Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 27—After two recent deaths, Chattanooga-area ham radio operators decided to close ranks. Many of the amateur radio hobbyists ...

When the big one hits the Puget Sound region, one of the best technologies to rely on for communication may NOT be cell phones or computers. It could be radio. Amateur radio. The City of Seattle has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Mitchell sits in front of his amateur "ham" radio setup, including a screen showing a map of the world and designated places ...

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 ...

As Duluth amateur radio operator Doug Nelson, AA0AW, tapped the keys, it was like picking the lock on communication history and slipping inside. Nelson, 55, contacted W8BM in Ohio early Sunday morning ...

For twenty-four hours over the weekend of June 27 and 28, 2020, thousands of amateur radio operators across the United States and Canada set up temporary emergency communications centers where ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — One group already is preparing to help in case a tropical storm takes down communications during this hurricane season. "Many of our folks, when there's problems, they grab ...

Amateur radio operator Roslyn Gannis, 14, of Slocum Township, talks to a contact during the 24-hour, on-air event at Moon Lake Park, Sunday. Don Carey/the times leader Amateur radio operator Bob ...

The ham radio operators who brought their equipment to a downtown Babylon village parking lot on Saturday were there in part to do what they often do from home: communicate with fellow amateur-radio ...

Longtime ham radio operator Gerald Gaule wants to spread the word that amateur radio is a great hobby for those who are blind and disabled. Gaule, who was disabled in 2007, said he worked for ...

Learn how Ham operators help in time of disaster at the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club field days, weekend of June 22-23. (Courtesy photo) Despite the ubiquity of internet-enabled cell phones, email ...