New York state, which also bans hand-held devices, does not carry a ham radio exemption, Stern said. Mazza said the committee will look to tie up some of these concerns when it continues ...

Ham radios are not expensive, and they are much sleeker than they were 30 years ago. There are handheld options that can easily fit into a disaster preparedness kit.

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They didn't have communication, but we had them (through hand-held ham radios)." According to the National Association for Amateur Radio, ham radios are as diverse as the operators who use them.

We found an interesting tip that might just improve the performance of those small affordable handheld ham radios called a “Handy Talky” or HT for short in ham vernacular. [RadioHamGuy] posted ...

"This is KD4DYV," I said, announcing my ham-radio call sign for the first time in twenty years. "Can anyone hear me?" Static. I fiddled with my handheld radio, an old Icom IC-W2A, and tried again.

STOKESVILLE - You can hear the slight static coming from a small trailer near the Stokesville Observatory. It may sound a bit like garble, but then you can start making out what they're saying. "Kilo, ...

Step 3: Get the Best Ham Radio Equipment for You Once licensed, it’s equipment time. For novices, there are starter kits that contain all the essentials. As you delve deeper into the hobby, you ...