Amateur Radio operators are generally free-thinking individualists who don't mind getting their hands dirty to get something done right. Many of us do not think twice about buying a brand-new radio ...

Although I see a lot of wireless projects, I’m always surprised at the lack of diversity in the radio portions of them. I’m a ham radio operator (WD5GNR; I was licensed in 1977) and hams use a variety ...

NEW RINGGOLD – While some ham radio operators tapped out transmissions with keyers or talked into microphones at an annual gathering of amateur radio operators Saturday, others typed them in, as if ...

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 software ...

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – Long before smart phones and the internet and the digital revolution, there were Ham Radio operators and their still going strong after the first ham radio operation 83 years ...

Radios and walkie-talkies may seem like relics from your childhood, but nothing can quite compare to the convenience and simplicity of a pair of two-way radios. The freedom from reliance on a cellular ...

When it launches, possibly this weekend, the latest Space Shuttle mission will include the first digital Amateur Radio TV (DATV) in space. The Amateur Radio Station will be housed in the Columbus ...

WHEN you think of the instant communication at our fingertips thanks to web-enabled mobile devices and the social media explosion of Twitter and Facebook, it's easy to dismiss amateur radio as a dusty ...

N4AA: Carl Smith’s rapid-fire CW operation accounted for 300 contacts at this year's Field Day. photos by Max Cooper On a stifling late-June day, a tangle of wires snakes through the open door of the ...

A large-scale digital library 'DLARC (Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications)' collecting materials on amateur radio and early digital communicationInternet ArchiveAnnounced the start of ...

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 ...