Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled towns, killed scores of people, and left widespread devastation. When emergency ...

So for Burning Man, it'd be nice to have a radio that can do GMRS/FRS (I know about the GMRS FCC license, I'll get that), MURS as a bonus, and can be programmed for channels outside of that.

Dejanira Okorn, right, listens as WACOM vice-president Tom Wright explains how to connect with a ham radio operator during the AARL Summer Field Day on Saturday. Some of the members of the Washington ...