Some wrote letters, others sent postcards, and in the world of amateur or ham radio, operators relied on ... them in their own bubbles of creativity, free from the broad and pervasive frame ...

They proudly stick a pin in a world map at each far-off location. Astronauts are licensed amateur radio operators. It is a real thrill to talk to a ham aboard the International Space Station. That can ...

Taiwan has more than 25,000 enthusiasts of ham radio, the antiquated communication technology that is increasingly being used in war zones when all other communication is down. If China declares ...

SEE MORE Puget Sound Repeater Group vice president Jack Wolfe, left, talks with ham radio operators across the Seattle metro area – and the world – during a recent club event in Seattle’s ...