Amateur radio, or ham radio, is "the use of designated radio frequency spectra for purposes of private recreation, noncommercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and ...

Ham radio is no different. The ham radio of today has only a hazy resemblance to the ham radio of the past. I should know. I’ve been a ham for 47 years.

BRUNSWICK Ham radio operators across Brunswick imagined a world without internet or cellphones over the weekend as they participated in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise. The event was ...

Following the class, a FCC licensing test is scheduled for Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. at the Fortuna Fire Department, 320 S. Fortuna Blvd.

There was a time when ham radio operators were known for having long conversations over the radio — rag chewing, as they called it. A new program, LongChat, is a new entry into the ham radio … ...

Despite Facebook, Twitter, iPhones and other cutting-edge communication technologies, an increasing number of people are staying in touch using century-old amateur radio. "It's just talking and ...

Seeking reliable backup communication in a crisis, emergency managers are finding new solutions in an old technology: ham radio.

Jerry Williams, left, and fellow members of the Amateur Radio Klub Earl Holts and Rob Wade test their ham radio equipment in the field Saturday. As part of an annual event called “Field Day ...

"Our government is providing ... critical communication supports across the province." Officials enlist amateur radio ...

The Lower Columbia Amateur Radio Association will offer an amateur radio entry level technician class license course at the LCARA clubhouse, 966 Lone Oak Road, Longview.

AST SpaceMobile’s attempt to justify its use of the amateur radio band for its satellites has done little to assuage concerns from the ham radio community. “AST is again economical with the truth,” an ...