Letters and Ham Radio LessonsNeal Conan reads from the Talk of the Nation mailbag. Plus, ham radio teacher Rick Stern joins Neal Conan with tips on teaching your kids about ham radio.

You can always get your ham license and join in. Even without a radio, there are ways to talk on the network. [Dan Maloney] has advice for getting your “ticket.” ...

To some, amateur radio is more than a hobby. To them, it’s a skillset honed to connect with everyone far and wide - from their home community to other continents. Amateur radio clubs exist ...

Members of the Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club Pam Welsh, left, and Jon Reise talk about upcoming events after finishing a radio session on the USS Kidd on Oct. 13 in honor of the Navy’s birthday.

DANVERS — On Wednesday, the president of the Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association, will deliver a presentation on and give a demonstration of HAM radio in Danvers.

Ham radio is no different. The ham radio of today has only a hazy resemblance to the ham radio of the past. I should know. I’ve been a ham for 47 years.

Ham radio is more than just a hobby, said longtime WACOM member Bill Steffey. It’s an important backup communication method when conventional systems fail because of floods, hurricanes, fires, or ...