When you can’t hop on your cellphone, they’ll be able to tune in other operators across the globe and keep lines of ...

Naperville resident Denny Barfuss was on his way to Wisconsin with his family to go camping when he got stuck in traffic on the interstate. Barfuss got on his two-way radio to find someone who could ...

A few times each day, if the conditions are right, there is a two-minute window when a ham radio operator might be able to make contact with the International Space Station. Ham radio enthusiast Jeff ...

CARBONDALE, Pa. — People from all over the area gathered in Lackawanna County on Sunday for some Ham Radio fun. Ham Radio, or amateur radio, is a popular hobby that allows people to talk across town ...

BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) — When he decided to become a ham radio operator, Charles Dillenbeck, of Bristol Township, went all out for his new hobby. He purchased the Cadillac of radios — an $8,000 model that ...

If all else fails, amateur ham radio usually doesn’t. The Skyview Radio Society in Upper Burrell will participate in an ...

My amateur radio journey began back in the mid-1970s. I was about 12 at the time, with an interest in electronics that baffled my parents. With little to guide me and fear for my life as I routinely ...

MILWAUKEE—Long ago, before Facebook, Twitter and email, ham radio operators were the original social media geeks. And they’re still out there, in greater numbers than ever, chatting and messaging each ...

WILKES-BARRE — Carol Kozak was beaming after receiving a point of contact through her radio inside the Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency building on Saturday. The Wilkes-Barre resident, who ...

Many of today’s experienced engineers got their start in electronics through amateur, or “ham,” radio. (Many theories exist over the origin of the term “ham radio,” but there is no consensus.) Over ...