(WSIL) -- It's during times of crisis when we realize the importance of communication. The bombing that shook Nashville on Christmas Day, damaged a key AT&T communication hub, knocking out internet ...

Ham radio operator Frank Krizan of Texas, who spends his summers in Scarborough, performs "Hunt and Pounce," a method of scanning the radio band for stations waiting for a turn to call them, during ...

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 ...

When a derecho packing winds of 80 to 100 miles per hour — and gusts topping 140 miles per hour — hit Eastern Iowa in August, about 400,000 Iowans were left without power and many had no cell service.

Half a dozen Durango Amateur Radio Club members gathered earlier this month in the warehouse of Creature Comforts. From noon to 3 p.m., they surrounded a white foldout table bearing a power supply, ...

What do science, public service, and emergency communication have in common? They are all associated with ham radio or amateur radio. There are more than 3 million ham radio operators across the globe ...