TUSCALOOSA | Scenario: The "big one" hits, be it a nuclear blast or natural disaster, and all telephone lines, cell phone towers and Internet communications are lost. Question: How would Tuscaloosa ...

Amateur radio has been around for more than 100 years and, in this day of cell phones, computers and other high-tech devices, ham radio, as it is also known, continues to play an important role in the ...

Francis Mahon of Port Richmond Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) displays his ham radio, a hand-held, rechargeable device that costs about $35. He provided an overview on the use of amateur ...