During our big fires this autumn, radio operators helped speed evacuations in Malibu and Calabasas. Numbers of FCC-licensed “ham” operators volunteer as emergency communicators when power or telephone ...

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.

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 ...

* Illinois has 20,000 ham-radio operators scattered across the state, from the big cities to the smallest towns. There are more than 660,000 hams in the United States and more than 2 million around ...

What are ham radios? In short, ham radio operators are amateur radio enthusiasts who communicate with one another via radio frequencies assigned specifically to this community by the Federal ...

My amateur radio journey began back in the mid-1970s. I was about 12 at the time, with an interest in electronics that baffled my parents. With little to guide me and fear for my life as I routinely ...

Six ham radio repeaters have been fixed inside the 1.5-km-long tunnel of the power plant to share updates to officials during ...

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says the FCC plans to “incentivize innovation and experimentation in the amateur radio bands” by getting rid of outdated restrictions and providing licensees with ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. >> The Medical Reserve Corps of Dutchess County will offer a presentation on how to be familiar with and get involved with amateur (ham) radio at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at the ...

Regular Hackaday readers will be familiar with our convention of putting the name, nickname, or handle of a person in square brackets. We do this to avoid ambiguity as sometimes names and particularly ...

Amateur radio fans are gearing up for some long-distance communication this month. On June 25, ham radio enthusiasts across the United States are set to participate in the annual Field Day, a 24-hour ...