Amateur radio has been around for more than 100 years and, in this day of cell phones, computers and other high-tech devices, ham radio, as it is also known, continues to play an important role in the ...

Amateur radio is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- "When All Else Fails … Ham Radio Works." This has been a slogan used by ham radio operators for decades ... because it’s true. Bad things happen that create the need for emergency ...

BRAINERD — Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club announced ham radio technician operator license classes will be 6:30-9 p.m. every Tuesday for seven weeks starting March 26. Class sessions will be at the ...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Let’s start with a vivid scenario – one which cripples the grid, extinguishing telecommunications via both landline and cell coverage. To add to the scenario, and to make it ...

The Humboldt Amateur Radio Club is offering a class to prepare students for the Amateur Radio Technician Class license examination. The Technician Class license is the entry-level license for amateur ...

WEST FARGO - The Red River Radio Amateurs will sponsor a ham radio class for those seeking a technician class license from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays March 6 through April 10 at the West Fargo Public ...

The carnage left in the wake of Hurricane Helene has reinforced the importance of one of the oldest forms of communication technology still in widespread use: Ham radio, officially called amateur ...

MANCHESTER — Pre-enrollment is required for an introduction to ham radio set for Nov. 10. “Ham radio, or amateur radio, allows people to communicate via radio over distances up to thousands of miles,” ...

Amateur radio — more commonly known as ham radio— has been around since 1908. In Lafayette, ham radio enthusiasts say, the hobby is growing in popularity, despite the array of ever more sophisticated ...

REEDSPORT -- Ham radio is a radio communications system operated by amateurs and can be an essential tool when there is a loss of normal means of communication and to assist in emergency preparedness.

There are more than 750,000 licensed amateur radio operators in the U.S., and the number is growing every day. If you are new to ham radio, or just thinking about getting your first license, the ...