Bill Scott, a resident of California's San Joaquin County, helped save his best friend's life earlier this summer thanks to his trusty ham radio, CBS station KOVR reported. Back in June ...

In the face of the internet, mobiles and instant messaging you might expect the hobby of amateur radio - or ham radio as it's also known - to be on the decline. But in the last three years ...

hams don't just spring into action during emergencies. They undergo regular training and participate in drills to ensure they're prepared for disasters. The biggest drill is the Amateur Radio ...

Six hours into the 90th annual National Association for Amateur Radio Field Day ... 50 feet tall the day before and wanted to see it in action. He watched Von Hagen at work.

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke uses the amateur radio on board the International Space Station to talk with crew at the Palmer Research Station in Antarctica in 2004. I hear static, but the voice ...

HK Magazine: So radio is not just a hobby, but also something that can contribute to society? Ho Wing-leung: There is a code of conduct that says every radio lover who gets a ham radio license has ...

the director of emergency management for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service. “They have the systems in place and have a well-refined action plan in each county, as well as at the state level.

When things went dark and quiet in Puerto Rico, a cadre of amateur radio operators became a lifeline on the island. About two dozen amateur radio operators on the island helped police and first ...