Activities
This page gathers HamWiki's articles on activities: the things hams do on and off the air, from Field Day and contests to portable programs, satellites, clubs and hamfests.
- Field Day — the biggest event on the North American calendar, every June
- Parks on the Air — portable operating from registered parks
- Summits on the Air — portable operating from mountain and hill summits
- Contesting — competitive operating during a set period
- DXing — chasing contacts with distant stations
- Amateur satellites — contacts relayed by spacecraft built for hams
- Fox hunting — finding a hidden transmitter by direction finding
- Hamfests — gatherings to buy, sell and swap gear
On-air events
Field Day · Winter Field Day · QSO parties · ARRL Sweepstakes · Special event stations · Jamboree on the Air · ARRL contests · Frequency Measuring Test
Portable programs
Parks on the Air · Summits on the Air · Islands on the Air · World Wide Flora and Fauna · Portable operating · QRP
Chasing and competing
Contesting · DXing · DXpeditions · Amateur radio awards · World Radiosport Team Championship · Amateur radio direction finding
Space and sky
Amateur satellites · High-altitude balloons · Moonbounce · Meteor scatter · Microwave operating · ARISS · Radio astronomy · HamSCI · HAARP
Clubs and gatherings
Ham radio clubs · Hamfests · Straight Key Century Club · CWops · FISTS · Dayton Hamvention · Collegiate amateur radio · Youth in amateur radio · Amateur radio in schools · ARRL sections and divisions · Amateur radio magazines
Public service
Emergency communications · ARES · SKYWARN · MARS · Simulated Emergency Test · Public service events