{"id":387,"date":"2018-09-09T20:25:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T20:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2020-06-08T15:55:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T19:55:10","slug":"all-about-ham-radio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/?page_id=387","title":{"rendered":"All About Ham Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Here are some brochures that provide a nice overview of the ARRL and ham radio in general.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ARRL-Literature-Hello.pdf\">ARRL Literature &#8211; Hello<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hello?\u00a0 What is ham radio and where did it come from?\u00a0 What do hams do?\u00a0 Who are they?\u00a0 Why do they do it?\u00a0 How much does it cost?\u00a0 This brochure answers all of those questions, and more!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ARRL-Literature-We-Do-That.pdf\">ARRL Literature &#8211; We Do That!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This brochure expands on the types of things hams do.\u00a0 Ham radio is really a big umbrella with lots of &#8216;sub-hobbies&#8217; and interest segments.\u00a0 Ham &#8220;radio&#8221; is not just radio.\u00a0 It&#8217;s computers, software, space communications, medical heading, and more.\u00a0 Read all about it here!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ARRL-Literature-ARES.pdf\">ARRL Literature &#8211; ARES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This brochure is an overview of ARES, or the Amateur Radio Emergency Service.\u00a0 When it really gets bad, hams might also be supporting other organizations like the VI National Guard, FEMA, or other Federal and Territorial agencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ARRL-Literature-Serving-Your-Community.pdf\">ARRL Literature &#8211; Serving Your Community<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amateur radio has uses outside of disasters too!\u00a0 There are many organizations who welcome amateur radio for logistical and other types of communications.\u00a0 Triathlons, parades, carnival, run-walk events and the like.\u00a0 Did you know that these events also provide GREAT opportunities to practice the skills that are needed for a disaster?\u00a0 Read how in this brochure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some brochures that provide a nice overview of the ARRL and ham radio in general. ARRL Literature &#8211; Hello Hello?\u00a0 What is ham radio and where did it come from?\u00a0 What do hams do?\u00a0 Who are they?\u00a0 Why do they do it?\u00a0 How much does it cost?\u00a0 This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-387","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":873,"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/387\/revisions\/873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vihamradio.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}