It is popular to blame new technology for killing things. The Internet killed newspapers. Video killed the radio star. Is FT8, a new digital technology, poised to kill off ham radio? The community ...

But even 9/11 is not his most memorable ham radio experience. “I was traveling some back roads in New Jersey and I came across an automobile accident with the car upside down and my cell phone did not ...

AST wants to use the 430 to 440MHz band for a satellite-to-phone service. Ham radio enthusiasts say the company's plan is vague and could interfere with their slim slice of spectrum.

When Helene swept across the Southeast on Sept. 27, including Western North Carolina, cell phones and internet-based communication became unusable. People still needed a way to talk — to check on ...

In this day and age, there are countless methods of communication, but let's not leave radios in the past. Although smartphones offer similar functions, radios are still a trusted form of ...

It’s a hobby with a responsibility. That’s how the 80 members of the Steel City Amateur Radio Club in Collier view the skill, science and enjoyment of participating in ham radio. “It’s a fun place to ...

Tom Beckett gestures toward a window on the third floor of the Durham County Main Library. “We’re in the middle of a geomagnetic storm,” he announces. The room chuckles. There are no swirling vortexes ...