Holding a tall pole and lightweight antenna wires which connect to Morse keys, a group of amateur radio fans attempt to call ...

It may be the ultimate SOS--Morse Code is in distress. The language of dots and dashes has been the lingua franca of amateur radio, a vibrant community of technology buffs and hobbyists who have ...

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 ...

“Calling all. This is our last cry before our eternal silence.” With that, in January 1997, the French coast guard transmitted its final message in Morse code. Ships in distress had radioed out dits ...

Conventional wisdom holds that the best way to learn a new language is immersion: just throw someone into a situation where they have no choice, and they’ll learn by context. Militaries use immersion ...

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 ...

Last Saturday, more than 150 listeners across the U.S., Italy, France and Japan huddled by their radios to decipher a series of Morse Code transmitted by the Maritime Radio Historical Society. MRHS ...

While England's footballers continue their quest for World Cup glory, Britain's top amateur radio enthusiasts are also taking ...

Hi, I look after product development for CBS Interactive in Sydney - which lets me develop a range of websites including CNET Australia, TV.com and ZDNet Australia. Eight years ago, shortly after I ...

Microsoft has revealed the inner-workings of a phishing attack group's techniques that uses a 'jigsaw puzzle' technique plus unusual features like Morse code dashes and dots to hide its attacks. The ...