In episode 147 of the
Foundations of Amateur Radio
podcast,
Onno VK6FLAB,
discusses the support provided to the hobby of Amateur Radio by the
IARU.
Have you ever considered the infrastructure that exists to make it possible
to tune to 7.090 MHz, call CQ and make contact with anyone on the planet?
In a world where we as radio amateurs share spectrum with radio and
television broadcasters, mobile phones, wireless networks, satellites, GPS,
drones, wireless headphones, radar, boating, aviation, citizen band, garage
door openers, fitness trackers and any other wireless gadget imaginable, not
to mention radio astronomy, microwave ovens, meteorological aids, inter and
intra car communication, autonomous cars, trains and more.