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What is amateur radio? — edited Aug 31, 2026 by Unknown editor

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## What it sounds like in practice
 
A handheld radio talking through a hilltop repeater to cover a whole county. A wire antenna in a
− back yard reaching Europe on 20 metres. A laptop decoding a signal from New Zealand that is too
+ back yard reaching Europe on 20 meters. A laptop decoding a signal from New Zealand that is too
weak to hear. A club providing communications for a marathon. A student tracking a satellite with
a hand-held antenna. All of that is one license.
 
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