Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect

John Hames shared with you:   Ham radio: Old technology gets new respect Fox News - ATLANTA – Seeking reliable backup communication in a crisis, emergency managers are finding new solutions in an old technology: ham radio. "It's just another avenue, another opportunity for us to be able to communicate," said Herb Schraufnagel, public safety captain with Emory University Hospital Midtown. The number of ham radio licenses is at an all-time high in the U.S. (723,182, as of April, according to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) data compiled by Joe Speroni of the Amateur Radio Education Web Site, ah0a.org. Available on the App Store.

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