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12/16/2009 | Utah Hams Coordinate Rescue
In areas where cell phone signals just won't work, Amateur Radio gets through. That's what happened when Brent Yeates, KA7FAP, of North Logan, Utah, found out just before noon on Wednesday, December 2 when he came across a dairy truck that had crashed and
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12/14/2009 | A Ham Without a CountryThe true story of a shanghaied ham and his radio rescue.
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11/18/2009 | Prolific Amateur Radio and SWL Author Harry Helms, W5HLH (ex-AA6FW) (SK)
After a long bout with cancer, Harry Helms, W5HLH (ex-AA6FW), passed away Sunday, November 15. He was 57. Known for his witticism and geniality, Helms was known for his many books -- such as Shortwave Listening Guidebook: The Complete Guide to Hearing
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10/23/2009 | Surfin': Remembering the WoodpeckerThis week, Surfin' recalls a formidable ham radio nemesis from the 20th century.
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10/16/2009 | Surfin': Telling Your StoriesThis week, Surfin' visits Web sites that encourage you to recount your adventures in ham radio.
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08/27/2009 | Surfin': Hamming from the Front LinesThis week, Surfin' discovers the story of a group of hams that became Marine Corps MARS during the Vietnam War.
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05/10/2008 | Ronald A Parise, WA4SIR (SK)
Ronald A. Parise, PhD, WA4SIR, passed away Friday May 9, 2008 after a very long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 57. Parise flew as a payload specialist on two space shuttle missions: STS-35 on Columbia in December 1990 and STS-67 on the
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04/09/2008 | Special Events to Commemorate 96th Anniversary of Titanic Tragedy
Several Amateur Radio special event operations are scheduled to mark the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The "unsinkable" White Star Line passenger vessel was on its maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York
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