Pumpkin Patrol: Ham radio operators hit the airwaves to keep the thruway safe

Halloween is right around the corner, and local volunteers are gearing up to keep drivers safe on the NYS Thruway. Amateur ...

Here’s Why Radio Stations Always Start with a ‘K’ or ‘W’

KARS-4-KIDS…,” “We are farmers, bum ba dum bum bum bum bump” and one that really lives rent-free in my brain—”101.3 ...
MarketScale

Icom Powers 3Y0K: Ham Radio’s Most Ambitious DXpedition to Remote Bouvet Island (Part 2)

Icom America's Ray Novak interviews DXpedition co-leader Cezar Trifu on the logistics, safety, and teamwork behind activating ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner

13 fire departments in northwest Chicago suburbs quietly encrypt radio communications from the public

Chicago – including some in Lake and McHenry counties – quietly encrypted their radio communications from the public, a rare ...
Tavistock Times Gazette

Scouts reach across the world

A group of Scouts has been reaching across the world through the power of radio. Amateur radio operators, who connect with ...