Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

Hackaday has among its staff a significant number of writers who also hold amateur radio licenses. We’re hardware folks at heart, so we like our radios homebrew, and we’re never happier than when ...

Back in the 1960’s, the entry level amateur radio license was called the novice license. To earn this license, you needed to learn the Morse code and be able to send and receive Morse code messages at ...

The Lower Columbia Amateur Radio Association will offer an amateur radio entry level technician class license course at the LCARA clubhouse, 966 Lone Oak Road, Longview. The class will be held from 7 ...

Before the internet reduced communication to the whiz of an email or text, sent and received within seconds, people had slower options for staying in touch with each other. Some wrote letters, others ...

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It’s a good time to be technical. Maker communities are thriving around the world, tools and materials to create and adapt are cheaper and more powerful now than ever, and open source hardware, ...

Thousands yet again flocked to Xenia this weekend for the annual Dayton Hamvention, arguably the world’s largest gathering of amateur radio enthusiasts. Asked what brings thousands of “hams” back to ...