The sting in its tail is the proposed relegation of amateur radio to secondary status of the widely used two-meter band (144 MHz) to permit its usage by aircraft. The machinations of global ...

Some experiments by groups of amateur radio operators, and cavers, with APRS repeaters aim to change that. Digipeaters, as they’re known in the APRS world, take an incoming message and forward ...

Thousands of telecommunication professionals trace the beginnings of their careers to the exploration of the radio spectrum that was made possible by their early involvement in amateur radio. Many ...

The Statewide Amateur Radio Network (SARnet) is a network of linked UHF voice repeaters that serves the State of Florida.

Repeaters for amateur radio are specialized devices that receive weak, low-level signals and transmit them at a higher power to extend the communication range. They also operate on very-high and ...

Across North Carolina, amateur radio operators have helped with search and rescue efforts and condition reports, Gold said. Many of the repeaters, which are automated relay stations that have ...

ham radio operators across Northern California provided a critical communication link to embattled first responders by allowing access to Bay Area antenna repeaters, including the SFRC's repeater ...