To me, building gear is the big attraction of amateur radio as a hobby. Sure, it’s cool to buy a radio, even a cheap one, and be able to hit a repeater that you think is unreachable. Or on the ...

For Christmas, [Lior] received a Baofeng UV5R radio. He didn’t have an amateur radio license, so he decided to use it as a police scanner. Since the schematics were available, he cracked it ...

and a multi-speed fan to help cool this radio monster. It retails for a hefty $1,099.95, which is more affordable than other ...

Ham radio is both a fascinating hobby and a great tool during a disaster, as folks recently found out during Hurricane Helene ...