When the zombies come, break out the ham...radio

TORONTO – When it comes to warding off the threat of a zombie apocalypse, what will you have packed in your survival kit? How about a ham radio? The Central Toronto Amateur Radio Club wants to help you learn the possibly life-saving skill (and lost art) of amateur radio operation with a new course it’s offering starting May 1. Photo credit: Daniel Hollister, www.thatzombiephoto.com (CNW Group/Central Toronto Amateur Radio Club) Amateur radio, or “ham” radio, is a non-commercial radio service that allows licensed operators to use various types of radio communications equipment to communicate with one another, both locally and...