WINCHESTER — Tim Angell twists a dial on his thick, black Yaesu radio, and hears a hiss, a crackle and a tone rising and falling like a slide whistle. He twists again, and the radio spits out rapid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 6—Dorothy McCracken, known to everyone as a great storyteller, still has a way with words even at 100 years old. From ...

Having a big bookshelf of ham radio books and magazines used to be a point of bragging right for hams. These days, you are more likely to just browse the internet for information. But you can still ...

Though the nonprofit’s project is focused on the history of radio, the project’s archivist said he also wants to preserve old internet communications as well. Reading time 3 minutes As much as some ...

SCOTT COUSINS PHOTO Ham radio enthusiasts look over items on display and for sale at the annual Winterfest Ham Radio Swap Meet, sponsored by the St. Louis and Suburban Radio Club. About 1,000 people ...

When Hurricane Maria toppled power lines and knocked out communication to Puerto Rico in 2017, Dennis Boyé got on his ham radio to connect with someone on the island who set up a makeshift amateur ...