Why HF?

In some of my ramblings here, I realize that I've never really explained well what the purpose of talking over High Frequency (HF) is, or some of the basics behind it. I hope to correct that problem from this post, to let everyone know about the great benefits of HF, and try to convince people it's worth the time and money it takes to operate on HF.

The Benifits of Amateur Radio

So, I've been asked a few times, what's the point of Amateur Radio? Why does the FCC (And virtually every other country) give a portion of their valuable frequency for use with Amateur Radio? There's a few things which I've been able to decode so far, that I thought I would share.