Have you ever considered running your ham radio remotely? It has been feasible for years but not always easy. Recently, I realized that most of the pieces you need to get on the air remotely are ...

There was a time when ham radio operators were known for having long conversations over the radio — rag chewing, as they called it. A new program, LongChat, is a new entry into the ham radio software ...

Radios and walkie-talkies may seem like relics from your childhood, but nothing can quite compare to the convenience and simplicity of a pair of two-way radios. The freedom from reliance on a cellular ...

On a rainy October night during the pandemic, my husband, David, searches for a faint voice in the distance. He doesn’t know who’s calling, but he knows he wants to speak to them. David adjusts the ...

Every Thursday night, Abbi and Kendra Wilson talk to friends who may be near Seattle or in the country of Belize. These teenage sisters make these faraway connections without a cell phone, text or ...

Jerry Williams, left, and fellow members of the Amateur Radio Klub Earl Holts and Rob Wade test their ham radio equipment in the field Saturday. As part of an annual event called “Field Day,” people ...

AVON LAKE, Ohio - The Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society (NOARS), one of the oldest "ham" radio clubs in the Great Lakes area, will be holding their annual winter ham fest from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, ...