How ham radio endures - and remains a disaster lifeline - in the iPhone era
When disaster strikes, and conventional communication systems fail, amateur ham radio operators step in to bridge the gap, ...
Through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Amateur Radio Triumphs When All Else Fails
While some residents in hurricane-impacted areas can't send texts or make calls, amateur radio enthusiasts are helping ...
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Amateur radio volunteers provide crucial communication links when hurricanes strike
When storms like Helene and Milton sever traditional wireless and web networks, these operators can step in to provide ...
Amateur radio enthusiasts bring communication security to big events
When it comes to major events — good or bad — communication is key. Take, for example, this past weekend's Alton Blakley 5K Run/Walk to Beat Breast Cancer. How do people along a route that long know ...
When cell towers and internet fail, ham radio operators can still talk. How to get involved
Severe storms like Helene show how important it is to have a form of communication that doesn’t rely on cell signal or ...
Ham radio operators help reunite loved ones after Helene
Helene knocked power out across the Carolinas resulting in cellular and internet outages. But when modern technology fails, ...
Amateur radio operators vital as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton
The aftermath seen from hurricane helene across five states left people without power and cell service.There are communities ...
The Keene Sentinel6d
As disasters grow, the value of ‘ham radio’ also grows
The carnage left in the wake of Hurricane Helene has reinforced the importance of one of the oldest forms of communication technology still in widespread use: Ham radio, officially called ...
Amateur radio clubs participate in joint field day
Every June, more than 40,000 Hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations…to demonstrate ham radio’s ...
Amateur radio users interact with college students in Madurai
Members of Amateur Radio Association of Madurai interacted with Physics Department students of Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women.
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Electronics get chance at second life at Vintage Electronics Expo in Kalamazoo
Vintage electronics and ham radio enthusiasts alike gathered in Kalamazoo Saturday for theVintage Electronics Expo.As part of ...
Little Germany community surviving by radio communications, strangers-turned-friends
The Little Germany community near the Washington-Unicoi County line has been surviving since the flooding caused by Hurricane ...