HAM radio may seem antiquated by today's standards, but there are still plenty of good reasons to get licensed.

Amateur radio has been around for more than 100 years and, in this day of cell phones, computers and other high-tech devices, ham radio, as it is also known, continues to play an important role in the ...

Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

Around 300 enthusiasts, from students to longtime professionals, attended the 27th annual event at LIU Brookville Saturday.

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 ...

Ham radio operator Frank Krizan of Texas, who spends his summers in Scarborough, performs "Hunt and Pounce," a method of scanning the radio band for stations waiting for a turn to call them, during ...

NORTH AUGUSTA — It’s certainly changed over time. Amateur radio provides operators with an opportunity to talk to people from all over the world, but it’s the community service and emergency services ...

In an age where new cutting-edge technology is coming out almost daily and social media dominates people's lives, ham radio operators like Richard Holmes are keeping things old school. Holmes is a ...

Mobile phones have made communication easier for everyone especially if your friends and family are living in remote rural areas. But what if you aren't able to reach your family living in these ...

WISDOM, Mont. — Amateur radio operators from all over the world spent a weekend in late January making contact with each other. The real time event was a training exercise to help mitigate potential ...

Radios and walkie-talkies may seem like relics from your childhood, but nothing can quite compare to the convenience and simplicity of a pair of two-way radios. The freedom from reliance on a cellular ...