Free Ham Radio licensing classes start Feb. 23 at the Brainerd Fire Hall and classes will meet every Thursday. A possible review session before the test session may be included. The test will be April ...

Free ham radio licensing classes will start in February. The classes start at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19. They are weekly and run until 9 p.m. and meet at the Brainerd Fire Hall. The classes will end April 9.

Amateur radio is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the ...

REEDSPORT — Ham radio is a radio communications system operated by amateurs and can be an essential tool when there is a loss of normal means of communication and to assist in emergency preparedness.

The Durango Amateur Radio Club will examine community members’ ham radios for free at 1 p.m. Dec. 8 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road. The testing will start at 1 p.m., and ...

The Western Illinois Amateur Radio Club will offer free introductory amateur radio classes on three consecutive Saturdays beginning Saturday, Feb. 23, and concluding March 9. The class is open to all ...

REEDSPORT -- Ham radio is a radio communications system operated by amateurs and can be an essential tool when there is a loss of normal means of communication and to assist in emergency preparedness.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After two recent deaths, Chattanooga-area ham radio operators decided to close ranks. Many of the amateur radio hobbyists live alone, so a system of nightly radio checks has been put in place to ...