When John Orluk isn’t busy working at Schott, volunteering as an EMT or firefighter, or spending time with his wife, Christine, and son, Alexander, 8, he visits friends in Michigan, Colorado, ...

Naperville resident Denny Barfuss was on his way to Wisconsin with his family to go camping when he got stuck in traffic on the interstate. Barfuss got on his two-way radio to find someone who could ...

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 ...

A few times each day, if the conditions are right, there is a two-minute window when a ham radio operator might be able to make contact with the International Space Station. Ham radio enthusiast Jeff ...

COPPERAS COVE — Priscilla Beauregard has been a licensed amateur radio operator since 2007. “It is so much fun,” Beauregard said Saturday as she took part in the annual field day event held by the ...

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 ...

CARBONDALE, Pa. — People from all over the area gathered in Lackawanna County on Sunday for some Ham Radio fun. Ham Radio, or amateur radio, is a popular hobby that allows people to talk across town ...

My amateur radio journey began back in the mid-1970s. I was about 12 at the time, with an interest in electronics that baffled my parents. With little to guide me and fear for my life as I routinely ...

WILKES-BARRE — Carol Kozak was beaming after receiving a point of contact through her radio inside the Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency building on Saturday. The Wilkes-Barre resident, who ...

After 40 years as a volunteer public servant to the State of Connecticut, Peter Kemp, formerly of Greenwood Avenue, retired recently from the Bethel Office of Emergency Management when he moved to ...