This is an exciting day for me — we finally get to build some ham radio gear! To me, building gear is the big attraction of amateur radio as a hobby. Sure, it’s cool to buy a radio, even a cheap one, ...

The Bell Technology Center is going old school, teaching kids how to build their own amateur radios, with an eye on the future. The nonprofit wants to narrow the digital divide by inspiring more ...

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 ...

Though the nonprofit’s project is focused on the history of radio, the project’s archivist said he also wants to preserve old internet communications as well. Reading time 3 minutes As much as some ...

Jim Scott, of Hartstown, Crawford County, is an award-winning ham radio operator. He’s communicated with fellow operators in every country of the world.

The fun is seeing how far you can go, the point is being ready to keep contact when an emergency strikes. Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington ...

The Massanutten Amateur Radio Association and Valley Amateur Radio Association (representing Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro) will be participating in the national Amateur ...