I don't think there's a single lonely amateur radio operator in the world.

我不认为世界上的业余无线电接线员会是孤身一人。

There's a renaissance of amateur radio going on at our colleges and universities around our country.

在我们全国各地的学院和大学里，业余无线电重又兴起。

My entire amateur radio station I'm using to communicate thousands of miles is right there on my lap on a clipboard.

我用来与千里之外的人交流，整个业余电台就在我腿上的一个剪贴板上。

But earlier this year, an amateur radio astronomer who lives in Canada heard a signal that seemed to match that of the Image spacecraft.

但今年早些时候, 一位居住在加拿大的业余无线电天文学家发现了一种似乎与图像宇宙飞船相匹配的信号。

We're also going to talk about ham or amateur radio operators in the United States.

我们还将讨论美国的业余无线电操作员。

Sometimes the government has suspended amateur radio privileges, the right for people to use amateur radios.

有时政府会暂停业余无线电的特权，即人们使用业余无线电的权利。

1975 – 25,35,37 years I've been an amateur radio operator, since the age of 12.

1975 – 25、35、37 年我从 12 岁起就是一名业余无线电操作员。

Well, amateur radio operators transmit or send out radio signals, and so they must have a call sign also.

嗯， 业余无线电操作员传输或发出无线电信号，因此他们也必须有一个呼号。

During World War II, for example, you were not allowed to operate amateur radios.

例如，在第二次世界大战期间，你不被允许使用业余无线电。

There are probably amateur radio operators in almost every country – most countries.

几乎每个国家——大多数国家——可能都有业余无线电操作员。

I mentioned that my father got interested in amateur radio back in the 70s, and got me interested.

我提到我父亲早在 70 年代就对业余无线电产生了兴趣，也让我产生了兴趣。

But my father continued to be active really for the next 20 years or so in amateur radio.

但在接下来的 20 年左右的时间里，我父亲确实继续活跃在业余无线电领域。

I'm not very active, but back in the 1970s when I was in grade school, my father got interested in amateur radio – in ham radio.

我不是很活跃， 但是在 70 年代我上小学的时候，我父亲对业余无线电产生了兴趣——业余无线电。

When I was in high school and in college, I didn't have a lot of time anymore for amateur radio.

当我在高中和大学时，我没有太多时间用于业余无线电。

Anyway, amateur radio operators are licensed in part not just so they can have fun, but so they can help in emergency communication situations.

无论如何， 业余无线电运营商获得部分许可不仅是为了他们可以玩得开心，而且还可以在紧急通信情况下提供帮助。

Unfortunately, I don't have any amateur radio equipment now; I haven't been very active in the last few years, but I still have my license.

不幸的是，我现在没有任何业余无线电设备；在过去的几年里我不太活跃， 但我仍然有我的执照。

In May of 1961, two former amateur radio operators, Achille and Gian Judica-Cordiglia, received a recording from what they believed to be a phantom female cosmonaut calling out for help.

1961 年 5 月，两位前业余无线电操作员 Achille 和 Gian Judica-Cordiglia 收到了一段录音，他们认为这是一位幻影女宇航员呼救的录音。

And, in fact, that's the main reason why the government wants to have amateur radio operators, because when there is an emergency they want people who can communicate using their amateur radio equipment.

事实上，这就是政府想要业余无线电操作员的主要原因，因为当出现紧急情况时， 他们希望人们能够使用他们的业余无线电设备进行通信。

When you get your amateur radio license, or any radio license, you're given what's called a " call sign." A " call (call) sign (sign)" is a series of letters and numbers that identifies you.

当您获得业余无线电执照或任何无线电执照时，您将获得所谓的“呼号” 。 “呼号（呼号）” 是识别您身份的一系列字母和数字。

Zero is the area in the Midwest part of the United States, and since that's where I got my license that's my amateur radio call sign, even after – wow, how long has it been?

零是美国中西部的地区，因为那是我获得执照的地方， 那是我的业余无线电呼号， 即使在 – 哇， 已经多久了？