Ham radio has something for everyone, there are many hobbies within the hobby!
For me personally it is Morse code on the shortwave frequency bands, often with very low power, with battery driven gear operated from the nature. Morse is still very much alive and - most of all - fun. I like to compare it to playing and listening to music.
There are many active mountaineers (https://www.sota.org.uk/) and nature lovers (https://wwff.co/) who take their radios with them and have fun "activating" summits or nature reserves, and on the other side there are many guys hunting/collecting these activations.
There is a great feeling of community between those pursuing similar goals and many life long friendships have been formed through ham radio.
As I said, this is only a tiny fraction of what ham radio is all about, but the one that I personally love.
For me personally it is Morse code on the shortwave frequency bands, often with very low power, with battery driven gear operated from the nature. Morse is still very much alive and - most of all - fun. I like to compare it to playing and listening to music.
There are many active mountaineers (https://www.sota.org.uk/) and nature lovers (https://wwff.co/) who take their radios with them and have fun "activating" summits or nature reserves, and on the other side there are many guys hunting/collecting these activations.
There is a great feeling of community between those pursuing similar goals and many life long friendships have been formed through ham radio.
As I said, this is only a tiny fraction of what ham radio is all about, but the one that I personally love.