Nevermind Pandora and other online radio stations, a decidedly low-tech alternative has continued to spread on the periphery. Amateur, or ham radio, is more popular than at any time in U.S. history, according to a recent report from the American Radio Relay League, the largest organization of ham radio operators in the U.S.The ARRL counted over 700,000 amateur radio licenses granted by the FCC in 2011, compared to about 450,000 in the mid-1990s.
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