When I was a kid living near Grantsville, West Virginia, some of my neighbors were into amateur ham radio. I found their analog electronics and antennas and their mastery of Morse code fascinating.

There was a time when ham radio operators were known for having long conversations over the radio — rag chewing, as they called it. A new program, LongChat, is a new entry into the ham radio ...

Ham radio is no different ... There was a time when every ham had a log book — a notebook to write down contacts — and a stack of QSL cards. Operators would exchange cards in the mail to ...

Many enjoy casually meeting and speaking with new people. A few enjoy doing so over long distances, through the connecting ...

Mike Hall is the former Secretary of the Lanierland Amateur Radio Club (L.A.R.C.) a local group who have served the Hall County community for nearly 60 years.