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 ...

Ham radio operator Frank Krizan of Texas, who spends his summers in Scarborough, performs "Hunt and Pounce," a method of scanning the radio band for stations waiting for a turn to call them, during ...

Ready to upgrade your technician amateur radio license to the next level? Licensed, experienced ham radio operators from the Midland Amateur Radio Club are organizing an Amateur Radio General License ...

Ham radio, especially the HF bands, can be intimidating for aspiring operators, many being put off by the cost of equipment. The transceiver itself is only part of the equation and proper test and ...

Every year, thousands of amateur radio enthusiasts travel to Greene County for one of the world’s largest gatherings of its kind.

Most 22-year-olds are just getting started, but Serenity Biggs is already building a future focused on education, advocacy ...

What are ham radios? In short, ham radio operators are amateur radio enthusiasts who communicate with one another via radio frequencies assigned specifically to this community by the Federal ...

MILWAUKEE—Long ago, before Facebook, Twitter and email, ham radio operators were the original social media geeks. And they’re still out there, in greater numbers than ever, chatting and messaging each ...

Weather and climate-related issues have wreaked havoc throughout North America for the past few years. We are well aware of the fires, floods and mudslides in California and other parts of the West ...

Radios and walkie-talkies may seem like relics from your childhood, but nothing can quite compare to the convenience and simplicity of a pair of two-way radios. The freedom from reliance on a cellular ...

My amateur radio journey began back in the mid-1970s. I was about 12 at the time, with an interest in electronics that baffled my parents. With little to guide me and fear for my life as I routinely ...

Photo by Doug Loyer Richard Miller, President of the Marietta Amateur Radio Club watches club member Matt Pooler making contact with another station. MARIETTA — The Marietta Amateur Radio Club ...