Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

Many believe that ham radio is dying with all of the modern communications technology. Not so. There are still three million hams around the world, a quarter in America.

There was a time when ham radio operators were known for having long conversations over the radio — rag chewing, as they called it. A new program, LongChat, is a new entry into the ham radio software ...

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

BUNNELL -- Local ham radio clubs are offering a free "technician grade" amateur radio license class that will provide the basic level of skills necessary to communicate around the world. "There are ...