Meet the ham radio enthusiasts who help keep the New York Marathon running smoothly
Ham radio is well-suited to the latter role because ... which were exacerbated by the fact that a critical repeater on which ...
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Portland teenager completes 5-year quest to communicate with an astronaut on the International Space Station
testing it and getting it to connect to the ham radio they had learned about in space. "They were able to reach the ISS repeater tower, but they still couldn't get into the ISS to contact an ...
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VashonBePrepared: When all else fails, ham radio is there
Vashon has its own ham radio cadre that regularly practices for disasters that could take island communications offline. The ...
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The Great ShakeOut fell on 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake
The Great ShakeOut fell on 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake: By Sora O'Doherty: Photo Julie Sparks: 35 years ...
Starkville man ends reign as king of ham radio parts: 'It was rough trying to say goodbye'
After 52 years of designing and manufacturing ham radio parts and products, Martin Jue has shuttered his Starkville business, ...
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How ham radio endures - and remains a disaster lifeline - in the iPhone era
When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, a few neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.
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As far as hobbies go, ham radio tends to be on the more expensive side. A dual-band mobile radio can easily run $600, and a high-end HF base station with the capability of more than 100 watts will ...