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Passing the amateur radio exam teaches technical knowledge and regulations, but real confidence comes from practice, asking questions, making mistakes, receiving support, and simply getting on the air.

Getting your Amateur Radio licence is only the beginning. The real adventure comes from experimenting, meeting other hams, discovering new interests, and learning as you go.

I volunteered to write this column – The New Ham – for other beginners like me: the curious, those studying for their amateur radio licence, newly licensed operators wondering what to do next, and anyone who’s looked at a radio covered in buttons and thought, “Where do I even start?”