HAM radio may seem antiquated by today's standards, but there are still plenty of good reasons to get licensed.

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 (ham radio) license classes will be offered in Chino Hills starting July 10, with a second session starting Aug. 28. Ham radio operators must be licensed by the Federal Communications ...

The Humboldt Amateur Radio Club is offering a class starting March 14 to prepare students for the Amateur Radio Technician Class license examination. The Technician Class license is the entry-level ...

Residents interested in amateur radio, emergency communications or community service will have an opportunity to earn their ham radio technician license during a two-day class later this month in ...

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 ...

Are you interested in becoming a ham radio operator or upgrading your ham radio license class? Mississippi State's W5YD Amateur Radio Club is hosting a testing session to help those interested in ...

Several of the authors you read on Hackaday are ham radio operators and we’ve often kicked around having a Hacker Chat about “Why be a ham today?” After all, you can talk to anyone in the world over ...

Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

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 ...

In the Midland community, as well as around the world, an army of faceless voices helps connect the pieces and share information behind the scenes of disasters. These same voices make friends all over ...