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<keyword id="12668431" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="wireless-handheld-microphones" source="Orion">Wireless handheld microphones</keyword> are great as you don’t need to deal with wires coming in your way and getting entangled. Sure there are some limitations like running out of charge but wireless microphones offer more flexibility and a clean stage setup. The <keyword id="12668430" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="best-wireless-mics" source="Orion">best wireless mics</keyword> come with a long operating range, have built-in mixers, and offer separate volume controls. If you’re looking for wireless microphones for your next party, event or any occasion, we’ve narrowed some options. <br /><br />Here’s a list of the best wireless handheld microphones.<br /><br /><bulletContentEmbed name="B01N6448Q4" columns="1"><bulletContentHeading name="B01N6448Q4_head"><div type="image" title="Recommended" msid="87777891" hostid="261"></div></columnHeadThumb>B01N6448Q4</columnHeadTitle></columnHead></bulletContentHeading><bulleteContentBody name="B01N6448Q4_body"><bulletContentRow name="B01N6448Q4_7389731649382808"><bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowHead col="1">FIFINE K036 UHF Dual Channel Wireless Handheld Microphones</bulletContentRowHead></bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowBody><bulletContentRowCell col="1">This is a dual set of wireless handheld microphones from FIFINE. The wireless microphone has an operating range of 80 feet, and it’s said to offer an uninterrupted sound. There’s a separate volume control for each wireless microphone. It also features an adjustable echo effect, and you can mix the microphone signal with music signal without using a mixer. 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It has a large diaphragm dynamic capsule, and also an LED display on the microphone. The wireless microphone is designed to offer a stable performance, and it also has 20 selectable channels.</bulletContentRowCell></bulletContentRowBody></bulletContentRow><bulletContentRow name="B07G8Z8Z5H_5766424083843908"><bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowHead col="1"></bulletContentRowHead></bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowBody><bulletContentRowCell col="1">It’s a good-looking wireless microphone that is recommended for parties, vocal recordings, singing, karaoke, and stage performances.</bulletContentRowCell></bulletContentRowBody></bulletContentRow></bulleteContentBody></bulletContentEmbed><br /><br /><bulletContentEmbed name="B07TPC1R9J" columns="1"><bulletContentHeading name="B07TPC1R9J_head"><div type="image" title="Good design" msid="87777927" hostid="261"></div></columnHeadThumb>B07TPC1R9J</columnHeadTitle></columnHead></bulletContentHeading><bulleteContentBody name="B07TPC1R9J_body"><bulletContentRow name="B07TPC1R9J_5774543075701171"><bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowHead col="1">Studiomaster XR 40HH Dual Hand Wireless Microphone</bulletContentRowHead></bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowBody><bulletContentRowCell col="1">This is another pair of wireless handheld microphones that you can go for. It’s from the brand Studiomaster, and the microphones come in black colour. The wireless microphones feature an individual channel output with level control and mix output. There’s also a display on the Transmitter and Receiver for frequency indication.</bulletContentRowCell></bulletContentRowBody></bulletContentRow><bulletContentRow name="B07TPC1R9J_1431600444172472"><bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowHead col="1"></bulletContentRowHead></bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowBody><bulletContentRowCell col="1">The Studiomaster XR 40HH wireless microphones are designed to offer superior vocals and speech reproduction.