Do you know what a Ham is?
A. a ham is something that many people eat for the holidays
B. a ham is a person who really likes the limelight and gets it through acting, telling jokes, etc.
C. a ham is another name for an amateur radio operator
D. all of the above
Think it over….I’ll wait. And the answer is…D! But the answer that I’m most interested in is C: a ham is another name for an amateur radio operator. My husband Tony has had his Ham license since 1993. He’s recently gotten back into the hobby, and he’s bringing me with him into the exciting world of Ham radio. 
I’m working on my Technician Class license. When I achieve that, I’ll get my own call sign (sort of like a name…Tony’s is N9VVO) and I’ll be able to get on the air. Cool, huh? And when I get my General Class license, which is what Tony is working on now, I’ll be able to talk with people all over the world! The most exciting part is that once I make a contact with someone in a different country, I can exchange QSL cards with them. A QSL card is a postcard on which you record the results of your contact: the time, what frequency you were on, etc. Sometimes people have beautiful pictures of their country on their QSL cards. I can’t wait! But, I’ll have to wait until I get my next license, to be able to do that officially.
So what I have to do now, is study (I’m using Ham Radio for Dummies by Ward Silver, and Technician Class 2010-2014 by Gordon West) and keep taking practice tests. Once I get a consistently high school on the practice tests, I’ll take the actual test at a local Ham radio club. I’ll keep you posted.
