Kit building can be a good way to provide yourself with a ham radio rig. It’s not for everyone, however, and you should think over the following points before you commit yourself. Labor: For a ...

Journalist Tea Krulos joined Lake Effect's Joy Powers to share more about his piece for Milwaukee Magazine on Milwaukee's "ham radio" community. When radio first emerged, it was the Wild West of ...

What attracts a lot of people to amateur radio is that it gives you the ability to make your own gear. Scratch-building hams usually start by making their own antennas, but eventually, the itch to ...

This gorgeous old-style radio is actually a DIY kit, made from cardboard. The faux-wood case hides a hybrid of the modern and the ancient. The radio stage uses vacuum tubes to receive and produce the ...