So far in the $50 Ham series, I’ve concentrated mainly on the VHF and UHF bands. The reason for this has to do mainly with FCC rules, which largely restrict Technician-level licensees to those bands.

The amount of spectrum occupied by the channel corresponding to a service, measured in hertz, is known as its bandwidth.

If you have ever browsed an amateur radio magazine you could be forgiven for receiving the impression that it is a pursuit exclusively for the wealthy. Wall-to-wall adverts for very large and shiny ...

Weather resistant, lightweight and compact, the VX1210 HF Band transceiver is designed for high performance two-way radio coverage between 1.6 and 30 MHz and continuous receiver coverage between 0.5 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ham radio operators have been using the shortwave (“high-frequency” or HF) bands for data ...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking a new RFID module from Murata that is a small-sized HF band IC with embedded antenna. LXMS33HCNG-134 is the newest addition to the MAGICSTRAP series of RFID ...

The Federal Communications Commission has removed certain restrictions on ham radio operators, acting on a request that the ARRL made a decade ago. “The amateur radio community can play a vital role ...

Concerns are growing about warfighters’ ability to communicate mission-critical information beyond line-of-sight in conflicts with peer and near-peer adversaries. Just in time, a new generation of ...

Maryland’s Kent County High School used its newly minted K3ARS amateur radio station to work 40 stations on the ARRL’s school club roundup day. We reported in January on the ham station’s rollout as ...

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 ...