Some amateur radio operators this past weekend took part in an annual, nationwide Winter Field Day aimed to test their ...

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 ...

A ham radio class to prepare students for the “general” level FCC license will be offered in Payson on Monday nights beginning Feb. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. at ...

One problem with ham radio these days is that most hams live where you can’t put a big old antenna up due to city laws and homeowner covenants. If you’re just working local stations on VHF or UHF, ...

When you can’t hop on your cellphone, they’ll be able to tune in other operators across the globe and keep lines of ...

On the morning of Jan. 20, members of the Tonto Amateur Radio Association grabbed their coffees and headed to the Shoofly ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Communication is key when it comes to how state officials respond during emergencies like this ...

The local Alachua County Emergency Management-affiliated ham radio team earned a high ranking in the annual Winter Field Day radio disaster communications exercise held Jan 24-25, 2026 ...

Having been an amateur radio operator for more than 67 years (and an occasional contributor to Radio World), I want to compliment Mark Persons on his article in the Oct. 27 issue. It is the best ...

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 ...

The International Space Station cost more than $100 billion. A ham radio set can be had for a few hundred bucks. Perhaps that explains, in part, the appeal of having one of humankind’s greatest ...

The West Virginia Emergency Management Division showcased Wednesday how it uses ham radio to communicate with amateur radio ...