Ham radio operators are willing to share their knowledge with Boy Scouts, school radio clubs – just about anyone who wants to learn how to make kits and start sending out signals, like the ...

"Having continuous access to strong telecommunications is key to emergency coordination and response efforts," said Jill Dunlop, Ontario's Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response, according to ...

Jul. 2—FAIRMONT — Thirteen-year-old Michael Brickey has vivid memories of descending the stairs to watch his grandfather work his ham radio equipment. "I remember, I was 6 or 7, and I walked ...

During such crises, ham radio operators assist the government and the Red Cross in providing crucial (and sometimes the only) means of communicating from and to the affected area, says Rich Cetron ...

When Hurricane Hugo devastated South Carolina in 1989, emergency personnel turned to ham radio operators to stay in touch with isolated communities and the outside world. It is a partnership that ...

Gross is just one of our country’s estimated 725,000 ham radio operators. Locally, he’s affiliated with Vallejo’s North Bay Amateur Radio Association, celebrating its 70th year.

For the past week, amateur radio operators have been instrumental in helping residents in the hardest hit areas including saving stranded flood victims in Louisiana and Mississippi.