Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Amateur radio operators from around the country will participate in a nationwide test on Saturday. In the ...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Let’s start with a vivid scenario – one which cripples the grid, extinguishing telecommunications via both landline and cell coverage. To add to the scenario, and to make it ...

Weather and climate-related issues have wreaked havoc throughout North America for the past few years. We are well aware of the fires, floods and mudslides in California and other parts of the West ...

Candidates for testing must follow certain rules and complete certain preparations. 1.) Exam candidates are required to register in the FCC CORES system and receive a Federal Registration Number (FRN) ...

The Lompoc Valley Amateur Radio Service and thousands of ham radio operators across the United States and Canada will work around the clock this weekend to set up communication equipment and contact ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, amateur radio operators from across Smith County began competing in the annual American Radio Relay League Field Day, a competition but also an ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - HAM radio operators have a long history of serving the community when storms or other disasters damage communication infrastructure like cell towers. This weekend, area ...

PORT ANGELES — Free classes for amateur radio enthusiasts who want to earn licenses will be offered beginning Saturday. The three classes for those interested in earning entry-level technician class ...

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 ...

The Boulder County Fairgrounds turned into a communication hub Saturday during the Longmont Amateur Radio Club’s Summer Field Day. The annual event encourages ham radio operators to meet, practice ...