Meanings
nounamateur radio (uncountable)
- uncountableThe hobby or pastime of communicating by two-way radio, often striving for challenging long-distance (“DX”) receptions.
Synonyms: ham radio
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe hobby or pastime of communicating by two-way radio, often striving for challenging long-distance (“DX”) receptions.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 業餘無線電 /业余无线电
- 業餘無線電 /业余无线电 (yèyú wúxiàndiàn)hobby
Danish amatørradio
- amatørradiohobby
Esperanto amatora radio, radioamatorismo
- amatora radiohobby
- radioamatorismohobby
French CB
- CBhobby
German Amateurfunk
- Amateurfunkhobby
Icelandic radíóamatör
- radíóamatörhobby
Indonesian radio amatir
- radio amatirhobby
Japanese アマチュア無線
- アマチュア無線 (amachua musen)hobby
Korean 아마추어 무선
- 아마추어 무선 (amachueo museon)hobby
Malay radio amatur
- radio amaturhobby
Norwegian Bokmål amatørradio
- amatørradiohobby
Polish krótkofalarstwo
- krótkofalarstwohobby
Portuguese radioamadorismo
- radioamadorismohobby
Romanian radioamatorism
- radioamatorismhobby
Russian радиолюби́тельство
- радиолюби́тельство (radioljubítelʹstvo)hobby
Swedish amatörradio
- amatörradiohobby
Cite this entry
APA
amateur radio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amateur%20radio
MLA
“amateur radio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amateur%20radio. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amateur radio,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amateur%20radio.
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