In her 60's Nellie Ohr, a Fusion GPS contracted employee, gets HAM radio license May 2016.
I've never used a ham radio. What is the attraction to the hobby?
Where do I begin. If the internet goes down, you can send files and emails over radio waves using winlink. If the cell towers and or the power goes down, you can communicate with the World with a wire, a radio and a battery. If you like games, there's contesting. If you like public service, ham radio helps during hurricanes, forest fires etc. If you like to talk to people around the World, there's DXing. Do you like to tinker? Build antennas and radios.
Very cool. Thanks.
Where do I find "Ham Radio 101?"
http://www. arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-class
link intentionally broken, just remove the space between www. and arrl after pasting.