{"id":103,"date":"2014-08-30T12:20:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T16:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/k8cpa.com\/wp\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2019-08-27T17:40:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T21:40:32","slug":"what-the-heck-is-amateur-radio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/k8cpa.com\/wp\/?page_id=103","title":{"rendered":"What the heck is Amateur Radio?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you are coming from my other blogs or just happen to know me from other stuff besides Amateur Radio. Here are a few videos that tell what Amateur Radio truly is:<\/p>\n<p>a nice video about Amateur Radio or as it is sometimes called, Ham Radio:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amateur Radio - Full Version\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ivUMIADFSDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a shorter video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amateur radio today - hosted by Walter Cronkite, SK.\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Z9136_Nhh4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and&#8230;\u00a0 a really short video on Ham or Amateur Radio:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PSA A.mov\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EkzDCEZXTGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We also have a serious side too:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Will you bet 15sec HD 2011.mov\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nNZ4YD5aLk0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We are also the unsung heroes during national disasters:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Katrina Untold Story\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cnlXkryST0Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amateur Radio has been around for a very long time:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/79070379\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/79070379\">MGM 1939 film: Radio Hams \/ More than a Hobby<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/nw7us\">NW7US<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amateur Radio and its many manufactures helped win World War 2:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voice Of Victory (1944)\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jps0_2adUvo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an older video from the 1970&#8217;s that talks in depth about Amateur Radio and what we do. Please, keep in mind, some of the information in this video is very much out of date, like the morse code requirement:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is ham radio &amp; comments.mov\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nuIExTh4CF8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More of this:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The World of Amateur Radio &amp; director&#039;s comments.mov\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tEl8SJe_zY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We also assist the Military in communications as well&#8230;:<\/p>\n<p>Did I also mention that it is a very cool hobby?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PSA B.mov\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h93PrRXZZ24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Amateur Radio at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/licensing-education-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARRL.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you are coming from my other blogs or just happen to know me from other stuff besides Amateur Radio. 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