The Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association is looking to raise awareness of its services and increase community interest in ...

HAM radio may seem antiquated by today's standards, but there are still plenty of good reasons to get licensed.

If, or when, a big earthquake hits our area, what happens if our cell phones and modern communications go down? It turns out emergency managers would rely on a volunteer network of amateur or ham ...

Members of the Paso Robles Amateur Radio Club and community members are operating in less-than-ideal conditions—in a field, running off of emergency power to stimulate disaster preparedness. Ashley is ...

The carnage left in the wake of Hurricane Helene has reinforced the importance of one of the oldest forms of communication technology still in widespread use: Ham radio, officially called amateur ...

NILES — The ubiquity of today’s cellphones and social media platforms for daily communications has failed to make what some may consider an old-school style of dialogue obsolete — or out of vogue.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) — Hurricane Helene claimed at least 230 lives across several states, as well as destroyed homes and businesses in its path. It left survivors without power and cell ...

In another thread, the subject of amateur radio in disaster areas popped up. <BR><BR>When I was younger, I thought about becoming a HAM, but the code portion of the test scared me off. Now, I'm ...

Six years ago, when hurricanes Irma and Maria wiped out communications across the territory, there was just one lifeline to connect VITEMA with St. John Rescue, the Red Cross, and other support ...

ROCK SPRINGS — Individuals who would like to earn their technician license will have the opportunity to join a group of amateur radio enthusiasts while learning to connect with others around the world ...

Broadcasters are launching emergency operations as Hurricane Milton continues course for Florida’s west-central Gulf Coast. National weather forecasts show the storm making landfall late Wednesday or ...

A contest this weekend in Napa will test amateur radio enthusiasts’ skills at giving the Napa Valley a voice should a natural disaster cut it off. Starting at 11 a.m. Saturday and continuing for 24 ...