CEDAR FALLS – At 78, Jane Buck is a gardener, a flower show judge — and a real ham. Just check out her new license plate — KE0RKO. That’s her call sign as a newly minted amateur radio operator. “It’s ...

The small room near the top of the USS Kidd is tight, with just about enough room for a ham radio and, at a stretch, four people. For ham operators Pam and Jeff Welsh, it's all the space they need. On ...

WINCHESTER — Tim Angell twists a dial on his thick, black Yaesu radio, and hears a hiss, a crackle and a tone rising and falling like a slide whistle. He twists again, and the radio spits out rapid ...

Through Dec. 24, children can talk to Santa — all they need is access to amateur radio equipment. Children, also known as “little harmonics” in amateur radio lingo, can call “the North Pole” through ...