What is an amateur?
An amateur is someone who pursues an interest solely for what it may offer in terms of acquiring greater knowledge, improving skills, and at the same time gaining personal satisfaction and enjoyment. If an amateur utilizes his expertise for remuneration then, in effect, he has become a professional. Many radio amateurs are also qualified engineers, practicing in the fields of radio, electronics and television. Although this is their profession, they seem quite able to maintain their radioactivity on a strictly amateur basis . CAN ANYONE BECOME A RADIO AMATEUR? There is very little restriction and certainly no discrimination. Applicants for a license in t he Kuwait Amateur Radio Society, must be of Kuwaiti nationality not less than 18 years of age, and must have passed the radio amateurs examination in both theory and practice. Foreigners residing in Kuwait can upon approval from the Ministry of Communication obtain a license to operate, provided that they are licensed in their own coun
