Everyday People: Ham operator finds hobby fits his lifestyle: "Whitley Smith, an amateur radio enthusiast, has found a way to incorporate his hobby into many of his other interests.
'I have one in the truck and travel trailer,' Smith said. 'I have a nifty device to put an antenna on my camping trailer - it's part of my life.'
While camping in remote places, Smith can set up a station and communicate with friends back in Hermiston and Pendleton, as well as other places, through a repeater; a person who listens for a transmission and re-transmits it.
Smith also uses his ham radio as a weather spotter for the National Weather Service."
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