Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Mitchell sits in front of his amateur "ham" radio setup, including a screen showing a map of the world and designated places ...

Ham radio operators from the Midland Amateur Radio Club (MARC) and Odessa Amateur Radio Society (OARS) will be participating together in a national amateur radio exercise from 1 p.m. on Saturday, ...

When the big one hits the Puget Sound region, one of the best technologies to rely on for communication may NOT be cell phones or computers. It could be radio. Amateur radio. The City of Seattle has ...

MAUMEE, OH (WTOL) - How would you communicate if you lost your cellphones and computers and didn't have any electric power. That unplugged scenario can happen during times of emergency or disaster.

Longtime ham radio operator Gerald Gaule wants to spread the word that amateur radio is a great hobby for those who are blind and disabled. Gaule, who was disabled in 2007, said he worked for ...

A local ham radio club is practicing their skills in the event of an emergency. In times of a catastrophic disaster or crisis, ham radio operators can share vital information through their network.

A group of local volunteers was on the air, tracking the weather and keeping their neighbors informed while storms rolled ...

If, or when, a big earthquake hits our area, what happens if our cell phones and modern communications go down? It turns out emergency managers would rely on a volunteer network of amateur or ham ...

As phone lines were jammed and the internet went down in Nepal after last April’s earthquake, the only way Manju Sunar could find out if her daughter was safe was to ask an amateur radio operator in ...

Ham radio operators from the Central Kentucky Amateur Radio Society (CKARS), in Richmond will be participating in a national ...