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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Francis Mahon of Port Richmond Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) displays his ham radio, a hand-held, rechargeable device that costs about $35. He provided an overview on the use of amateur ...

In a world where iPhones enable Internet searches from any location with a good cell signal, communicating with a radio may seem a bit old fashioned. But a new generation of ham radio operators is ...

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 ...

There’s a must-call list in the event of an emergency, and most people can guess who’s on it — police, fire, public works staff — but there is also group of volunteer radio enthusiasts on the front ...

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 ...

Facetime, Zoom, Google Meets — and ham radio. Video conferencing may have come into prominence during the coronavirus pandemic as people eagerly strive to stay connected. But in contrast to the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - While most of us are excited just to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse, HAM radio operators in Northwest Ohio and around the world will be collecting data for scientific study. ...