Kit building can be a good way to provide yourself with a ham radio rig. It’s not for everyone, however, and you should think over the following points before you commit yourself. Labor: For a ...

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 ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Members of the Bluegrass Amateur Radio Society tested their Ham radio equipment at Kentucky Horse Park on Saturday. Ham radio is a form of communication that can be used ...

I figure hey, we're all nerds! I have no doubt someone else here is into Ham radio. My dad gave me all of his ham gear, and I mean all of it. I'm working on my Technician license, and honestly the ...

A housewife in North Carolina makes friends over the radio with another ham in Lithuania. An Ohio teenager uses his computer to upload a digital chess move to an orbiting space satellite, where it's ...

Anyone can use a cellphone to chat with someone else in the country or, for that matter, anywhere in the world. And anyone can use the Internet for the same purpose. However, not everyone can use an ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Tony Lystra on Sep 5, 2022 at 7:00 am September 9, 2022 at 7:48 am ...

Volunteer ham radio operators are coming to the aid of relief agencies and emergency officials to help with badly needed communications in areas of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi ravaged early ...

From his basement in White City, Stan Ewert dreams of contacting North Korea. “That’s the rarest contact you can ever make,” he said. Using his 200-watt radio transceiver, Ewert has spoken with ham ...

What do science, public service, and emergency communication have in common? They are all associated with ham radio or amateur radio. There are more than 3 million ham radio operators across the globe ...