A ZiLOG microcomputer comprises the Ham Radio Repeater Locator which has flash memory used to store the frequencies and locations of several thousand repeaters. The distance to the nearest 8 repeaters ...

Although ham radio offers a wide array of bands to transmit on, not to mention plenty of modes to communicate with, not everyone wants or needs to use all of this capability. For those needing simple ...

There is a long history of spacecraft carrying ham radio gear, as the Space Shuttle, Mir, and the ISS have all had hams aboard with gear capable of talking to the Earth. However, this month, the ISS ...

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What are ham radios? In short, ham radio operators are amateur radio enthusiasts who communicate with one another via radio frequencies assigned specifically to this community by the Federal ...

The circuit was designed to create an automatic repeater that would retransmit a received signal over the amateur radio frequency band. Repeater – a device that regenerates information at a higher ...

Lakeville >> Lee Collins spends hours chatting with friends and acquaintances each week as he is nestled in a second floor room at his comfortable and secluded home in the Lime Rock section of ...

It wasn’t marked by parades, fireworks or an interview on 60 Minutes, but World Amateur Radio Day was April 18. For many, amateur, or “ham” radio, is viewed as a hobby from the past. But it’s very ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Veteran amateur radio operator William M. (Bill) Johnson, 86, of Bend, died on Monday, Sept. 20. He was known to his ham (amateur) radio friends by his call sign, N7RGB. Johnson ...

Six ham radio repeaters have been fixed inside the 1.5-km-long tunnel of the power plant to share updates to officials during ...

A ham radio operator who was repeatedly warned not to deliberately interfere with other amateur radio operators has been slapped with a $17,000 forfeiture. Commission’s rules are clear on the issue: ...