You don’t normally think of a 3D printer as a necessity for an antenna project. However, if you are interested in making a handy portable antenna, you might want to melt some plastic. [N2MXX] has an ...

[G3OJV] knows the pain of trying to operate a ham radio transmitter on a small lot. His recent video shows how to put up a workable basic HF antenna in a small backyard. The center of the system is a ...

During Hurricane Katrina, the president of the United States wanted to confer with the mayor of New Orleans . However, all centralized communications systems, including military ones, were down. The ...

POWAYPOWAY — Working to comply with federal guidelines and recent court decisions, the Poway City Council this week signaled its intent to ease restrictions on local ham radio antennas. At its Tuesday ...

Suzanne Ashe has been covering technology, gadgets, video games, and cars for several years. In addition to writing features and reviews for magazines and Web sites, she has contributed to daily ...

A yearlong neighborhood dispute over the appropriateness of a 55-foot amateur radio antenna in the backyard of an Old Town home will drag on for at least a few more months. The City Council on Tuesday ...

LIGHTHOUSE POINT — People erecting new ham radio antennas in the city must meet certain building restrictions, including a maximum height of 65 feet, the City Commission decided Tuesday. The ...

Today's Capitol Link deals with the state Board of Elections hearing set for Rep. Mary McAllister and an attempt to stop communities from banning amateur radio antennas. Today's Capitol Link deals ...

Ya gotta watch out for those amateur radio operators. In Omaha recently, ham radio gear was mistaken for a pipe bomb. So the local bomb squad detonated what turned out to be part of a PVC dipole ...

POWAYPOWAY — Amateur radio antennas in Poway will no longer be limited to 35 feet in height under new rules approved by the City Council this week. For years ham radio operators in Poway had ...

Due to the holidays, the Carson City Planning Commission is meeting early this month: 2 p.m. Tuesday in the community center boardroom. Planning commissioners will mull a special use permit (SUP) for ...