“Ham, or amateur radio, is a hobby that has been around since the late 19th century,” says Golob, of Sabattus, who for the past two weeks has served as my ham radio travel agent.

For newcomers wanting to know more about what is ham radio, our outdoor expert's guide will tell you everything you need for this neat hobby.

My amateur radio journey began back in the mid-1970s. I was about 12 at the time, with an interest in electronics that baffled my parents. With little to guide me and fear for my life as I routinel… ...

"This is KD4DYV," I said, announcing my ham-radio call sign for the first time in twenty years. "Can anyone hear me?" Static. I fiddled with my handheld radio, an old Icom IC-W2A, and tried again ...

As a teen, I spent many delightful hours with my father at night basking in the glow of the vacuum tubes in his short-wave radio listening to police calls and far away ham radio operators.

Many of today’s experienced engineers got their start in electronics through amateur, or “ham,” radio. (Many theories exist over the origin of the term “ham radio,” but there is no consensus.) Over ...

Well someone who is a ham radio guy. I had to have my dad drive me to the FCC office to get licensed. I show up in the 77 call books so I was a novice ham,” Purselley said.

MARIETTA — The Marietta Amateur Radio Club participated in the 24-hour Annual American Radio Relay League’s (ARRL) Field Day event over the weekend. Held from 2 p.m. Saturday until 2 p.m ...

Today, amateur radio is still used during emergencies. One of the main features of ham radio is its reliability, a factor that has kept it relevant even in the age of Internet, texting and FaceTime.

My pilot buddies understand my fierce love of ARISS, probably because a big percentage of pilots have an amateur radio license.

Amateur radio could always use a little good publicity. But not a conspiracy theory like this one. Pizza and ham radio go together. Pizzagate and ham radio do not. 73.