“When all else fails, there’s ham radio.” With Hurricane Harvey just ... the one [Fuzz] describes in a separate video; such a setup would be very valuable in natural disaster responses.

Imagine communicating off-grid without relying on cell towers or internet connections. Thanks to an innovative open-source ...

But, sometimes, it isn’t practical. [Ham Radio Rookie] knew about random wire antennas but didn’t want a wire antenna. So, he took carbon fiber extension poles and Faraday tape and made a ...

Broadcasting students at Kent County High School in Worton, Md., extended the reach of their voices beyond their radio ...

When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, a few neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.

These weren’t monumental annoyances, but they were daily distractions that led me to leave things on my desk for long stretches of time where they were in the way. So, I started thinking about ways to ...

A century-old technology has been added to Petersburg's fire hall for emergency communication when all else fails. Amateur ...

As someone who has reported on the topic of ergonomic office supplies for over four years, here is my advice: Invest in your desk setup. “Sitting for prolonged periods of time in front of a ...

Esther said it was quite a nerve-wracking situation. “The injured biker was found by someone who had an amateur radio set-up in his jeep, and he put the call out on his radio and found me," she ...

Vashon has its own ham radio cadre that regularly practices for disasters that could take island communications offline. The Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS), a project of the Vashon-Maury ...

He was working to ping his ham radio signal off the International Space ... amateur astronomers with the Carlton Observatory in McMinnville set up telescopes for their weekly star-watching party.

October 29, 2024 • Almost 60% of Nebraska voters oppose sending taxpayer dollars to private schools, according to a set of polls from The Midwest Newsroom and Emerson College Polling earlier ...