When things go sideways, the all-volunteer Santa Cruz County ham radio communications team says, “No Phone, No Electricity, No Problem.” The Santa Cruz Amateur Radio Emergency Service helps at a ...

WSPR’s biggest selling point is you can do it on the cheap. It’s easy to set yourself up for not much more than $100 and often a whole lot less. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

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.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (CBS 58) -- In today's techie world, radio operators are in it more for the hobby rather than necessity. Even still, the National Association for Amateur Radio estimates there are ...

There was a time when ham radio operators were known for having long conversations over the radio — rag chewing, as they called it. A new program, LongChat, is a new entry into the ham radio software ...

Eight years ago, amateur radio enthusiast and ham-radio operator Bill LaMay wondered who might be the patron saint of amateur radio. He began searching the internet for some answer since the field of ...

Carnegie Mellon University assistant teaching professor Tom Zajdel demonstrates during a radio broadcasting class. Carnegie Mellon University first offered the Introduction to Amateur Radio course to ...

A group of about a dozen amateur radio operators from Long Island had already contacted dozens of others from around the country just minutes into American Radio Relay League Field Day Saturday ...

The world’s largest amateur radio convention returns to the Greene County Fair and Expo Center this weekend, with a slate of new and classic experiences for ham radio fans of all ages. Hamvention ...

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.