Hi Viola,
I'm studying for the first exam to became a HAM radio, I think it is awesome! There are many Ham radio scientists around! The HamSCI team did a great team work during the Total Solar Eclipse and got beautiful results. (
http://www.hamsci.org/about-hamsci) Here at the Arecibo Observatory, my friend from the control room (who is a very expert Ham operator) managed to make the first contacts with the world outside the Puerto Rican island after the hurricane Maria thanks to the HAM radio. Many Ham friends sent us food, water and generators during the first weeks after the hurricane.