Through Dec. 24, children can talk to Santa — all they need is access to amateur radio equipment. Children, also known as “little harmonics” in amateur radio lingo, can call “the North Pole” through ...

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The small room near the top of the USS Kidd is tight, with just about enough room for a ham radio and, at a stretch, four people. For ham operators Pam and Jeff Welsh, it's all the space they need. On ...

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 ...

In this day and age, there are countless methods of communication, but let's not leave radios in the past. Although smartphones offer similar functions, radios are still a trusted form of ...

The basement of Zeke Wheeler’s house in Southwest Portland is a young scientist’s dream. The 13-year-old has computers, soldering irons, magnifying glasses, remote-controlled airplanes, a 3D printer ...

NORWICH — Norwich Free Academy students had an out-of-this-world day on Monday. Students made radio contact with NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada, who is in the middle of a six-month mission on the ...

DANVERS — On Wednesday, the president of the Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association, will deliver a presentation on and give a demonstration of HAM radio in Danvers. Brandon Hockle, NQ1W, will present ...