A local ham radio club is practicing their skills in the event of an emergency. In times of a catastrophic disaster or crisis, ham radio operators can share vital information through their network.

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In this day and age, there are countless methods of communication, but let's not leave radios in the past. Although smartphones offer similar functions, radios are still a trusted form of ...

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 ...

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 ...

So far in this series, everything we’ve covered has been geared around the cheapest and easiest possible means of getting on the air: getting your Technician license, buying your first low-end ...

It’s said that “Golf is a good walk spoiled,” so is attaching an amateur radio to a bike a formula for spoiling a nice ride? Not according to [Wesley Pidhaychuk (VA5MUD)], a Canadian ham who tricked ...

It wasn’t marked by parades, fireworks or an interview on 60 Minutes, but World Amateur Radio Day was April 18. For many, amateur, or “ham” radio, is viewed as a hobby from the past. But it’s very ...

HAM radio is considered a reliable mode of messaging during emergencies when wirelines, mobile phones and other traditional terrestrial means of communication fail. Also known as amateur radio, HAM ...