"Why would I do that? I can call anybody I want on my cell phone!"
—my friends when the ham radio topic comes up
Callum McCormick M0MCX:
"Yes, it sometimes looks slightly mad, standing in a field, talking to someone you can't see.
"But when that distant voice comes back, you realize you have just bridged thousands of miles, with a piece of copper wire and some understanding."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7akvkHbCeww