When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, some of my neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.
Like a black-and-white movie, ham radio can evoke an image of how people communicated long ago. But ask someone in emergency management about ham radio, and you'll find that this medium of ...
BRENTWOOD — When a major disaster occurs, be it fire, earthquake or something else, neighborhoods could be cut off from rescue services and need to take care of themselves. Those trained in emergency ...
If anyone thinks ham radio is outdated, think again. When a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti in January and knocked out most communications — even cell phones — ham radio operators were able to ...
DULUTH - They are considered the last line of communication. When everything else fails, they can bridge the communication gap and connect people. Doug Nelson and Dave Miller are just two of the ...
EL PASO COUNTY — Amid wildfires in California, there is some controversy with fire bosses there over the use of amateur Ham radio networks. In Southern Colorado there is no hesitation endorsing the ...
FREMONT — The first Saturday of every month, Bernhard Hailer and his ham radio buddies go on a hunt. With antennas made mostly of plastic pipes and metal tape measurers pointing out of car windows, ...
RIALTO – Val Hanson is a ham. That’s what he and his fellow ham radio operators in the Rialto Amateur Radio Club call themselves. And the 74-year-old radio enthusiast knows the real value of the hobby ...