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AllaN01Bear

(30,220 posts)
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 09:07 AM 16 hrs ago

howdi. i am a ham radio operator and i support this message ( call sign redacted)




Whether it’s the World Cup or a natural disaster, the city must keep departments connected and the public informed. But what happens if cell service fails? If the power goes out? If the internet crashes? Producer Pete Cassam reveals the city’s last line of communication: the Auxiliary Communications Service.
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howdi. i am a ham radio operator and i support this message ( call sign redacted) (Original Post) AllaN01Bear 16 hrs ago OP
Thx for sharing, Bear SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #1
Good morning, Bear. Thank you for sharing this. niyad 16 hrs ago #2
Thanks, 73. IrishAfricanAmerican 15 hrs ago #3
73 back AllaN01Bear 15 hrs ago #4
Ham here as well. cloudbase 15 hrs ago #5
i am into rcc. rag chewing. im mainly a repeater fellow. AllaN01Bear 14 hrs ago #6
We should return to having ham radios Marthe48 14 hrs ago #7

cloudbase

(6,340 posts)
5. Ham here as well.
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 10:22 AM
15 hrs ago

You'll find me on the CW portions of 40, 30, and 20 meters. Well, 30 doesn't actually have a CW portion, as it's all CW and digital. I'm pretty heavy in to state QSO parties.

Marthe48

(23,834 posts)
7. We should return to having ham radios
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 11:13 AM
14 hrs ago

so we can stay in touch when the Internet is disabled.


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