A ham radio setup is pictured at Learned Hall on the KU campus as part of a national ham radio field day, June 26, 2010. Local amateur radio operators will be setting up temporary transmitting ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Amateur radio operators from around the country will participate in a nationwide test on Saturday. In the event of a power and cell tower outage, ham radio becomes an efficient ...

Today we start a new series dedicated to amateur radio for cheapskates. Ham radio has a reputation as a “rich old guy” hobby, a reputation that it probably deserves to some degree. Pick up a glossy ...

Members of the Central Kentucky Amateur Radio Society set up in Richmond’s Camp Catalpa Park at 2 p.m. Saturday and began trying to make as many contacts as possible in 24 hours. The annual exercise ...

All weekend, amateur radio operators tested their skills in case of emergency – which happens more often than you would think. Ham radio has been around since the early 1900s, and it is considered ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - HAM radio operators have a long history of serving the community when storms or other disasters damage communication infrastructure like cell towers. This weekend, area ...

HARRISON CO., Miss. (WLOX) - Amateur radio operators with the Harrison County Emergency Operations Center made sure they’re prepared for the worst. They participated Saturday in an annual disaster ...