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 ...

In December 2007, hurricane-class winds pummeled the northern Oregon coast, dismantling power lines from Tillamook to Astoria, said Lynn Burrell, who works with Washington County's emergency ...

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 ...

What are ham radios? In short, ham radio operators are amateur radio enthusiasts who communicate with one another via radio frequencies assigned specifically to this community by the Federal ...

The Redlands Area Radio Enthusiasts will hold a series of ham radio licensing classes beginning Jan. 10 at the Redlands Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 350 Wabash Ave.

Ham radio operator Frank Krizan of Texas, who spends his summers in Scarborough, performs "Hunt and Pounce," a method of scanning the radio band for stations waiting for a turn to call them, during ...

Every ham radio shack needs a clock; ideally one with operator-friendly features like multiple time zones and more. [cburns42] found that most solutions relied too much on an internet connection for ...