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 ...

It is popular to blame new technology for killing things. The Internet killed newspapers. Video killed the radio star. Is FT8, a new digital technology, poised to kill off ham radio? The community ...

Many of today’s experienced engineers got their start in electronics through amateur, or “ham,” radio. (Many theories exist over the origin of the term “ham radio,” but there is no consensus.) Over ...

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 ...

NORTH AUGUSTA — It’s certainly changed over time. Amateur radio provides operators with an opportunity to talk to people from all over the world, but it’s the community service and emergency services ...

Another amateur/ham radio operator class begins 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Davie Police Department, 1230 S. Nob Hill Road. The free classes will be held on four successive Saturday mornings.

Dejanira Okorn, right, listens as WACOM vice-president Tom Wright explains how to connect with a ham radio operator during the AARL Summer Field Day on Saturday. Some of the members of the Washington ...

In an age where new cutting-edge technology is coming out almost daily and social media dominates people's lives, ham radio operators like Richard Holmes are keeping things old school. Holmes is a ...

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 ...

If all else fails, amateur ham radio usually doesn’t. The Skyview Radio Society in Upper Burrell will participate in an ...

The Sunnyvale Ham Radio Outlet signed off for the final time Wednesday after 26 years as a hub for Silicon Valley’s amateur radio community. Due in part to rising rent in the city, the outlet at 510 ...