Millions of people around the world participate in amateur radio contests. Contests can be exclusive to a certain region or held at a global scale. An amateur radio contest (aka radiosport or contesting) is a competitive activity among radio operators done as a group or individually. The main goal is to communicate with as many stations as possible in a given time. As easy as it sounds, there are ...

Amateur radio operators have a long and storied history across the globe and are often referred to as “ham” radio operators. Defined as a “duly authorized person interested in radioelectric practice with a purely personal aim and without pecuniary interest and differentiated from commercial broadcasting, public safety (such as police or fire), or professional two-way radio services (such as mariti...

"I'm in junior high school now. I love radio. I also learned some amateur radio knowledge by myself. I often communicate with my friends using FRS walkie-talkies. Can I get a radio license?" A seemingly simple question, but also asked a lot of HAM. 1. Can children take the radio station operator's license test? In China，there is no age limit for participating in Class A and Class B operational tec...