that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency responders started hitting the scene, they heard amateur (ham) radio operators ...

Jim Scott, of Hartstown, Crawford County, is an award-winning ham radio operator. He’s communicated with fellow operators in every country of the world.

It wasn’t marked by parades, fireworks or an interview on 60 Minutes, but World Amateur Radio Day was April 18. For many, amateur, or “ham” radio, is viewed as a hobby from the past. But it’s very ...

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 ...

Weather and climate-related issues have wreaked havoc throughout North America for the past few years. We are well aware of the fires, floods and mudslides in California and other parts of the West ...

Amateur radio first came around in the late 19th century, and over 100 years later, it still plays a vital role in communication. Each year, radio enthusiasts across the country gather together and ...