What attracts a lot of people to amateur radio is that it gives you the ability to make your own gear. Scratch-building hams usually start by making their own antennas, but eventually, the itch to ...

[William Franzin] decided it would be particularly cool to make the service available over ham radio – and that’s exactly what he did. [William] got the idea for this project after first ...

All passed and are certified at the “technician” level for amateur radio operation. Now, Navy officials say the move may make the workers better at their jobs. The staff gained an understanding of ...

Only a few years ago, blogs listed ham radio alongside 35 mm film and VHS tape as technologies slated to disappear. They were wrong. Nearly 700,000 Americans have ham radio licenses — up 60 ...

Broadcast and amateur radio operate under the same laws of science. Transmitters, transmission lines, antennas and receivers make up an RF path to convey a message. Broadcast engineers know that ...