Amateur radio, aka “HAM radio” allowed Richmonders to communicate with other users all over town and even around the world, in the age before cell phones and internet. Richmonders young ...

MELAKA, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters’ Society (MARTS) has urged all amateur radio operators in Malaysia to refrain from using the 7.095 MHz frequency, which is currently ...

Santa Net is an annual December event where licensed amateur radio operators use RF and EchoLink technology to connect children with Santa Claus on the airwaves.

Few things have been more constant on the Mississippi Gulf Coast than Brian “Hooty” Adam, the Hancock County Emergency ...

Community service has been a defining thread throughout Orlando Berdecia’s life, and he is now a valued member of the Palm Bay VCOP.

I used to live in a rural part of San Luis Obispo County where cellphone service was spotty, but I had a landline that was reliable and always available in power outages (“They rely on landlines for ...

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT — Two rounds of heavy rain are in the forecast today, one this morning and another this afternoon and night.

The Environment Agency reported that 20 properties in England had flooded as a result of Storm Claudia, including some in Cumbria. There were 42 flood warnings in place in England on Saturday evening.

Sergeant Herbert Arthur Rideout, "Art," was born July 10, 1931, to Edward Harrison Rideout Sr. and Edena Leola (Strout) ...

MANILA, Philippines—As Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung‑Wong) began battering the Philippines, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) swiftly mobilized volunteer radio networks ...

Meetings with legislators addressed affordable insurance, disaster recovery, affordable housing, community self-governance ...

Charles Hosch works as a Dallas attorney and law professor at Southern Methodist University. He is originally from Gainesville.