I used to be heavy into HAM radio many years ago, mostly via Morse Code. Still remember. SSB on occasion. I recently found a way to do it via computer. There are HAM hubs all over the planet, and you can install and run app which mimics the whole experience as if you are sitting in front of a transceiver, but with Internet and all, it made no sense. So I spoke with a guy from Europe, yeah he was gonna send me a card confirming our conversation, kinda boring. If all Internet and phone goes down, then this is the way to go.
When I wanted to listen in on the police/emergency band, I found a couple of websites for where I live, and can listen via the internet. That was fun for a while, especially when something was happening. Otherwise, not much was going on.
Looks like that little radio is packed. Would be handy to keep one in a car/home, for those rare situations.