I remember hearing about ham radio as a cub scout.? It didn't appeal to me then because I only saw it as a way for cranky old men to argue with other cranky old men.? Two things that I think about a lot now that would have pushed me over the edge then are the fact that as long as you can find a battery ham radio works when nothing else does.? Be it hurricanes or zombies or whatever you can communicate to give help or find help.? Secondly, we have billions of dollars worth of radio spectrum that the government keeps out of the hands of big corporations as long as we keep using it.? I keep reading kids these days want to help and hate big business and big government.? With a few bucks and a wire in a tree you can address both.
