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Oh, I reckon most use of ham radio is voice. For local communications, generally people use handheld UHF or VHF radios and a repeater that rebroadcasts transmissions 1 2. For long distance communications, most people use HF radios, which transmit in frequencies that can be bounced off the sky and ground! 1 2 HF equipment is usually pricier than VHF/UHF stuff, but that's probably partly because it draws the interest of more serious nerds. A couple CB bands overlap the ham HF range and, given the right atmospheric conditions, can be used for long-distance communication, called shooting skip. Of course, you can also use the oldest radio mode out there: morse.