AMATEUR (HAM) RADIO course
HamCram is a weekend course to obtain an Amateur Radio Operating license, run by the Radio Electronics Group(Inc.). This course gives basic instruction in radio & electronics aimed at the Amateur Radio Exam and will conclude in an opportunity to take the exam and gain an Radio Operator’s Certificate of Competency. Y
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Amateur radio, also known as “ham radio”, is a hobby about experimenting and communicating using not only radio, but a range of technologies including satellites, the internet and even beams of light!
In New Zealand hams are licensed by the Radio Radio Spectrum Management (RSM). Once licensed, an amateur can operate two-way radio equipment from home, from vehicles and from anywhere in New Zealand and in many cases when overseas too.
Bands of radio frequencies have been set aside for amateur radio use and they allow hams to communicate across town or around the world. The scope and possibilities are endless from sending TV pictures and operating through amateur radio satellites to just having a quiet chat with friends at a distance.
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