Between 1906 and 1922 radio amateurs—who referred to themselves as "distance fiends"—ruled the airwaves. In their enthusiasm to share common concerns, forge friendships with distant strangers, and explore the expressive...

Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a hobby and a service that uses various types of radio communications equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs for public service, recreation and self-training. A participant is called an amateur...

Four students from three nations attended the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) course on amateur radio administration held in October at American Radio Relay League (ARRL) headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. Coordinated by USTTI and presented by ARRL headquarters staff, the program included the...

In light of Sept. 11, Hamvention to fucus on vital communications roles TROTWOOD - Immediately after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the communication device that received most of the attention was the mobile phone. Story after story came out about how...

An elementary school science teacher in this Chicago suburb doesn't have to turn on the news for an update on NASA's space mission. She just turns on her video baby monitor.Since Sunday, one of the two channels on Natalie Meilinger's baby monitor has been picking...

India on Wednesday launched a rocket carrying a satellite designed to test re-entry vehicle technology that could be used in a future manned space mission.The red-and-white rocket climbed into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota in the southern Indian state of Andhra...