MAUMEE, OH (WTOL) - How would you communicate if you lost your cellphones and computers and didn't have any electric power. That unplugged scenario can happen during times of emergency or disaster.

PEPPERELL — The World Championship of amateur radio is coming to Massachusetts next year, and local ham-radio operators are helping prepare for it by testing sites around the region this weekend.

Are you interested in becoming a ham radio operator or upgrading your ham radio license class? Mississippi State's W5YD Amateur Radio Club is hosting a testing session to help those interested in ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Amateur radio operators from around the country will participate in a nationwide test on Saturday. In the event of a power and cell tower outage, ham radio becomes an efficient ...

Just over three years ago, the Federal Communications Commission ignited a firestorm in the amateur radio community by proposing to eliminate Morse Code as a requirement for ham radio operators ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - HAM radio operators have a long history of serving the community when storms or other disasters damage communication infrastructure like cell towers. This weekend, area ...

Amateur radio operators from the City of Redmond’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), Microsoft’s “MicroHams” Amateur Radio Club, and the Redmond Top Key Contest Club will gather to set up radio ...

What are ham radios? In short, ham radio operators are amateur radio enthusiasts who communicate with one another via radio frequencies assigned specifically to this community by the Federal ...

Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

Testing authorized by the Federal Communications Commission for amateur radio operator licenses will be conducted starting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Butte County Search and Rescue building, 3965 Morrow ...

CASTLE HAYNE -- The Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club provides Volunteer Examiner testing for FCC Amateur Radio license from the Technician (beginner) class license to the Extra Class. A testing will be ...

My amateur radio journey began back in the mid-1970s. I was about 12 at the time, with an interest in electronics that baffled my parents. With little to guide me and fear for my life as I routinely ...