Tech: Miami Ham Radio Festival (HamFest)

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READ ME FIRST: This is old 8mm footage from 2006 as well as 1992 at the Amateur Radio Jamboree in Miami (referred to as the "HamFest", or, with my bad jokes from 1996, the "Phlegm Fest").

Ham is a term used for amateur radio enthusiasts. In my mind, they represent an audience of the last true electronic 'hackers.' Enjoy the footage.

FYI. The Wikipedia states:

Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a hobby and a service that uses various types of radio communications equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs for public service, recreation and self-training. A participant is called an amateur radio operator, or a ham.

Amateur radio operators enjoy personal wireless communications with each other and are able to support their communities with emergency and disaster communications if necessary, while increasing their personal knowledge of electronics and radio theory. An estimated six million people throughout the world are regularly involved with amateur radio.

The term "amateur" is not a reflection on the skills of the participants, which are often quite advanced; rather, "amateur" indicates that amateur radio communications are not allowed to be made for commercial or money-making purposes.

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[Stevenup7004]

Was that old hamfest 1992 or 1996? :P. Love the vids, keep up the good work. =D

[adiblasi]

Hi Steve - 1992. I corrected it in the description. Thanks!

[2627mhz]

@CBRADIOLOVER Im a ham an i think cbers have alot more fun then ham.

[ke4mcl]

1996 miami hamfest. i ran it.

[ankhaton]

PLEASE HEAR :

Golf of Mexico REQUIEM SYMPHON

watch?v=dhEoqLLouao

[CBRADIOLOVER]

CB is better, we got louder radios

[Froggy19510]

Now we know why you aren't on tv.

[Captnuendo]

fanboy???

[Captnuendo]

why do you call yourself a "fanboy". Wouldn't you want to call your self an "enthusiast"? fanboy sounds weird IMHO. :)

[JacobMac01]

I am an Apple Fanboy and a Ham Operator as well!

[minimaluhftv]

except that tranciever and if you think it is? wait when you can't use your cell or internet hmmm by the way who do think the military communicates?

[minimaluhftv]

Not everybody watches the "superbowl" i pesonally hate football, but I think the guy doing the video is a complete moron and is showing the rest of the world mentality and now the all countries think all Americans are the same as him. Amateur radio is very much alive and NO not everytone of us has "18 antennas" on our cars. What an idiot! "to the rest of the world" We here in America are not all like this video host! "IDIOT"