</bulletContentRowCell></bulletContentRowBody></bulletContentRow></bulleteContentBody></bulletContentEmbed><br /><br /><bulletContentEmbed name="B07NNWBV68" columns="1"><bulletContentHeading name="B07NNWBV68_head"><div type="image" title="Budget friendly" msid="87777961" hostid="261"></div></columnHeadThumb>B07NNWBV68</columnHeadTitle></columnHead></bulletContentHeading><bulleteContentBody name="B07NNWBV68_body"><bulletContentRow name="B07NNWBV68_6884462785843588"><bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowHead col="1">Ahuja Wireless Microphone AWM-700U2</bulletContentRowHead></bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowBody><bulletContentRowCell col="1">This is another dual set of wireless microphones from the brand Ahuja that you can go for. It is a high performance dual channel wireless microphone with eight pairs of frequencies. There are separate volume controls for each microphone on the front panel of the receiver. You also get two handheld dynamic transmitters with each operating on AA pencil batteries. The wireless microphones also provide a separate balanced audio output from each channel, and an unbalanced mixed output from the receiver.</bulletContentRowCell></bulletContentRowBody></bulletContentRow><bulletContentRow name="B07NNWBV68_6365450330220916"><bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowHead col="1"></bulletContentRowHead></bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowBody><bulletContentRowCell col="1">The Ahuja AWM-700U2 wireless microphone set is recommended for parties, school functions and events.</bulletContentRowCell></bulletContentRowBody></bulletContentRow></bulleteContentBody></bulletContentEmbed><br /><br /><bulletContentEmbed name="B00LMZXB0S" columns="1"><bulletContentHeading name="B00LMZXB0S_head"><div type="image" title="Pocket friendly" msid="87778005" hostid="261"></div></columnHeadThumb>B00LMZXB0S</columnHeadTitle></columnHead></bulletContentHeading><bulleteContentBody name="B00LMZXB0S_body"><bulletContentRow name="B00LMZXB0S_4931619803551009"><bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowHead col="1">Ahuja Cordless Handheld Microphone AWM520VH</bulletContentRowHead></bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowBody><bulletContentRowCell col="1">This is a single wireless handheld microphone from Ahuja. It comes with a power on/off switch and output volume control on the front panel. The microphone features a 6.3mm phone jack for audio output on the rear panel. It’s a dynamic unidirectional microphone with a three position slide switch and low battery LED indicator. The wireless microphone operates on 1 9V battery while the receiver operates on 9V DC through an AC adapter. You get a table-top receiver with a telescopic antenna and noise squelch circuitry.</bulletContentRowCell></bulletContentRowBody></bulletContentRow><bulletContentRow name="B00LMZXB0S_9157373421183000"><bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowHead col="1"></bulletContentRowHead></bulletContentRowHeading><bulletContentRowBody><bulletContentRowCell col="1">The Ahuja AWM520VH is recommended if you’re looking for a single wireless microphone.</bulletContentRowCell></bulletContentRowBody></bulletContentRow></bulleteContentBody></bulletContentEmbed><br /><br />

Best wireless handheld microphones for parties and events

Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Taiwanese brand ASUS on Friday announced a new AI noise-cancelling microphone (AI Mic) technology that eliminates unwanted background noise for clear voice communication.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />According to the company, the new technology is now available on the ASUS AI Noise Canceling Mic Adapter and the latest ROG headsets.<br /><br />The technology uses chipset-based machine learning to filter out and remove other human voices and ambient sounds like wind or traffic noise. <br /><br />ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Mic Adapter is the world's first USB-C to 3.5 mm adapter with integrated AI Mic technology. <br /><br />It connects to any headset via a 3.5 mm audio jack to provide users with crystal-clear voice communication. <br /><br />"The built in chipset handles all of the sound processing, so the adapter does not affect the performance of the mobile device, PC or laptop it is connected to," said the company. <br /><br />Weighing just 8 grams, the AI Noise-Canceling Mic Adapter includes ASUS Hyper-Grounding technology to prevent electromagnetic interference for noise-free audio.<br /><br />In select markets, it is available with a USB Type-C-to-Type A adapter.<br /><br />The new ROG Strix Go USB-C foldable gaming headset is compatible with smart devices, PCs, Mac as well as gaming consoles like Nintendo Switch (in handheld mode) and Sony PlayStation 4.<br /><br />ROG Strix Go 2.4 utilizes a low latency 2.4GHz wireless connection via a USB C dongle, making it compatible with smart devices, PCs, Mac as well as gaming consoles. <br /><br />ROG Theta 7.1 is a premium 7.1 channel surround-sound gaming headset that has eight discrete ASUS Essence drivers along with powerful virtual bass for precise positioning and exceptional audio as well as AI Mic that ensures unmatched crystal-clear in-game communication. <br /><br />The new products will be available in August and the pricing would be revealed later, said the company.<br /><br />--IANS<br /><br />na/

