Lou Maggio, 75, of Islip Terrace turned a radio dial, adjusted his headset and enunciated into a microphone: “This is Whiskey Two Golf Sierra Bravo, operating from beautiful Babylon Town Hall.” The ...

Dejanira Okorn, right, listens as WACOM vice-president Tom Wright explains how to connect with a ham radio operator during the AARL Summer Field Day on Saturday. Some of the members of the Washington ...

CHICO — Over 30 years, ham radio enthusiast Larry Mitchell has made contacts in Mexico, Japan, Morocco, Iceland and South Africa — just to name a few. Ham radio, also known as amateur radio, is a ...

CHICO — “CQ, CQ, field day. Kilo Oscar Six India Tango Papa. Kilo Oscar Six India Tango Papa.” Matt Hallmark, a ham radio enthusiast, spoke those words into the microphone of his system Saturday ...