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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Once upon a time, ham radio was all about CW and voice transmissions and little else. These days, the hobby is altogether richer, with a wide range of fancy digital data modes to play with. [KM6LYW ...

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 ...