A Fond du Lac seventh grader wowed the local amateur radio club recently by acing his test for a ham radio license. Test takers must show understanding of electronics and know the federal radio ...

HAM radio may seem antiquated by today's standards, but there are still plenty of good reasons to get licensed.

Today we start a new series dedicated to amateur radio for cheapskates. Ham radio has a reputation as a “rich old guy” hobby, a reputation that it probably deserves to some degree. Pick up a glossy ...

Amateur Radio brings people together across the airwaves. Known as ham radio, it’s a way to communicate with others — just across town or even across the globe — without internet or cell phones. This ...

When southwest resident Dan Connell describes his son Zorion as “sporadic and chatty,” it’s not an exaggeration. One minute the 8-year-old is conversing about Legos and toy guns, and the next he’s ...