According to N1WGK
What is Amateur Radio?
According to N1WGK: Amateur Radio is an extremely enjoyable hobby with many facets, including but not limited to: Amateur Television (slow scan TV), Packet (computers talking to each other over the airwaves, similar to the Internet), Repeater (talking with radios to local friends through an amplifier...allows otherwise low power radios a far greater reach), QRP (low power communication), Dx (long distance communication), Contesting (make communications to win prizes), "Rag Chewing" (just talking about whatever's on your mind with friends), Message Handling (passing messages from person to person, similar to a telegram...used to train for passing emergency traffic in case of flood, hurricane, tornado etc.) and of course various public service facets.