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 ...

Spectators can follow the flight of a high-altitude amateur radio weather balloon as it ascends 18 miles up during the annual ...

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 ...

Inside a room at the Ozone Amateur Radio Club’s headquarters in Slidell, Ron Riviere sat in front of a bank of ham radios, ...

A compact radio cheat sheet that was shared online could make the equipment more practical in an emergency. Here's what to know. On Reddit's r/preppers community, a poster shared ...

Looking up at the night sky to find shooting stars—the image of "meteor observation" that many people have is a romantic and ...

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, ...

Also called "ham radio," it is wireless voice communications that can reach "ham operators" up to hundreds of miles away, sometimes thousands. Amateur radio is often a hobby, but can also be a public ...

the Kent Amateur Radio Society. Broadcasting students at Kent County High School in Worton, Md., extended the reach of their voices beyond their radio station’s distance, making contact with people ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Communication is key when it comes to how state officials respond during emergencies like this past week’s winter weather. The West Virginia Emergency Management Division on ...