There was a time when ham radio operators were known for having long conversations over the radio — rag chewing, as they called it. A new program, LongChat, is a new entry into the ham radio software ...

Phillip and Vincenzo Mazzarella know what they’ll be doing on the fourth weekend in June every year. The father and son are amateur radio operators. They join fellow members of the Eastern Connecticut ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. — When disasters strike, communication systems can fail. That's where amateur radio steps in. Without cell phones or internet, it still works. Operators from around the region are in ...

SUMTER, S.C. — It was September of 1989 and the wind and rain of Hurricane Hugo were battering the state. Vic Jones was the director of emergency services in Sumter at the time, and remembers the ...