Their reports play an integral role in emergencies, though the public often isn’t aware of them. Amateur, or ham radio, is a ...

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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 ...

Rick Bressler leaned over a laptop with flashing radio frequencies and a list of communications with far-flung countries — Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina and dozens of others — his ham radio setup in ...

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 ...

The Boulder County Fairgrounds turned into a communication hub Saturday during the Longmont Amateur Radio Club’s Summer Field Day. The annual event encourages ham radio operators to meet, practice ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York teachers gathered at Staten Island Technical High School to learn more about radio technology and its role in shaping the future. To bring this knowledge to the ...

The fun is seeing how far you can go, the point is being ready to keep contact when an emergency strikes. Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington ...

Officially, ham radio refers to the use of the amateur radio frequency spectrum by enthusiasts for non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, ...

We are always seeking new and innovative ways to enhance the physical and cognitive training of our troops. When we find ways to combine the two, we can enhance the readiness our troops under the ...