The Detroit Lakes Amateur Radio Club will host a series of family-friendly activities during the event, which runs 1-4 p.m.

Last week, I covered the ridiculously low barriers to entry to amateur radio, both in terms of financial outlay and the process of studying for and passing the FCC examination. You’ve had seven days, ...

The article that appeared in this magazine and in EDN last year about ham radio in the 21st century generated a lot of interest and a lot of questions about various aspects of the hobby. This article ...

'kv4p HT' is an amateur radio transceiver that can be used in combination with an Android smartphone, and can send and receive voice and text messages. kv4p HT is developed with all open source ...

This rugged power supply is based on the popular LM338 3-pin voltage regulator. The LM338 is capable of supplying 5 A over an output voltage range of 1.2 V to 32 V with all standard protections like ...

Many of us have fond memories of our introduction to electronics through the “200-in-1” sets that Radio Shack once sold, or even the more recent “Snap Circuits”-style kits. Most of eventually us move ...

Tom Dawson squeezes into a chair jammed between five computer screens and shelves of gadgets in a cramped room of his house, turns on a ham radio transceiver and searches the airwaves for company. He ...