introduction to amateur (ham) radio - for elementary school students by ve7nz

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Introducing Amateur Introducing Amateur Radio Radio By Adrian Stimpson By Adrian Stimpson VE7NZ” VE7NZ”

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An introductory presentation I gave to some elementary school students. Feel free to use and revise to introduce others to the great hobby of Amateur Radio, also known as ham radio.

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Page 1: Introduction to Amateur (Ham) Radio - For Elementary School Students by VE7NZ

Introducing Amateur Introducing Amateur RadioRadio

By Adrian StimpsonBy Adrian Stimpson““VE7NZ”VE7NZ”

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What is Ham Radio?What is Ham Radio?

Also known as “Amateur Radio,” it is Also known as “Amateur Radio,” it is a hobby for experimenting with and a hobby for experimenting with and using radios, antennas, and using radios, antennas, and equipment like computers to equipment like computers to communicate around the world.communicate around the world.

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What is Ham Radio?What is Ham Radio?

Just as you need a license to drive a Just as you need a license to drive a car, you need a license to own an car, you need a license to own an Amateur RadioAmateur Radio

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Then You Get A Call Sign…Then You Get A Call Sign…

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Call Signs Let People Know Where Call Signs Let People Know Where You Are Transmitting FromYou Are Transmitting From

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What Can You Do With What Can You Do With Amateur Radio?Amateur Radio?

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Set up Radio Transmitters to Talk Set up Radio Transmitters to Talk and Listen to the Worldand Listen to the World

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Talk To People From Your CarTalk To People From Your Car

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Some People Get Carried Some People Get Carried Away!Away!

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Build Our Own EquipmentBuild Our Own Equipment

Some amateurs are Some amateurs are involved in building involved in building their own their own equipmentequipment

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What Can You Do With What Can You Do With Amateur RadioAmateur Radio

Play games like Play games like finding hidden finding hidden transmitters in the transmitters in the park.park.

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Build Antennas to Bounce Signals Build Antennas to Bounce Signals off the Moon and Back to Earthoff the Moon and Back to Earth

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Provide Emergency Communications Provide Emergency Communications for the Police and Other Authoritiesfor the Police and Other Authorities

Amateur Radio is always there when Amateur Radio is always there when disasters happen like earthquakes and disasters happen like earthquakes and fires when the cell phone networks are fires when the cell phone networks are dead.dead.

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Communicate with the Space StationCommunicate with the Space Station

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Jamboree On The AirJamboree On The Air

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Bounce Signals Off SatellitesBounce Signals Off Satellites

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We Also Can Talk With Santa!We Also Can Talk With Santa!

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We Even Use Morse Code…We Even Use Morse Code…

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DemonstrationsDemonstrations

Morse CodeMorse Code Let’s talk to Let’s talk to

someone far away!someone far away!