Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Let’s start with a vivid scenario – one which cripples the grid, extinguishing telecommunications via both landline and cell coverage. To add to the scenario, and to make it ...

When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, some of my neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.

Organizers say Ham Radio plays an important role in delivering information during natural disasters. "There are a lot of instances where we're so so reliant on our phones," says Ham Radio volunteer ...

Six years ago, when hurricanes Irma and Maria wiped out communications across the territory, there was just one lifeline to connect VITEMA with St. John Rescue, the Red Cross, and other support ...

Journalist Tea Krulos joined Lake Effect's Joy Powers to share more about his piece for Milwaukee Magazine on Milwaukee's "ham radio" community. When radio first emerged, it was the Wild West of ...