There was a time when a ham radio set up sported many dials and switches and probably quite a few boxes as well. Computers have changed all that. Some transceivers now have just a few buttons or are ...

Rhode Island's Emergency Management Agency still works closely with the state’s community of amateur ham radio operators.

A teenaged Florida girl listening to her ham radio probably heard Amelia Earhart’s final desperate Mayday call after the ...

It’s a good time to be technical. Maker communities are thriving around the world, tools and materials to create and adapt are cheaper and more powerful now than ever, and open source hardware, ...

Through the security doors of the Butler County Emergency Services department is a locked office containing analog radio equipment and speakers that can operate without traditional power ...

A story that has been on the burner for a few weeks concerns a proposal that will be advanced to the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2023. It originates with French spectrum regulators and is ...

Many of today’s experienced engineers got their start in electronics through amateur, or “ham,” radio. (Many theories exist over the origin of the term “ham radio,” but there is no consensus.) Over ...

I was disheartened to read Burt Fisher’s disparaging comments on amateur radio in the March 16 Opinion section. As an active member of the ham radio community and president of my local amateur radio ...

Mark and Paula Persons at their ham station. Starting in the 1920s and through the ’60s, almost every broadcast engineer was a licensed amateur radio operator. That has changed a bit, but the ...

At Milford High School, a ham radio club is giving students a hands-on way to learn communication, electronics and confidence — using radio signals, soldering and real-world practice that extends far ...