Activities for Amateur Radio operators

Amateur Radio operators in the United States have expansive privileges at all license levels. That means you are able to transmit on many frequencies (each with different characteristics) and use a wide array of equipment. If you are recently licensed or an experienced operator looking for a new way to use your license and equipment, you will find something interesting here:

• Upgrade your license class
• Become a Volunteer Examiner
• Earn awards based on your recorded contacts
• HF DXing
• Participate in Emergency Communications
• Study solar weather
• Build your own equipment from kits or components you supply
• Participate in social nets (Insomniac Net, Nine O'Clock Net, etc.)
• Learn Morse code
• Listen to satellites or the International Space Station
• Use your computer to converse over RF using digital modes (Puget Sound digital hams)
• Field Day
• APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
• Decode images from weather satellites
• Make contacts beyond your local area using IRLP, Echolink, All-star
• Learn about repeaters (PSRG technical committee info?)