HAM radio, also known as amateur radio, has proven its importance in emergencies, particularly when conventional ...

"We have a specific mission and that is to provide emergency communications in disasters," said Dan Gitro, a licensed amateur ...

Ham radio operators use a variety ... and protocols for relaying messages between stations. Emergency traffic takes priority over routine communications. Hams use a system of message precedence ...

Tobin said ICEMARC supports education, events, and emergency communications management in Indiana County. For more ...

The Binghamton Amateur Radio Association hosted an amateur radio Kids Day at the Vestal Fire Department Station #2 today.

27, including Western North Carolina, cell phones and internet-based communication became ... country know how to use it: amateur radio. Also known as ham radio, this old-school method of ...

there’s ham radio.” With Hurricane Harvey just wrapping up, and Irma queued up to clobber Florida this weekend, hams are gearing up to pitch in with disaster communications for areas that ...

While operators most often are seen working in emergency situations ... and you will find more stories for the origins of the term ham radio than operators. But, because the Federal Communications ...

The annual conference of the Ham Radio University, which was formed in 1999, was held Saturday at LIU Post in Brookville.

The new age of communication is becoming a language unto its own. I have been a radio buff since my father bought me an ...

The Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association has several activities coming up. Its monthly meeting is at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Tehachapi Police Department. The group welcomes those who are curious about ham ...