Long before pixels and cell towers, there were dots and dashes. Morse Code was the complicated mainstay communication of choice practically from the day Samuel Morse started clicking his prized ...

Author Steve Herman (W7VOA) has been a licensed amateur radio operator for over 50 years and is a retired Voice of America correspondent. To the average gamer, the “Hill” is a high-fidelity map in ...

On July 4, hours before fireworks filled the night sky over the USS Kidd, there were quieter sounds that would have been familiar to those who served aboard the old Navy destroyer. Morse code.

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A field day weekend that kicked off on Saturday allowed people to learn the technological aspects involved in ham radio and various modes of communication. The Amateur Radio ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X In a small room stacked to the ceiling with books, radio technology and eclectic interests in a house in Avon Lake, ...

Larry Kahaner | Larry Kahaner is an American journalist and author who resides in Bethesda, Maryland. Steve Galchutt shows off the custom-made low-wattage transmitter he uses on his treks. Chase Brush ...

Just over three years ago, the Federal Communications Commission ignited a firestorm in the amateur radio community by proposing to eliminate Morse Code as a requirement for ham radio operators ...

Amateur Radio Club -- Checking out devices used to produce Morse code at the Oct. 29 meeting of the Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club are, from left, Charlie Mercier, Buddy Brown, Jerry Clouatre, Ken ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The first message sent by Morse code's dots and dashes across a long ...

If you want to learn Morse code and you don’t have a teacher, you’d probably just head over to a website or download a phone app. Before that, you probably bought a cassette tape or a phonograph ...

The first message sent by Morse code’s dots and dashes across a long distance traveled from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore on Friday, May 24, 1844 – 175 years ago. It signaled the first time in human ...