Amateur radio buffs provide community communication | delmarvanow.com | The Daily Times

Amateur radio buffs provide community communication | delmarvanow.com | The Daily Times: "In a widespread emergency, a local organization called the Eastern Shore Amateur Radio Club is prepared to render communications. These dedicated men and women are the Shore's behind-the-scenes heroes. They devote myriad hours of public service communication to keep residents informed and safe.
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Licensed ham radio operators are the community's chief communication volunteers. During a disaster, their battery-operated equipment is often the first means of communications. When state of the art communications of the sheriff, police, and fire departments malfunction, ESHARC furnishes vital back-up.

When cell phones became prevalent, interest waned in amateur radio. During a state of emergency, cell phones may die while ever-dependable ham radio"

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