The East Texas Yamboree is in full swing this week, officially opening with a ribbon cutting at the bandstand in downtown ...

There was a time when a ham radio set up sported many dials and switches and probably quite a few boxes as well. Computers have changed all that. Some transceivers now have just a few buttons or are ...

John Mitchell sits in front of his amateur "ham" radio setup, including a screen showing a map of the world and designated places he can reach and speak with other ham radio operators on Wednesday, ...

“K1MMH/K1MMH,” Mary Hobart launches her call by pushing a button on the ham radio set up inside the Wethersfield Volunteer Ambulance headquarters. Silence. “K1MMH/ K1MMH,” Hobart tries again. A signal ...

“Whiskey, Five, Echo, X-Ray, India. GOTA Station Field Day in Lafayette, Louisiana. W5EXI, CQ, CQ.” Jess Gillion repeatedly called out the alphabet soup of words and acronyms over the short-wave radio ...

FAIRBANKS — Keith Stebbings of Joseph, Ore., is one of the first of this year’s crop of long-distance bicyclists to head from Alaska to the Lower 48, but I don’t know that anyone has ever been as well ...