When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, some of my neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.

Sometimes I think that amateur radio doesn’t get the credit it deserves for what the various systems can provide before, during and after a disaster. See my latest Disaster Zone podcast: “Amateur ...

From rural Ohio to the ISS, amateur radio connects people when all else fails, blending community, resilience and global ...

Ham radio operator Frank Krizan of Texas, who spends his summers in Scarborough, performs "Hunt and Pounce," a method of scanning the radio band for stations waiting for a turn to call them, during ...

Even if you are relatively young, you can probably think back on what TV was like when you were a kid and then realize that TV today is completely different. Most people watch on-demand. Saturday ...

Amateur ham radio is an important part of our emergency preparedness on the North Coast. Already, during the storm of 2007, when wind gusts reached hurricane levels along the coast, emergency ham ...

Tom Beckett gestures toward a window on the third floor of the Durham County Main Library. “We’re in the middle of a geomagnetic storm,” he announces. The room chuckles. There are no swirling vortexes ...

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Nearly 300 commenters have already flooded the FCC’s website since Chairman Brendan Carr asked for public input on ways to eliminate burdensome regulations. Experts say much of the FCC work will ...

Ham radio operators from around the country will participate in a nationwide test on June 28th-29th to check their skills and equipment and keep communication lines open in the event of a power and ...

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Preparations are underway in Dorchester County to ensure emergency officials can communicate even if the traditional radio system stops working during a disaster like ...