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 ...

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.

Oceanside amateur radio operators would get a break on city feesand permitting requirements under a proposal city planners arepreparing to present to the City Council later this month. The plan had ...

POWAYPOWAY — Working to comply with federal guidelines and recent court decisions, the Poway City Council this week signaled its intent to ease restrictions on local ham radio antennas. At its Tuesday ...

I am a 13-year-old amateur radio operator, and a Boy Scout. Ham radio operators help their communities by communicating during natural disasters and other events where normal communication such as ...

No one wants these disasters to happen, but if they should, two new ham radio antennas and a remodeled control room at the Red Cross in Greeley could come to the rescue. The additions of the ham ...

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 ...

After Hurricane Hugo ripped through Puerto Rico and the resort islands in the eastern Caribbean this week, ham radio operators were the first with reports on devastation in regions cut off from help.

Ed. note: All this week, Senior Editor of MAKE magazine Phil Torrone is joining us to highlight a few modern day MacGyvers as we continue celebrating the DIY ethic at Lifehacker. Today's maker: Ham ...