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 ...

At the height of the Cold War when I was 13 years old, I got my amateur (ham) radio novice license. From the confines of a cramped closet in my bedroom, my “ham shack,” I talked via Morse code night ...

ESA has announced the inauguration of its “Ham TV” broadcasts from its Columbus laboratory module on the International Space Station (ISS), which will allow the station to talk to amateur radio ...

Members of Ramona Outback Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) invite the public to join them at their Amateur Radio Field Day exercise June 25 and 26. The amateur radio operators will have their equipment ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When wildfires tore through parts of Altadena and the Palisades in January, many amateur radio operators lost more ...

MILWAUKEE—Long ago, before Facebook, Twitter and email, ham radio operators were the original social media geeks. And they’re still out there, in greater numbers than ever, chatting and messaging each ...

HOOKIPA — Before Facebook, Twitter and the advent of the internet brought instant communication to the masses, amateur radio allowed friends, family and strangers to talk on opposite sides of the ...

Through Dec. 24, children can talk to Santa — all they need is access to amateur radio equipment. Children, also known as “little harmonics” in amateur radio lingo, can call “the North Pole” through ...

Ham radio operators from Portage County Amateur Radio Service will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise this weekend and the public is invited. The American Radio Relay League Field ...