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Funkamateur

Funkamateur is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Funkamateur rather than just read about it. In short: Funkamateur (“amateur radio operator”) is a monthly amateur radio enthusiast magazine published in Germany. The magazine is published in German and draws its circulation of 34,700 primarily from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Funkamateur — main illustration
Funkamateur — illustration

Key takeaways

  • Funkamateur belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Funkamateur to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Funkamateur from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Funkamateur (“amateur radio operator”) is a monthly amateur radio enthusiast magazine published in Germany. The magazine is published in German and draws its circulation of 34,700 primarily from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The magazine is published twelve times per year with a circulation of 34,700. Funkamateur traces its roots to the magazine "Sport und Technik", which was published by the former East German organization Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik (Association for Sports and Technology) starting in 1952. In 1954 the section for radio enthusiasts was split off, initially under the title "Sport und Technik, Ausgabe D, Der Funkamateur", which was shortened to "Der Funkamateur" in 1955. Similar to developments in other countries (e.g. with Byte magazine growing out of the amateur radio magazine 73), Funkamateur played an important role in the East German computer enthusiast scene in the 1980s, publishing numerous computer-related articles such as a series on building a complete computer based on the microprocessor U880.

References

Illustrations

Funkamateur illustration

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Funkamateur

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Funkamateur claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Funkamateur before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Funkamateur ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Funkamateur

In research
Funkamateur appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Funkamateur in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Funkamateur is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Amateur radio magazines, Amateur radio stubs, Hobby magazine stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Funkamateur outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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How to study Funkamateur in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Funkamateur means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Funkamateur out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Funkamateur in simple terms?

Funkamateur (“amateur radio operator”) is a monthly amateur radio enthusiast magazine published in Germany. The magazine is published in German and draws its circulation of 34,700 primarily from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Why does Funkamateur matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Funkamateur?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Funkamateur.

Tags

  • Amateur radio magazines
  • Amateur radio stubs
  • Hobby magazine stubs
  • Magazines published in Germany stubs
  • Monthly magazines published in Germany

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