An amateur radio repeater used to be a complex assemblage of equipment that would easily fill a 19″ rack. There would be a receiver and a separate transmitter, usually repurposed from commercial ...

Here in the future, though, there are many more satellites in orbit and a few are specifically meant for ham radio operators ... Using satellites as repeaters opens up a lot of capabilities ...

Using the latest radio gear and a repeater antenna mounted atop UAB Hospital's Jefferson Tower ... Martin says. For more than a month, ham radio operators ferried food and supplies to relief stations ...

Across North Carolina, amateur radio operators have helped with search and rescue efforts and condition reports, Gold said.