Even in these days of incessant tweets, texts and Facebook posts, a century-old form of social media is drawing new enthusiasts by embracing the latest technology. Members of amateur, or “ham’’ radio ...

There was a time when ham radio operators were known for having long conversations over the radio — rag chewing, as they called it. A new program, LongChat, is a new entry into the ham radio software ...

STAMFORD -- Once a week for two hours, Jon Perelstein talks to a fellow ham radio operator in Grenoble, France. One evening in 1969, Perelstein was sitting in his Long Island bedroom when he helped ...

Even in these days of incessant tweets, texts and Facebook posts, a century-old form of social media is drawing new enthusiasts by embracing the latest technology. Members of amateur, or ham, radio ...