John Mitchell sits in front of his amateur "ham" radio setup, including a screen showing a map of the world and designated places he can reach and speak with other ham radio operators on Wednesday, ...

A ham radio setup is pictured at Learned Hall on the KU campus as part of a national ham radio field day, June 26, 2010. Local amateur radio operators will be setting up temporary transmitting ...

Although more than 700,000 are licensed in the United States, most local operators lament because the number of radio operators below 30mHz, the frequencies hams use, is declining, and that science is ...

ALLOUEZ, Mich. – At first glance, the excitement of the ham radio contest that William LaBell was taking part in wasn’t obvious. There was much attentive sitting. The occasional twist of a knob. A bit ...