Having been an amateur radio operator for more than 67 years (and an occasional contributor to Radio World), I want to compliment Mark Persons on his article in the Oct. 27 issue. It is the best ...

Around 300 enthusiasts, from students to longtime professionals, attended the 27th annual event at LIU Brookville Saturday.

I really appreciated the article from Mark Persons on amateur radio (“Alike, but Not Alike: Broadcast vs. Ham Radio”). Unfortunately, as Mark mentioned, with cell phones and the internet, the youth of ...

I have been a ham for 28 years now. I would consider the job of moderator as a service to the ham community at large. I am sure that others would also consider moderating such a forum.<P>So, did I ...

Wave length: Ambarish Nag Biswas (right) helps in rescue work from Calcutta through ham radio during the 2015 Chennai floods Sajal Chatterjee Where all communication fails, ham radios come to people’s ...

A prior version of this story stated incorrectly that “the higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength, and the farther signals can travel.” It has been corrected as follows: “Such shortwave ...

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