When emergency responders started hitting the scene, they heard amateur (ham) radio operators systematically offering reports, relaying desperately needed information, and, in general, offering ...

Some wrote letters, others sent postcards, and in the world of amateur or ham radio, operators relied on ... with meticulously hand-drawn typefaces, graphic maps, and quirky illustrated symbols.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Eddie Finocchiaro, Staten Islander and host of The Ham Radio Show aims to put himself on the maps in reality radio with hopes of bringing The Ham Radio Show to the airwaves ...

This year’s theme, “Radio Connects,” highlights the power of wireless technology to bring people together — and the critical role ham radio plays in times of emergency. Managing Editor ...

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.

Finding a satellite 22,000 miles above Earth's surface requires precision. Tim Keller, of Coram, positioned a dish antenna outside the Longwood Youth Center on Saturday, aiming it toward the GOES ...

"We have a specific mission and that is to provide emergency communications in disasters," said Dan Gitro, a licensed amateur radio operator in Iredell County who is known to his fellow ham radio ...