There was a time when a ham radio set up sported many dials and switches and probably quite a few boxes as well. Computers have changed all that. Some transceivers now have just a few buttons or are ...

We found an interesting tip that might just improve the performance of those small affordable handheld ham radios called a “Handy Talky” or HT for short in ham vernacular. [RadioHamGuy] posted an ...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (CBS 58) -- In today's techie world, radio operators are in it more for the hobby rather than necessity. Even still, the National Association for Amateur Radio estimates there are ...

In the 1950s, Sen. Joseph McCarthy added amateur radio operators to his pool of possible subversives. “Hams,” he said, had “tremendous potential for passing out improper information for espionage.” ...

The newest trend in American communication isn't another smartphone from Apple or Google but one of the elder statesmen of communication: Ham radio licenses are at an all time high, with over 700,000 ...