ASUS launches new AI noise-cancelling microphone tech

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/aa7iz/3119865434/in/photolist-9rFR3J-9HePcF-kuY1X2-7cFyJH-kuZLnh-8v3Tdg-9yxZJk-6AVbdv-9SvQdL-6zUcUi-4k41dU-5JEuiU-6sQkZp-9VWPZR-6sQkVX-6sUtMs-fjXCV-6sUtRC-6AY1KE-7YucHw-9HhH1W-7e74m3-8qUwWN-5KG8im-8qRpqZ-8qUvzu-8qRohP-6pwo3n-vM6rv-5RCorg-3EBfkA-6AVbdV-4gsVRi-GFhwz-7VRoq-33h4w-5xWhSS-ari4Lv-a883Bo-34sPNW-dCBr2a-6fAAok-dBtMNp-6kTm1t-dBtMLP-aPYAiM-GXg76-5Jt2h5-6BaM8g-31b14">Dave Merrill</a></span></p><p class="caption">A handheld Yaesu ham radio.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>Well before the days of the tweet and the status update, people communicated with each other over sweeping distances by quite literally harnessing the earth's magnetic field to send messages via radio waves.</p>
<p>It continues to this day, and I've just recently gotten on board. By no means am I claiming to be some sort of authority; I simply want to fill you in on the rather niche hobby of amateur radio, which I've lately found really enjoyable.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio">Amateur radio</a>, or ham radio, is "the use of designated radio frequency spectra for purposes of private recreation, noncommercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication." This means that people all over the world are talking to each other by turning their voices into electromagnetic waves that can travel through the air and around the world at the speed of light, and that's pretty cool.</p>
<h3>So why the pork-based nomenclature?</h3>
<p>The term "ham operator" originated in the 19th century as a way for professional telegraphers to denigrate the "ham-fisted" amateurs who made mistakes in their Morse code transmissions (radio communication used to be entirely in Morse code). Over time, amateurs embraced the name and it's been common parlance for quite a while to refer to an amateur radio operator as a "ham," regardless of if they use Morse code or not.</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/richiepooh/251504898/in/photolist-oe2Dm-5deAg5-5j8yU6-31aYF-6pNQSa-8hxKRm-31aZx-4QdqZ6-cvv6DJ-P6784-6pNQR8-cjER3s-cjEQRh-cjER9J-8D9N7e-6sUtUd-4h5bSV-6BaM7K-6AY1KQ-63pWGB-63ucPw-8hLRRs-31b1V-63pXPk-5JEush-7e621p-9yAPmS-arPQMK-8p1EXz-6AW8R8-ayvGCT-9SvPqC-6zJWFQ-6HR6Rw-9rFR3J-9HePcF-kuY1X2-7cFyJH-kuZLnh-8v3Tdg-9yxZJk-6AVbdv-9SvQdL-6zUcUi-4k41dU-5JEuiU-6sQkZp-9VWPZR-6sQkVX-6sUtMs/">Richard Topalovich</a></span></p><p class="caption">A (rather well-equipped) ham station.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>What do people do with ham radio?</h3>
<p>It's a hobby built on the simple act (art?) of communication, a completely socially acceptable way of initiating live conversation with people all over the world, whether you know them or not. People talk to each other about their lives, families, and neighborhoods, usually via voice, though a strong community of old-schoolers still use Morse code to this day.</p>
<p>Don't let that make you think that hams shun more-modern technology. A lot of interesting things are possible when you get a radio and a computer to work together. There's a digital radio protocol called PSK31 that seems fairly popular - you type text into your computer, which gets rendered as digital noise (PSK31 stands for "phase shift keying, 31 baud"), then the radio sends that noise out over the airwaves. The person you're communicating with receives the noise on his or her radio and their computer turns it back into text. You could easily consider it a type of instant messaging.</p>
<p>There's also the contesting element, sometimes called "radiosport." The American Radio Relay League, an organization that exists to "promote and advance the art, science, and enjoyment of amateur radio," <a href="http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar">sponsors 19 different contests a year</a> to encourage hams to continue to develop their skills. "Field days" <a href="http://www.arrl.org/field-day">are especially common</a>, in which hams take their gear outdoors to practice operating "in abnormal situations [and] less-than-optimal conditions."</p>
