Amateur Radio Users Want to Be of Service When Modern Technology Fails Talking with members of Nashville Amateur Radio Club, which has been around for 85 years Tweet
Monvel MaskewPhoto: Eric England
The Radio Act of 1912 required amateur radio operators, sometimes known as “hams,” to get a license, and in 1914 the national Amateur Radio Relay League was founded. Nashville Amateur Radio Club has been around for 85 years, making it one of the oldest clubs in the country. The group’s 70 members now look for ways to be of service in a world in which technology has evolved beyond amateur radio’s original usefulness.