Struggling through archaic set ups is most of being a ham haha. Just look at online retailer’s website and how un-user friendly it is. Or the confusing menus for a radio.

When you plug it into a PC, it offers audio in and out for ham radio programs. ... Ham software is a disaster. Any website selling ham gear looks like it was made in Geocities in 1990.

When everything else fails (power, comms, roads), ham radio is still there. These days it can even be a full-fat digital medium. This independence gives ham radio a further edge.

Retired Senior Chief Information System Technician Lee Moburg, a wireless amateur radio (HAM) operator, manned the HAM radio at Naval Hospital Bremerton during a 2016 exercise. Some Navy leaders are ...

Linux Journal's Ham Shack. Come chat with us about everything Linux and amateur radio related in our Ham forum (or see forum topics below).. Listen to our podcast to hear editors Shawn Powers and Kyle ...

Amateur radio, or ham radio, is "the use of designated radio frequency spectra for purposes of private recreation, noncommercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and ...

I was saddened to read this article in today’s Radio World SmartBrief. Like most RF engineers of my age, I got my start in RF engineering by becoming a ham radio operator in high school. The article ...

Over the last 10 years, ham radio has become more popular, experts say, with about 750,000 licensed amateur operators across the U.S. (not all of whom are active on the air).

Nevermind Pandora and other online radio stations, a decidedly low-tech alternative has continued to spread on the periphery. Amateur, or ham radio, is more popular than at any time in U.S. history… ...

Of course, the socialization aspect of ham radio is hardly its most pressing function. Ohio is home to 27,955 licensed amateur radio operators, according to Scott Yonally, the manager of the Ohio ...