<p>Field days dovetail nicely with the service component of the hobby. When communication infrastructure breaks down, hams might be called in to coordinate off-grid communication between towns, families, and even with emergency services (this is exactly what happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and a number of other disasters).</p>
<p>Remember: our planet is effectively a giant magnet, and amateur radio turns this magnet into a communications tool.</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoneppink/22666555/in/photolist-Wwp1f-hQuwK-6BaM8g-31aZx-9WQSTh-9WQVhE-eUJynu-eUxcG2-31aYF-31b1V-6AVbdR-Wwp6W-ckkoYm-ckkpZU-ckkp3m-ckkpjs-ckkpp1-31b14-gtzFH-gtqeS-ckkpdL-4Zy9tt-4ZCrxQ-4ZCr17-4ZybGP-4Zyb9r-4Zy7pg-4ZCo6m-4Zycne-4ZCm3E-9WQoJu-gkTTP-ckVwYN-ckkpy9-4Zyayx-cjwsP1-cjwt7y-cjwswu-cjwsa3-cjwrN9-cjwsCG-cjwsYs-cjwsmL-ckkpsW-ckkpSh-ckkq8f-ckkpE9-ckkp8s-ckkpLW-eTS2kM">Jason Eppink</a></span></p><p class="caption">A sign on field day antenna bears the station's call.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>How do you get started?</h3>
<p>The first thing you need to do is get licensed, which simply involves passing a multiple-choice test and waiting a few days for your license to show up in the mail. Check online to see when the next testing session is nearest you - <a href="http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session">the ARRL site lets you search by ZIP code</a>.</p>
<p>There are three different types of licenses, each with its own restrictions or permissions. From most basic to most advanced, the license types are "technician," "general," and "extra," respectively.</p>
<p>If you're already scientifically inclined, you can probably pass your test pretty easily depending on which license you're aiming for. If you're not so inclined and still want to get on board, never fear - every test is built from questions that are randomly selected from an open, browsable pool. <a href="http://hamexam.org/">I studied using HamExam.org</a>, a free resource that catalogs these questions and offers flashcards and sample tests to help you get ready.</p>
<p>Two sample questions and their correct answers are below:</p>
<p class="questionText" style="padding-left: 30px;">When is an amateur station required to transmit its assigned call sign?</p>
<p class="questionText" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em> At the beginning of each contact, and every 10 minutes thereafter.</em></p>
<p class="questionText" style="padding-left: 30px;">What is the basic unit of electromotive force?</p>
<p class="questionText" style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>The volt.</em></p>
<h3><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/n0ssc/7438725730/in/photolist-Wwp1f-hQuwK-6BaM8g-31aZx-9WQSTh-9WQVhE-eUJynu-eUxcG2-31aYF-31b1V-6AVbdR-Wwp6W-ckkoYm-ckkpZU-ckkp3m-ckkpjs-ckkpp1-31b14-gtzFH-gtqeS-ckkpdL-4Zy9tt-4ZCrxQ-4ZCr17-4ZybGP-4Zyb9r-4Zy7pg-4ZCo6m-4Zycne-4ZCm3E-9WQoJu-gkTTP-ckVwYN-ckkpy9-4Zyayx-cjwsP1-cjwt7y-cjwswu-cjwsa3-cjwrN9-cjwsCG-cjwsYs-cjwsmL-ckkpsW-ckkpSh-ckkq8f-ckkpE9-ckkp8s-ckkpLW-eTS2kM">Sterling Coffey</a></span></p><p class="caption">Communicating during a field day.</p></div><p></p></div></div></h3>
<h3>Building your station</h3>
<p>Once you've got your license, you'll want to set up your ham station. Any well-outfitted station consists of three components: a transceiver, a power supply, and an antenna. A transceiver will generally look like the stereo in your car- speak into its microphone to transmit your signal, listen to hear what comes back. The power supply keeps the transceiver running, and the antenna does the work of actually putting your voice out over the airwaves and receiving other people's signals.</p>
<p>If you travel through rural areas, you'll commonly see large antenna arrays on people's roofs or even huge radio towers on their property, but by no means do you need a large antenna to get something out of ham radio. If you live in a densely populated area (like my New York City), I recommend getting a handheld radio, which combines all three of the previously mentioned components into one device. Hams call them HTs, short for "hand-talkies."</p>
