Pilots who fly aircraft without electrical systems often use handheld radios because the ability to hear as well as see traffic can increase safety. [FLYING file photo] Question: I am a student ...

During his many ocean voyages, he constantly was frustrated with the inability of any portable commercial radio set to perform reliably at sea. In about 1939, he ordered the Zenith R&D department to ...

Both grizzled hams and potential future amateur radio operators are well-served by the market these days. Powerful and capable UHF and VHF handheld transceivers can now be had for well under $100 ...

Chances are you’ve never seen a handheld navcom radio quite like this. The Yaesu FTA-550 Pro-X radio can transmit and receive on the full aviation-frequency band between 108.000 MHz and 136.975 ...

the “Emergency Radio” was born. Unlike vacuum tube receivers with heavy batteries or unpowered crystal radios, these handheld AM portables were small and simple enough to keep in a drawer. They could ...

Integrates global push-to-talk for voice and data into an existing handheld tactical radio Provides commanders vital communications for improved mission planning and execution Operates on U.S ...