Some experiments by groups of amateur radio operators, and cavers, with APRS repeaters aim to change that ... so the cavers need to bring an accurate map along with them and keep track of their ...

Volunteers play a critical role here, too, including one very specific group: local amateur radio (or “ham radio”) operators ...

I figured that I’d probably just end up listening to a lot of audio books, but then I realized that there’s a perfect hobby for the road — ham radio. So I decided to see how ham radio is ...

When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, a few neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.

Vashon has its own ham radio cadre that regularly practices for disasters that could take island communications offline. The ...

This began to change when he joined the Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club. The club put pins on a map of every location they have made contact with “It has made such a difference to my life ...

Google Maps is the top choice for GPS navigation ... NOAA weather radio stations, ham radio repeaters, air traffic (ATC), and marine radios from around the world. Scanner Radio allows you to ...

ROCK SPRINGS — Individuals who would like to earn their technician license will have the opportunity to join a group of amateur radio enthusiasts while learning to connect with others around the ...

As large radio broadcasters like Beasley Media Group unite with local television stations to provide round-the-clock storm coverage, they are not the only ones. Amateur radio operators across the ...

the FCC allows for amateur radio operators to assist in recovery efforts. Gordon Mooneyhan, spokesperson for the American Radio Relay League, said he knows of three main repeaters being used to ...

testing it and getting it to connect to the ham radio they had learned about in space. "They were able to reach the ISS repeater tower, but they still couldn't get into the ISS to contact an ...