Weather and climate-related issues have wreaked havoc throughout North America for the past few years. We are well aware of the fires, floods and mudslides in California and other parts of the West ...

Through Dec. 24, children can talk to Santa — all they need is access to amateur radio equipment. Children, also known as “little harmonics” in amateur radio lingo, can call “the North Pole” through ...

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.

In this day and age, there are countless methods of communication, but let's not leave radios in the past. Although smartphones offer similar functions, radios are still a trusted form of ...

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 ...

Eight years ago, amateur radio enthusiast and ham-radio operator Bill LaMay wondered who might be the patron saint of amateur radio. He began searching the internet for some answer since the field of ...