Making contact through ham radio - Today's News-Herald
Larry France, who is president of the London Bridge Amateur Radio Association, said the small band of ham radio operators made 229 contacts in the U. S. and Canada over the course of the field day. “It’s a social event, but it’s also an emergency event,” France said. We can scan and monitor all the frequencies in the area,” France said as he pointed to different radios in the console. Tom Hutter, who is vice president of the LBARA explained the need for ham or amateur radio operators. Ham radio helped people stay in contact with the world,” Hutter said. Hutter said the LBARA is autonomous from any other emergency services and they are even connected to the Mohave Amateur Radio Service, which is a series of antennae set on mountains throughout the county, to provide better reception for ham radio... Source: www.havasunews.com
