Youth Take Up Amateur Radio from Inside Central Victorian Bus in the Bush:

eHam.net News — Castlemaine student Kezia Hamilton is a product of radio communications, so to speak — her parents met while talking on CB radio as teenagers. “They had this certain station where they would meet people and would go on a separate frequency to chat,” Kezia said. “They decided they would like to meet outside my mum’s house, kind of like the equivalent of Facebook in those days.” The 17-year-old is part of a group of eight Castlemaine Venturers learning amateur radio in a converted bus located on a bush block on the outskirts of town. “It’s pretty cool talking to other people! We once had someone from France and we talked to a couple of people in New Zealand,” Kezia said. But it is not just the fun factor of amateur radio that appeals to Kezia. “I think it could be very useful in emergencies and stuff because sometimes the phone towers break down,” she said. In the digital age of mobile phones, instant messaging and social media, many swear by amateur radio’s resilience.

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