Tom Beckett gestures toward a window on the third floor of the Durham County Main Library. “We’re in the middle of a geomagnetic storm,” he announces. The room chuckles. There are no swirling vortexes ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A spacesuit that was tossed out of the international space station after being stuffed with old clothes and a radio transmitter was again sending weak signals as it circled the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just when one might think there's nothing new in the world of ham radios, along comes digital, and it's being embraced due to its ...

When Helene swept across the Southeast on Sept. 27, including Western North Carolina, cell phones and internet-based communication became unusable. People still needed a way to talk — to check on ...

CHICO — “CQ, CQ, field day. Kilo Oscar Six India Tango Papa. Kilo Oscar Six India Tango Papa.” Matt Hallmark, a ham radio enthusiast, spoke those words into the microphone of his system Saturday ...

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, local radio nets wake up with friendly check-ins, and the hum of a club in action. Behind those voices are members of the San Mateo Radio Club with a wide ...