Ans. HAM Radio is a technical hobby. Most of the people become HAMs for the pleasure of it, whether it is the ability to talk to the local friends over the radio waves only by using a hand-held transceiver, communicating digitally with packet radio to exchange the personal texts or vital information in an emergency, talking to other hams anywhere in the world, or engaging in the contests with the other Radio Amateurs over the airwaves, there is something for everybody.

Ans. No, Ham radio operators involve themselves in a wide variety of activities including, but not limited to, bounce signals off the moon, talk using satellites, contest in various radio competitions, build their own radios, operate mobile radios from remote places and chase weak signals from the distant ends of the globe.

Ans. Hams are not allowed to do anything with their radios that makes them money in any way because Ham radio is just a hobby. Ham radio operators are not allowed to ‘broadcast’ to the public. This means that ham radio transmissions are meant to be received by the other ham radio operators only. You are not allowed to talk politics, religion and any sort of indecent conversations.

Ans. The best countries to be a ham radio operator are, USA, India, Australia, Canada, Japan, UK, China, Spain, Germany.

Ans. You will be working with high tech equipment and much of your job will require skills in information technology, computers, and electronics.

Ans. You could find paying work as a radio operator, who uses a variety of equipment and tools to transmit information, and also repairs radio equipment, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Radio operators typically undergo on-the-job training and do not need formal education beyond high school.

Ans. Ham radio during disasters has proven worth when all else has failed. Hams provide communications and lifelines when the other means have failed. That effort by Hams is free. No charge service by Hams who are prepared for the emergencies. I read recently that there are about 700,000 licensed Amateur radio Licensees in the USA.

Ans. No educational qualification is specified to become a ham radio operator. Any individual who has attained 12 years of age can become a ham radio operator only after passing the Amateur Station Operator's Certificate (ASOC) Examination which is conducted by the Ministry of Communications, Govt. of India. You only have to send a "Birth Certificate" or the class X certificate (which mentions your date-of-birth) as a proof of your age.

Ans. The reasons for which anyone want to take up Ham Radio as a hobby are:

• Because chat doesn't require the skill of working the grey line.
• Because Facebook does not require the same skill as working in 200 countries with 5 watts or less.
• Because the first thing to go down in the event of a natural disaster is the system of local cell phones.
• Because there is something magical about the bouncing a signal off an aurora, the moon, or meteor scatter.
• Because we are allowed to modify the radios and can try new technologies.
• Because of the international camaraderie

Ans. You can operate an amateur radio station anonymously as a “third party” under the direct supervision of a licensed operator who would be required to use his/her call sign to identify the station.