<p>Sure, there's nothing stopping you from buying a radio on Amazon and chatting people up without a license, but know this: hams only want to talk to other hams, and it's easy to identify when someone's masquerading. One of the most fundamental pieces of information that hams exchange with each other is their callsign, an identifying combination of letters and numbers that the FCC issues to every operator - G4TUT or M1MRB, for example. Callsigns are assigned randomly at the outset, but can later be changed to a vanity callsign of your choosing as long as it's not already taken and meets <a href="http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?id=amateur&amp;job=call_signs_3&amp;page=1#General%20Rules">the requirements for a valid call</a>.</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/yodudedan/175128779/in/photolist-Wwp1f-hQuwK-6BaM8g-31aZx-9WQSTh-9WQVhE-eUJynu-eUxcG2-31aYF-31b1V-6AVbdR-Wwp6W-ckkoYm-ckkpZU-ckkp3m-ckkpjs-ckkpp1-31b14-gtzFH-gtqeS-ckkpdL-4Zy9tt-4ZCrxQ-4ZCr17-4ZybGP-4Zyb9r-4Zy7pg-4ZCo6m-4Zycne-4ZCm3E-9WQoJu-gkTTP-ckVwYN-ckkpy9-4Zyayx-cjwsP1-cjwt7y-cjwswu-cjwsa3-cjwrN9-cjwsCG-cjwsYs-cjwsmL-ckkpsW-ckkpSh-ckkq8f-ckkpE9-ckkp8s-ckkpLW-eTS2kM">Yodudedan</a></span></p><p class="caption">A transceiver in use.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>How do I find someone to talk to?</h3>
<p>Once you're up and running, I recommend using your local repeater to find other chatty individuals. A repeater is a device you access with your radio that "repeats" everything it "hears" over a much wider transmission radius than you're likely to cover on your own.</p>
<p>Consider <a href="https://twitter.com/sweden">Sweden's official Twitter account</a>, which is hosted by a different Swede every week and is 69,000 followers strong. Repeaters are fairly analogous to this - people take turns using them to get their signal out to many more people than they'd be able to otherwise, though there's no formal system to "claim" the repeater. It's either available for use or it's not. They are usually installed by area radio clubs or radio-loving individuals, and they're totally free to use.</p>
<p>There are <a href="http://www.repeaterbook.com/">several</a> <a href="http://www.artscipub.com/repeaters/">repeater</a> <a href="http://www.rfinder.net/blog/">directories</a> around the internet, and these will give you the three key pieces of information you need in order to use a given repeater - the frequency, the offset, and the PL tone. The process for entering this information into your radio will vary depending on the type of radio you have, so consult your owner's manual.</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shadle/2154582203/in/photolist-4hoNe2-5hxeL5-5hxni9-5hsZVe-5hxk7C-4hsRr9-bhF3or-bhF3ZH-bhF33F-bhF3bk-bhF2V4-bhF3Nx-bhF2KP-bhF5hZ-bhF8pV-bhF5Mv-bhF5Ca-bhF8dZ-bhF4Vz-bhF8RR-bhF8BH-bhF4up-bhF6hv-bhF6zv-bhEZPk-bhF5tP-bhF6LH-bhF4b6-bhF3B8-bhF7PT-bhF5Yg-bhF57g-bhF94x-bhF9dB-bhF4mt-bhF6qz-bhF826-bhF4JM-bhF6Xv-bhF79H-bhF7vt-4hoMJa-4hsPsf-4hoJXK-4hsSdY-4hsRCN-4hsR4j-4hoMYZ-4hoLMn-4hoMSX">Shadle</a></span></p><p class="caption">Repeater hardware.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>Taking it online</h3>
<p><a href="http://echolink.org/">I'm a big fan of EchoLink</a>, a piece of software that lets amateur radio operators harness VOIP (voice over IP) technology to help their signal travel farther and more clearly. If you have a ham license, you can register it with EchoLink and talk to people all around the world regardless of your license's restrictions.</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span>iTunes</span></p><p class="caption">Browsing EchoLink nodes inside the iOS app.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>Here's a hypothetical use case:</p>
<p>My license doesn't yet grant me access to HF (high frequency), which are those jetsetting radio signals that can bounce off the earth's ionosphere to travel overseas, but there are internet-connected repeaters all over the world that I can access via EchoLink. When I connect to one, my voice travels over the internet to the repeater, where it's then put out over the airwaves. I've used EchoLink to talk to people all over the U.S. and in a number of countries around the world, all within the permissions of my license.</p>
<p>EchoLink is also available as an <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.echolink.android">Android</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/echolink/id350688562?mt=8">iOS</a> app. That's right - once you're licensed, you don't even necessarily need a radio to talk to people. A smartphone running EchoLink will do the trick just fine.</p>
