Many of today’s experienced engineers got their start in electronics through amateur, or “ham,” radio. (Many theories exist over the origin of the term “ham radio,” but there is no consensus.) Over ...

Even if you are relatively young, you can probably think back on what TV was like when you were a kid and then realize that TV today is completely different. Most people watch on-demand. Saturday ...

The modern ham radio shack can take many forms. Some are shrines the “boat anchor” radios of old, named for their considerable weight. Others are simply a small, unassuming software-defined radio (SDR ...

'AST tries to get away with handing in only half the homework it was supposed to do,' says one amateur radio operator who's pushing back on AST's request to use the 430–440 MHz band. AST SpaceMobile’s ...

AST wants to use the 430 to 440MHz band for a satellite-to-phone service. Ham radio enthusiasts say the company's plan is vague and could interfere with their slim slice of spectrum. AST SpaceMobile ...

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Well before the days of the tweet and the status update, people communicated with each other over sweeping distances by quite literally harnessing the earth's magnetic field to send messages via radio ...

ROSEBURG, Ore. — George Roth built his first shortwave radio when he was in sixth grade. “In grade school, being able to hear radio stations from far away places was very interesting to me,” Roth said ...

UPDATE 8/6: AST SpaceMobile has responded in a filing with the FCC, arguing that it designed its satellites to "mitigate interference" with amateur radio bands. Original Story: AST SpaceMobile and its ...

AST SpaceMobile’s attempt to justify its use of the amateur radio band for its satellites has done little to assuage concerns from the ham radio community. “AST is again economical with the truth,” an ...