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Wellington Board Learns About Local Amateur Radio Users:

Wellington Board Learns About Local Amateur Radio Users:

From : gotowncrier.com on 2023-03-25

If a disaster takes down the internet and cellular telephone networks, Palm Beach County's western communities still have an old-school option to communicate. OK, not smoke signals -- ham radio. Yes, it's still out there, sustained by dedicated hobbyists including a number of police and fire professionals. Members of Wellington's Public Safety Committee heard precise details on Wednesday, March 8 about how many of its practitioners are ready to do their thing if matters go sideways and it becomes vital to stay in touch in an emergency. This method of communication dates back more than a century and is officially known as amateur radio, but is often called "ham" radio, said Lt. Eli Shaivitz of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, himself a longtime user of the medium. "It is predominantly a hobby, but it does have a public-service benefit," he said. For example, he often can get information through ham radio about emergency matters during hurricanes before it appears on the news, he explained to the committee.

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