re: Does anyone still use ham radios?

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OleWarSkuleAlum

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Probably one of the most asked questions. Nothing really, if you're determined enough to do it without a license. However most that would choose to operate without a license would probably not be smart enough to do the things that most other hams would recognize as someone who's not licensed.

You do have to id every ten minutes, and with the Internet, license info is easily accessible, so you'd have to make sure you covered that. Then you have to run the risk of them knowing the guy who's callsign you're using, or you may not be in the right geographical locatuon, etc.

So nothing really stops you, but if you're truly interested, take the test.