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 ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Schenectady Amateur Radio Association will host a program on the history of “ham” radio. The program will be held at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 at First United Methodist Church, ...

If you ever get invited to a hamfest, don’t go looking for a big hunk of pink meat festooned with pineapple rings and cloves. A hamfest is a flea market run by and for amateur radio enthusiasts, who ...

Although ham radio offers a wide array of bands to transmit on, not to mention plenty of modes to communicate with, not everyone wants or needs to use all of this capability. For those needing simple ...