HAM radio may seem antiquated by today's standards, but there are still plenty of good reasons to get licensed.

When the big one hits the Puget Sound region, one of the best technologies to rely on for communication may NOT be cell phones or computers. It could be radio. Amateur radio. The City of Seattle has ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - According to the American Radio Relay League, Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the U.S. and Canada. The point of the radio field day is ...

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 ...

John Mitchell sits in front of his amateur "ham" radio setup, including a screen showing a map of the world and designated places he can reach and speak with other ham radio operators on Wednesday, ...

A ham radio setup is pictured at Learned Hall on the KU campus as part of a national ham radio field day, June 26, 2010. Local amateur radio operators will be setting up temporary transmitting ...

Longtime ham radio operator Gerald Gaule wants to spread the word that amateur radio is a great hobby for those who are blind and disabled. Gaule, who was disabled in 2007, said he worked for ...

OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) — Willis Yule put up a 52-foot-tall steel tower next to his house in Owatonna this spring. Yule thinks it’s beautiful. At least 61 other people in Steele County agree with him.

With all the changes and advancements in technology, it is remarkable to see one particular hobby last more than 100 years even in times of trouble. That’s amateur radio. From his home in Punta Gorda, ...

FAMILY IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THIS IS WHAT’S CALLED IN A RAG CHAIR. THEY’RE JUST WITH A LANGUAGE ALL THEIR OWN. THANKS FOR THE FIVE NINE, FIVE FIVE. HAM RADIO OPERATORS WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE ...