This is an exciting day for me — we finally get to build some ham radio gear! To me, building gear is the big attraction of amateur radio as a hobby. Sure, it’s cool to buy a radio, even a cheap one, ...

The 50,000-square-foot, wooden factory, not counting additions made over the year, has employed more than 1,000 workers over the century.

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. For 50 years, the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club had its headquarters on top of the Vic Trace Reservoir. In ...