Amateur radio has been around for more than 100 years and, in this day of cell phones, computers and other high-tech devices, ham radio, as it is also known, continues to play an important role in the ...

Long before texting and tweeting became the popular way to communicate, ham radio operators were taking to designated radio frequencies to chat with folks around the nation and world. Some ham — or ...

Aspiring ham radio operators can take a licensing exam Oct. 25 in Bartlesville. Pre-registration is encouraged.

KUSA- Armature radio, or ham radio as it's commonly called, can be a hobby for some and a mission for others. "We coordinate with agencies like the Red Cross or the local sheriff, the weather service ...

Amateur Radio brings people together across the airwaves. Known as ham radio, it’s a way to communicate with others — just across town or even across the globe — without internet or cell phones. This ...

A Fond du Lac seventh grader wowed the local amateur radio club recently by acing his test for a ham radio license. Test takers must show understanding of electronics and know the federal radio ...

CEDAR FALLS – At 78, Jane Buck is a gardener, a flower show judge — and a real ham. Just check out her new license plate — KE0RKO. That’s her call sign as a newly minted amateur radio operator. “It’s ...

When southwest resident Dan Connell describes his son Zorion as “sporadic and chatty,” it’s not an exaggeration. One minute the 8-year-old is conversing about Legos and toy guns, and the next he’s ...