Hobby of a Thousand Hobbies

As I began listening to amateur radio podcasts, I heard “ham radio is the hobby of a thousand hobbies” and as I continue to learn, that becomes more evident every day. The nice thing is there is something for everyone from the only-technical to only-social.

Sorry for the eye chart but it clearly demonstrates the breadth and depth of this hobby.

flowchart TB
    ar[Amateur Radio] --> m[Modes]
    ar[Amateur Radio] --> mb[Mobility]
    ar[Amateur Radio] --> con[Construction]
    ar[Amateur Radio] --> svc[Service]
    ar[Amateur Radio] --> com[Competition]
    ar[Amateur Radio] --> rng[Range]
    rng[Range] --> lc[Local Community]
    rng[Range] --> nvis[Regional]
    rng[Range] --> nat[National]
    rng[Range] --> dx[DX]
    rng[Range] --> sat[Satellite]
    rng[Range] --> eme[Earth Moon Earth]
    svc[Service] --> adv[Advocacy]
    svc[Service] --> vol1[Community Service]
    svc[Service] --> elm[Elmering]
    svc[Service] --> ec[EmComm - Emergency Communications]
    con[Construction] --> kb[Kit Build]
    con[Construction] --> hb[Homebrew]
    ar[Amateur Radio] --> pwr[Power Level]
    pwr[Power Level] --> p_qrp[QRP]
    pwr[Power Level] --> p_qro[QRO]
    mb[Mobility] --> bs[Base Station]
    mb[Mobility] --> mob[Mobile]
    mb[Mobility] --> ptb[Portable]
    ptb[Portable] --> ped[Pedestrian]
    ptb[Portable] --> pota[POTA - Parks on the Air]
    ptb[Portable] --> sota[SOTA - Summit on the Air]
    ptb[Portable] --> otas[All the other OTAs]
    m[Modes] --> m_d[Digital]
    m[Modes] --> m_p[Phone - Voice]
    m_d[Digital] --> md_cw[CW - Morse Code]
    m_d[Digital] --> md_ft8[FT8]
    m_d[Digital] --> md_ft65[FT65]
    m_d[Digital] --> md_rtty[RTTY]
    m_d[Digital] --> md_wspr[WSPR]
    m_d[Digital] --> md_js8[JS8]