So far in this series, we’ve covered the absolute basics of getting on the air as a radio amateur – getting licensed, and getting a transceiver. Both have been very low-cost exercises, at least in ...

There is a long history of spacecraft carrying ham radio gear, as the Space Shuttle, Mir, and the ISS have all had hams aboard with gear capable of talking to the Earth. However, this month, the ISS ...

Little known fact about me — I am an amateur radio operator and have been dabbling in radio technology for about a decade now. I picked up the hobby when I lived in a rural part of Vermont with no ...

The Cooke County Amateur Radio Repeater Association is helping improve Cooke County radio systems. The CCARRA received permission Monday from the Cooke County Commissioners to use the old radio room ...

The Aspen fire in Arizona and New Mexico has spared the TV stations near Mount Lemmon but destroyed a radio tower and communications building housing a ham radio repeater on Mount Lemmon that had been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 21—The Schuylkill Amateur Repeater Association will participate in the American Radio Relay League Field Day event this ...

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 ...