Long before texting and tweeting became the popular way to communicate, ham radio operators were taking to designated radio frequencies to chat with folks around the nation and world. Some ham — or ...

Amateur radio has been around for more than 100 years and, in this day of cell phones, computers and other high-tech devices, ham radio, as it is also known, continues to play an important role in the ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- "When All Else Fails … Ham Radio Works." This has been a slogan used by ham radio operators for decades ... because it’s true. Bad things happen that create the need for emergency ...

Are you interested in becoming a ham radio operator or upgrading your ham radio license class? Mississippi State's W5YD Amateur Radio Club is hosting a testing session to help those interested in ...

In the Midland community, as well as around the world, an army of faceless voices helps connect the pieces and share information behind the scenes of disasters. These same voices make friends all over ...

Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

Several of the authors you read on Hackaday are ham radio operators and we’ve often kicked around having a Hacker Chat about “Why be a ham today?” After all, you can talk to anyone in the world over ...

The K6BTV West End Amateur Radio Group will offer amateur radio license classes beginning Jan. 8 at American Legion Post 30 in Pomona. Amateur radio operators must be licensed by the Federal ...

When southwest resident Dan Connell describes his son Zorion as “sporadic and chatty,” it’s not an exaggeration. One minute the 8-year-old is conversing about Legos and toy guns, and the next he’s ...

Francis Mahon of Port Richmond Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) displays his ham radio, a hand-held, rechargeable device that costs about $35. He provided an overview on the use of amateur ...

MOBILE, Ala. -- Not many of us talk to the space shuttle crew. Amber Kadel can. She recently completed the technician level HAM Radio license requirement granting airwave access around the world. The ...