A free 13-week ham radio course for attendees to get their license will be available starting at the Alachua County Emergency Operations Center in Gainesville on Thursday, Sept. 4.

IRONTON — The Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association (SOARA) of Lawrence County can help you get an FCC Ham Radio License.

The FCC reversed itself and revoked the license of amateur radio operator David Titus. In 2007, the Enforcement Bureau received information that Titus had been convicted of at least one felony sex ...

Following the class, a FCC licensing test is scheduled for Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. at the Fortuna Fire Department, 320 S. Fortuna Blvd.

Our local EOC-affiliated ham radio club is opening up a 13-week Thursday night class to pass your Technician FCC license test and get going in ham radio ...

The number of ham licensees has increased (to over 700,000), however, he thinks the figure of those who are really active on the air is a lot less, possible one-third of all licensees, he estimates.

The FCC abolished all Morse code license requirements several years ago. "While using Morse code still appeals to many hams, it's no longer required for any amateur radio license," Rosenlund said.

Now, I can’t imagine not being a ham operator,” he said. “I dropped into a HARC radio class and, about two months later, I earned my first Technician Class FCC license.

Are you interested in becoming a ham radio operator or upgrading your ham radio license class? Mississippi State's W5YD Amateur Radio Club is hosting a testing session to help those interested in ...

At the end of 2013, the FCC said more than 700,000 people held amateur radio licenses. “In the past six months, we’ve averaged about 30 people per exam in Las Vegas,” Connell said.