“Ham radio enthusiasts active now more than ever”
Published: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 12:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 12:50 p.m.
SNIPPET: “Ricky Tharrington has been interested in radio since he was a boy listening to a shortwave radio at night, his bedroom lit by the green dial. He would tune into the BBC, Radio Moscow or stations in Ecuador and South Africa.
Bill Morine was hooked by a neighbor who had a father in the merchant marine. He would talk to his father at sea using a ham radio.
Members of the Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club (www.ac4rc.org) followed different paths into the hobby, but they all have one thing in common: They take no pay or compensation for any of the services they perform.”
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/06/28/hamradio06281.html
“Amateur radio operators spotlight emergency skills
Georgia’s hams will take part in showcase event outside their homes.”
By Mary Starr
Associated Press
Sunday, June 28, 2009
ST. SIMONS ISLAND —-
SNIPPET: “Charlie Wolverton, a member of the Glynn Amateur Radio Association and director of safety and security at Southeast Georgia Health System, says should that happen, ham radio operators will be all that’s left.
When trouble is brewing, amateur radio operators are among the first to respond and coordinate with emergency management and relief personnel, he said.”