amateur radio

use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages
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amateur radio

Summary

amateur radio is a hobby[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of hobby entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,159 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • amateur radio's instance of is recorded as hobby[3].
  • amateur radio's instance of is recorded as ITU radiocommunication service type[4].
  • amateur radio is a type of radio communication service[5].
  • amateur radio's Commons category is recorded as Amateur radio[6].
  • amateur radio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amateur radio[7].
  • amateur radio's Commons gallery is recorded as Amateur radio[8].
  • amateur radio's described at URL is recorded as https://fediverse.radio[9].
  • amateur radio's topic has template is recorded as Template:Navbox Amateur radio[10].
  • amateur radio's different from is recorded as amateur radio operator[11].
  • amateur radio's history of topic is recorded as history of amateur radio[12].
  • amateur radio's practiced by is recorded as amateur radio operator[13].
  • amateur radio's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].
  • amateur radio's Stack Exchange site URL is recorded as https://ham.stackexchange.com[15].
  • amateur radio's related category is recorded as Category:Radio hobbies[16].
  • amateur radio's Mastodon instance URL is recorded as https://mastodon.radio[17].
  • amateur radio's Lemmy instance URL is recorded as https://lemmy.radio[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include hobby[3] and ITU radiocommunication service type[4]. amateur radio is a type of radio communication service[5].

Why It Matters

amateur radio ranks in the top 7% of hobby entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,159 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Radio Regulations, Edition of 2020. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Radio Regulations, Edition of 2020. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . mastodon.radio. Retrieved . mastodon.radio. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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