Ham Radio

Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communications.
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The S-Meter and Display of an Yaesu FT-2000 Transceiver

Informations about the Shortwave in general (start here)

Propagation on HF bands and things it depends on

About Contesting and contest-related informations

About the DX-Cluster and hosting it (work in progress)

Working via Ham Radio Satellites (german) on VHF and UHF

Exploring the Magic Band (50MHz/6m) in Ham Radio

Some interesting WebSDRs I use often and some listings

About some Ham Radio Transceivers I have or have had

The scale display of another radio

Pirates on the air: UHF Satcom und Funkpiraten (german)

A list of some Ham Radio Funkhändler (shops) in Germany

About the Shannon Volmet on shortwave (german)

The Shortwave Broadcast history and description

More information about the LW and MW (AM) bands

About the whole Ham Radio as a Hobby (german)

The used Transceiver list and buying guide (german)

The S-Meter of an Icom IC-751A Transceiver