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So, is Ham Radio like the spiritual ancestor of something like Discord Voice Chat? I'm trying to understand why people do it, besides the technical/tinkering aspects.
The guy I know who's into it likes radios and radio waves, antennas, and whatnot. Builds his own stuff. The HAM community also has a tradition of sending these little "contact card" type things like called QSL cards, if you contact someone in Monrovia or something, they can mail you a paper card that certifies, yup, you talked to someone in Monrovia all the way from Kansas or wherever. Can even get one from the International Space Station if you make contact with it, which people do regularly on HAM.
I have an SLR just because I think it's neat. I have a computer based peripheral one and a portable handheld one with a screen on it.
Can listen to shortwave, long wave, am, FM, and all sort of other bands, such as weather, marine, air traffic, trains, pretty much any unsecured walkie talkie and GMRS frequencies.