TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - When severe weather is in the forecast, a sometimes-forgotten group of people tune in to help relay important information. The technology behind HAM radios is about 130 years old ...

MILWAUKEE—Long ago, before Facebook, Twitter and email, ham radio operators were the original social media geeks. And they’re still out there, in greater numbers than ever, chatting and messaging each ...

Once upon a time, ham radio was all about CW and voice transmissions and little else. These days, the hobby is altogether ...

ATLANTA – Seeking reliable backup communication in a crisis, emergency managers are finding new solutions in an old technology: ham radio. “It’s just another avenue, another opportunity for us to be ...

Dozens of ham radio enthusiasts will gather at Harris Hill Park in Big Flats June 28-29 for the annual Amateur Radio Association of the Southern Tier Field Day. The event will feature a continuous ...

There was a time when buying a new radio was something many hams could never afford to do. Then came the super cheap — and super controversial — VHF and UHF radios from China. But as they say, you get ...

Only a few years ago, blogs listed ham radio alongside 35 mm film and VHS tape as technologies slated to disappear. They were wrong. Nearly 700,000 Americans have ham radio licenses — up 60 percent ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a world where iPhones enable Internet searches from any location with a good cell signal, ...

A “thoughtful” 71-year-old disabled radio amateur has applied for permission to install a reinforced concrete base station ...

When the internet’s down and cell towers go silent… Ham Radio still talks! At Kerala Police c0c0n 2025 conference in Kochi, ...

The International Space Station cost more than $100 billion. A ham radio set can be had for a few hundred bucks. Perhaps that explains, in part, the appeal of having one of humankind’s greatest ...