My name is Ernie and this is my site!
I hold the highest class Amateur Radio license possible - Extra Class
Ham Radio in some ways is slowly dying out since the Internet makes world wide communication relatively easy.
The spirit and brotherhood of Amateur Radio lives on with Hams behind many current technical positions.
And every once in a while the Hams are still called upon to get messages in and out of emergency locations.
When all hell breaks loose, like Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami of 2004, Hams step up.
And let's not forget that Amateur Radio operators play a part in many other useful things like:
Skywarn, SATERN, REACT, Army MARS, Navy MARS, Air Force MARS, CAP and AMSAT

Of course, the yearly "Field Day" exercise is my favorite depiction of Amateur Radio.
"A contest held the fourth weekend in June every year that promotes emergency style communication readiness."