John D. Hays, an IT manager in Edmonds, Wash., devotes most of his spare time these days to helping develop a communications system that’s designed to integrate portable two-way radios with the global ...

When Helene swept across the Southeast on Sept. 27, including Western North Carolina, cell phones and internet-based communication became unusable. People still needed a way to talk — to check on ...

The four men examined the position of the ham radio’s antenna, adjusted it a bit to the north and then tried again, using a peculiar string of words as they tried to make a connection. “Whiskey, five, ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Whenever he gets a spare moment away from his electronics repair shop, Abdul Karim Hadi sneaks off to what he calls the “radio shack” in the corner of his bedroom, flips a switch and ...