The modern ham radio shack can take many forms. Some are shrines the “boat anchor” radios of old, named for their considerable weight. Others are simply a small, unassuming software-defined radio (SDR ...
Nowadays, you can get into ham radio on the cheap. A handheld radio can be had for less than $30, and licensing is cheap or free depending on where you live. However, like most hobbies, you tend to ...
Back in the 1960’s, the entry level amateur radio license was called the novice license. To earn this license, you needed to learn the Morse code and be able to send and receive Morse code messages at ...
ATLANTA – Seeking reliable backup communication in a crisis, emergency managers are finding new solutions in an old technology: ham radio. “It’s just another avenue, another opportunity for us to be ...
In part two of Radios in Action by Icom, host Ray Novak interviews DXpedition co-leader Cezar Trifu on the logistics, safety, and teamwork behind activating Bouvet Island, one of ham radio’s most ...
'AST tries to get away with handing in only half the homework it was supposed to do,' says one amateur radio operator who's pushing back on AST's request to use the 430–440 MHz band. AST SpaceMobile’s ...
AST wants to use the 430 to 440MHz band for a satellite-to-phone service. Ham radio enthusiasts say the company's plan is vague and could interfere with their slim slice of spectrum. AST SpaceMobile ...
Bruce Campbell is a licensed ham radio operator and member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), though he does not speak for that organization in any way. When people have free and unfettered ...
In 1972, Martin Jue was a young entrepreneur who decided to use his electrical engineering expertise to start a new business, MFJ Enterprises, in Starkville, his adopted hometown. The cottage industry ...