<h3>A primer on the jargon</h3>
<p>Here are a few useful terms you'll hear ham operators throw around. You'll notice a big emphasis on brevity here. Many of these are leftovers from the days when Morse code ruled the airwaves - the fewer characters you had to key in, the better.</p>
<p><strong>QSO:</strong> ham shorthand for a radio contact, e.g. "I made a 1,000+ mile QSO with a ham who was camping out in Yosemite National Park."</p>
<p><strong>QSL:</strong> a confirmation of two-way communication between ham operators. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QSL_card">Some will even send QSL cards</a> as souvenirs of especially distant or fun QSOs.</p>
<p><strong>CQ: </strong>a way to initiate contact with anyone - "CQ, CQ, this is WD0AKX calling any station and standing by."</p>
<p><strong>CW:</strong> what hams call Morse code. CW stands for "continuous wave."</p>
<p><strong>73:</strong> a ham operator's way of saying "best wishes," and a common way to conclude a QSO. I've spoken with a blind operator who commonly wishes people 146, which he explains is a 73 from him and a 73 from his guide dog.</p>
<p><strong>Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc.:</strong> these are letters in the phonetic alphabet, a method for spelling words and callsigns that replaces individual letters with full words for the sake of clarity. For example, I might tell someone, "Name here is Dylan - <strong>d</strong>elta, <strong>y</strong>ankee, <strong>l</strong>ima, <strong>a</strong>lpha, <strong>n</strong>ovember." <a href="http://www.livecbradio.com/radio-phonetic-alphabet.htm">Here's the full list</a> of the words designated for each letter of the alphabet.</p>
<p>Insert reference to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Hotel_Foxtrot">Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" here</a>.</p>
<h3>Why I like this hobby</h3>
<p>Unlike modern social networking sites, ham radio has an inherent emphasis on listening to and understanding other people. It's perfectly acceptable to repeat things back to someone in order to make sure you hearing him or her correctly. It stands in stark contrast to the general snark found on Twitter and the subtle boasting too easily found on Facebook. Hams usually just want to have interesting conversations with genuine people, and as soon as I learned this (rather obvious) fact, everything clicked together.</p>
<p>I've come to think of it as "additive conversational tennis," except there's nothing to win, and that's a good thing. Over the course of a QSO, the more details one volunteers on his end and the more he inquires about what the other person volunteers, the more everyone enjoys the hobby. Ham radio can alternately teach or reinforce good conversational skills.</p>
<p>There's also something mighty cool about being able to communicate using electromagnetism, one of nature's most curious properties!</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/5014923729/in/photolist-5xWhRU-7VRop-9cj5ff-6jKGAJ-6pSZo5-JhuK-cWQZTY-3VVEb-4h7585-qwsfA-6sUtW3-63ubwW-ayyokh-duUaoJ-9HeP96-7cKt2W-oe2Dm-5deAg5-5j8yU6-31aYF-6pNQSa-8hxKRm-31aZx-4QdqZ6-cvv6DJ-P6784-6pNQR8-cjER3s-cjEQRh-cjER9J-8D9N7e-6sUtUd-4h5bSV-6BaM7K-6AY1KQ-63pWGB-63ucPw-8hLRRs-31b1V-63pXPk-5JEush-7e621p-9yAPmS-arPQMK-8p1EXz-6AW8R8-ayvGCT-9SvPqC-6zJWFQ-6HR6Rw">US Army</a></span></p><p class="caption">There's a ham station aboard the International Space Station! Operators on Earth can talk to people in SPACE!</p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<h3>Some resources if you're interested in learning more</h3>
<p>I recommend two YouTube channels that are loaded with useful info: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/K7AGE">Randy K7AGE</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFFjaQTDob1sI9A_7zoZBsg">RadioHamGuy</a> are totally personable operators who have produced dozens of quality videos aimed at getting people on board with the hobby.</p>
<p><a href="http://twit.tv/hn">There's also Ham Nation</a>, a weekly show on TWiT.TV that notably features Bob Heil, a longtime ham operator and famous audio engineer (the dude <a href="http://youtu.be/1fXQzaqrtcs?t=1m52s">invented Peter Frampton's Talk Box</a>!).</p>
<h3>73!</h3>

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