that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency responders started hitting the scene, they heard amateur (ham) radio operators ...

What is Ham Radio? Ham radio is an amateur radio service that operates in the frequency range of 2. You can think of it as a walkie-talkie for the airwaves. There are over 784,000 licensed hams in the ...

Jun. 16—HIGH POINT — When a natural disaster means smartphones and the internet are unavailable, amateur radio operators jump in as the bridge for emergency officials to share information. Those ...

The Ellsworth amateur wireless association participated in a nationwide event known as field day. It is a North American wide exercised in the use of amateur radio, also known as ham radio. The event ...

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 ...

Jun. 21—The American Radio Relay League explains what the organization's annual Field Day is and how people who are interested in amateur radio can see it in action this Saturday in McAlester. ARRL ...

Jerry Williams, left, and fellow members of the Amateur Radio Klub Earl Holts and Rob Wade test their ham radio equipment in the field Saturday. As part of an annual event called “Field Day,” people ...

Amateur, or "ham" radio, is a way for people to connect with other enthusiasts anywhere in the world, but operators will tell you it also serves a vital public safety function. On Saturday, June 22 ...

— The Midland Amateur Radio Club demonstrates the use of amateur radio as s form of communication from 10 a.m. June 23 to noon June 24 at Chippewasseee Park in downtown Midland. Using only emergency ...

Dejanira Okorn, right, listens as WACOM vice-president Tom Wright explains how to connect with a ham radio operator during the AARL Summer Field Day on Saturday. Some of the members of the Washington ...

Ham radio operators from the Humboldt Amateur Radio Club in Eureka will participate in a national amateur radio exercise from 9 a.m. Saturday until 11 a.m. Sunday at ...