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 ...

A compact radio cheat sheet that was shared online could make the equipment more practical in an emergency. Here's what to ...

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 ...

Amateur radio is a hobby that is often thought of as being exclusive to those with a healthy expendable income. In recent years however, the tides have turned. Cheap microcontrollers and signal ...

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 ...

The Federal Communications Commission allocates parts of 29 different bands — or ranges of frequencies — for amateur radio operators. Some work best for chatting locally. Some are capable of national, ...

John R. Glenn III's first attempt at wireless communication involved a do-it-yourself ham radio kit and an antenna made of soldered soup cans that he attached to the roof of ...