NORFOLK, Va. — Many know ham radio as a hobby — and it is — but when disaster strikes, it quickly becomes essential. “When I got the funnel cloud report, I called Wakefield directly because that’s ...

Rick Bressler leaned over a laptop with flashing radio frequencies and a list of communications with far-flung countries — Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina and dozens of others — his ham radio setup in ...

Amid claims of China sabotaging Taiwan's undersea internet cables, some citizens are learning how to send and receive their own emergency communications. In Taiwan, a nonprofit civil defense group, ...

Sky News' Data and Forensics team has spoken to four experts to answer the question - how does a pager or hand-held radio explode? The pagers that exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday are consistent with ...

During the crucial repair works at the Moolamattom power station of the Idukki hydroelectric project, ham radio service is playing a trailblazing role of transmitting timely information from the ...

County officials on Monday agreed to let the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office proceed with the purchase of handheld radios and outfitting of a new truck. The Bartholomew County Commissioners ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When wildfires tore through parts of Altadena and the Palisades in January, many amateur radio operators lost more ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Most people in Hawaiʻi who are preparing for emergencies focus on keeping their cell phones charged and stocking up on backup batteries. But what happens when the cell towers are ...

Staff photo / J.T. Whitehouse Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association President Scott Wilton of Kinsman accepts a plaque from Scott Yonally, director of the Amateur Radio Relay League — Great Lakes ...

During Tuesday’s Angelina County Commissioners Court meeting, county emergency management coordinator Ricky Conner presented a proposal to install a HAM radio system for communication when cellphone ...

What if you could broadcast signals across the globe using just a credit-card-sized computer and a handful of components? It might sound like a scene from a sci-fi novel, but with a Raspberry Pi and ...

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines — As part of continuing efforts to modernize police operations and enhance field communication, the Central Luzon Police Office has procured 455 handheld radios ...