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amateur radio

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

amateur radio is a hobby[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of hobby entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,796 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: ITU radiocommunication service type[3]
  • Subclass of: radio communication service[4]
  • Commons category: Amateur radio[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Amateur radio[6]
  • Commons gallery: Amateur radio[7]
  • Described at URL: https://fediverse.radio[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Navbox Amateur radio[9]
  • Different from: amateur radio operator[10]
  • History of topic: history of amateur radio[11]
  • Practiced by: amateur radio operator[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]
  • Stack Exchange site URL: https://ham.stackexchange.com[14]
  • Related category: Category:Radio hobbies[15]
  • Mastodon instance URL: https://mastodon.radio[16]
  • Lemmy instance URL: https://lemmy.radio[17]

Why It Matters

amateur radio has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

amateur radio satellite PSK Reporter

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Radio Regulations, Edition of 2020. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Radio Regulations, Edition of 2020. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . mastodon.radio. Retrieved . mastodon.radio. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Different from → amateur radio operator
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    History of topic → history of amateur radio
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