Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

MILWAUKEE—Long ago, before Facebook, Twitter and email, ham radio operators were the original social media geeks. And they’re still out there, in greater numbers than ever, chatting and messaging each ...

Before the internet reduced communication to the whiz of an email or text, sent and received within seconds, people had slower options for staying in touch with each other. Some wrote letters, others ...

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – RadioShack’s humble beginnings as a small, 1920s Boston ham radio shop and mail-order business belie its later role as an American retail icon with 7,000 stores and a bevy of ...

With telephones down and wireless service disrupted, at least one group of people did manage last week to use technology to come to the rescue of those in need. Often unsung, amateur radio operators ...

Have you ever considered running your ham radio remotely? It has been feasible for years but not always easy. Recently, I realized that most of the pieces you need to get on the air remotely are ...

"This is KD4DYV," I said, announcing my ham-radio call sign for the first time in twenty years. "Can anyone hear me?" Static. I fiddled with my handheld radio, an old Icom IC-W2A, and tried again.

RadioShack began in 1921 as a Boston ham radio shop and mail-order operation and was acquired in 1963 by one-time Texas leather supplier Tandy, which later assumed the retailer’s name. Based on 2013 ...