But, sometimes, it isn’t practical. [Ham Radio Rookie] knew about random wire antennas but didn’t want a wire antenna. So, he took carbon fiber extension poles and Faraday tape and made a ...

Projects like the KV4P HT represent an exciting new frontier for amateur radio, blending modern smartphones’ power with traditional ham radio’s resilience and versatility. As our world becomes ...

Ham radio is no different ... while VHF/UHF gear is for talking around town. It used to be that a new radio was a luxury that many hams couldn’t afford. You made do with surplus gear or used ...

Ham radio is well-suited to the latter role because ... (At one point during the 1960s, all New York City’s FM stations used the same array atop the Empire State Building.) ...

The Bell Technology Center is going old school, teaching kids how to build their own amateur radios, with an eye on the ...

However, he continues, “New York City is a big place ... As well as chasing down people with overly extravagant costumes, however, ham radio also stands ready to play a second, more critical ...