The carnage left in the wake of Hurricane Helene has reinforced the importance of one of the oldest forms of communication technology still in widespread use: Ham radio, officially called amateur ...

When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, some of my neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.

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 ...

There was a time when ham radio operators were known for having long conversations over the radio — rag chewing, as they called it. A new program, LongChat, is a new entry into the ham radio software ...

The Humboldt Area Foundation + Wild Rivers Community Foundation distributed 12 grants totaling more than $120,00 to organizations and agencies supplying relief to residents impacted by the wildfires ...

PORT ANGELES — Free classes for amateur radio enthusiasts who want to earn licenses will be offered beginning Saturday. The three classes for those interested in earning entry-level technician class ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York teachers gathered at Staten Island Technical High School to learn more about radio technology and its role in shaping the future. To bring this knowledge to the ...

McADOO – When disaster strikes and traditional means of communications are disrupted, members of the Schuylkill Amateur Repeater Association join fellow amateur radio operators to bridge the gap.

The fun is seeing how far you can go, the point is being ready to keep contact when an emergency strikes. Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington ...

We are always seeking new and innovative ways to enhance the physical and cognitive training of our troops. When we find ways to combine the two, we can enhance the readiness our troops under the ...