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The Redcliffe and Districts Amateur Radio Club is a club specifically for ham radio enthusiasts, or those interested in learning and obtaining a license.
Ham radio - sometimes referred to simply as amateur radio, involves the use of the radio frequency spectrum for the exchange of non commercial messages and wireless experimentation.
The club has about 55-60 members. It is one of at least four clubs for ham radio operators in South-East Queensland, and countless clubs around the country.
Member Jeff Lord said the club hosted four meetings a week.
The 67-year-old Dakabin resident said meetings included social gatherings, meetings to discuss special projects and technical meetings where guest speakers gave talks on their special areas of expertise.
The club also hosts a range of social events including on air trivia nights and "fox hunts" - which see two members hiding a transmitter in public spaces, while other members are tasked with using their own equipment to find it.
Like most organisations of its kind around Australia, the club also offers courses aimed at helping newcomers obtain their radio licenses so they can join in the fun.
"We are always looking to promote the hobby and to bring in new people to a hobby which is not well known," Jeff said.
"People can learn from other people at the clubs, that's why we have the clubs. If they don't know something, someone will bend over backwards to help them."
A former soldier, Jeff first developed an interest in radio as a CB radio operator in the 70s and 80s.
"I got back into radio in around 2008. My son realised he wanted to get something better than a CB radio, so we went out and got our licences. I've been playing with it (ham radio) ever since."
Jeff loves radio's power to connect him with people around the world.
He regularly connects with users in the South East and Pacific, and has spoken to people as far afield as Florida in the USA and north-east Russia.
"The joy of it is you're not limited to your local environment. You can pick up a radio like (it was) a phone, and end up talking to someone in Europe, Asia, America... wherever. Someone you've never talked to before."
He said 98 per cent of ham radio operators either speak English as a native language or a second language. "The language barrier doesn't exist in ham radio."
Jeff, an ex sales representative, said he was used to talking to people day in and day out, so the opportunity to have a good gab with strangers on the other side of the world was irresistible to him.
He said ham radio was also a great way for socially isolated people such as seniors and disabled people to stay connected.
"This is a hobby that actually allows people to communicate without leaving their homes. We can talk (to people) all over the world on small radios, or to the (sic a) mate in the next suburb."
"Whatever time it is, there's always someone on the band to have a chat with."
Jeff added that the hobby was not as expensive as some might think. It costs around $30 for a study booklet containing all the necessary information to complete the exam and obtain a license. The exam itself costs $100, while the cost of the initial licence is $75, followed by an annual renewal cost of a further $55.
"You can get a handheld radio for around $75. For $75 you've got the world at your feet, as long as you have an internet node nearby you."
Those with a radio license can even download a program called EchoLink, which will allow them to use their phone as a substitute for a handheld radio.