Solar flares can affect us on Earth, and radiation from this flare caused a shortwave radio blackout. A map released by the ...

Sometimes disaster strikes and conventional communication systems fail. Here's how amateur ham radio operators provide a crucial link between those in affected areas and the outside world.

that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency responders started hitting the scene, they heard amateur (ham) radio ...

I represent Midland’s amateur radio group, ... local TV and radio stations, social media, the Emergency Alert System, 211, and NWS/NOAA all hazard weather radio alerts. ...

From hundreds of miles away, a ham radio operator helped first responders find people stranded on a Florida island after Hurricane Ian hit. The age-old communication made a difference for a woman ...