We run a lot of posts on amateur radio here at Hackaday ... Because playing around with radio electronics is fun, and because having a license makes a lot more experimentation legal.
The East Greenbush Amateur Radio Association (EGARA) plans to participate in Winter Field Day on Jan. 25 to test emergency communication skills. Blizzards, wildfires, ...
Youth 17 and under can take Walters State’s Amateur HAM Radio Technician class for free. For those 18 and over, the cost is $45.